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Job summary

Main area
Surgery
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent: Unsocial hours, on-call rota
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Various hours available)
Job ref
214-SRG-7304924
Employer
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Newark Hospital
Town
Newark
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/08/2025 23:59

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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Theatre RGN/ODP

NHS AfC: Band 5

Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.

Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Job overview

Are you ready to take the next step in your clinical career? An exciting opportunity has arisen for the position of Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) or Registered General Nurse (RGN) within the Theatre Department at Newark Hospital.

We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic individuals to join our well-established team of practitioners. You’ll be working across our three day case theatres, minor operations suite, and procedure room supporting a wide range of specialities including:

  • Breast
  • Urology
  • ENT
  • Ophthalmology
  • General Surgery
  • Elective Orthopaedics
  • Gynaecology
  • Dermatology
  • Pain Management

There is also an on-call commitment involving intra/inter-hospital transfers, and occasional work at our King’s Mill Hospital site.

We are passionate about your professional growth. You’ll work closely with our Clinical Educator and Speciality Leads to ensure your training aligns with NMC/HCPC standards. Our competency packs and skills matrix are regularly updated to support your development.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team where your contribution is truly valued. If you’re looking for a rewarding role with real impact, we’re excited to receive your application.

Main duties of the job

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.

Working for our organisation

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. 

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation. 

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands. 

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of good communication skills with clear written and oral skills.
  • Evidence of effective organisation abilities and supervisory skills

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 1 st level NMC Registered Nurse or HCPC registered ODP at either degree or diploma level
  • Clear evidence of Continued professional development.
Desirable criteria
  • Anaesthetic module for registered RGN's
  • ILS / ALS
  • IV Competent

Further Training

Essential criteria
  • Diploma or degree in operating department practice
  • Degree level Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of personal and professional development

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in the peri-operative environment
Desirable criteria
  • Mentorship or an equivalent qualification
  • Dual role – Anaesthetics and scrub
  • Orthopaedic Scrub experience

Contractual

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work across sites when necessary
  • Ability to contribute to the on-call rota and work unsociable hours
  • Adhere to the NMC code or the HCPC conduct, performance, and ethics standard

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPathway to excellenceCare quality commission - GoodCarer Friendly Employer 2021Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare4NottsTime to changeFair Train Silver StandardStep into healthNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Amy Sprigg
Job title
Department Leader
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01636 685835
Additional information

alternatively contact Lesley Sawyer - Deputy Sister 

 

an informal visit is welcomed. 

 

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