Theatre Senior ODP/Sister

Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

6/20/2025

Are you looking for a new challenge and to find a fulfilling career in healthcare? Do you want to make a difference to people’s lives?

We would like to hear from qualified ODP practitioners and Registered Nurses to be a part of our dynamic team.

Do You Have

• A passion for delivering high quality patient care
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to deliver safe, effective and compassionate care
• A commitment to continual personal and professional development.
• Scrub experience in plastics, ENT, OMFS
  
  

The operating department at the James Cook University Hospital includes 20 in-patient theatres within the Centre, including obstetrics. Included, is a recovery area within main theatres plus the recovery area within the paediatric day facility. Also at The Friarage Hospital, Northallerton the operating department comprises of 6 main in-patient theatres, (which includes obstetrics) plus the Surgical Day Unit (1 GA &1 minor ops theatre). The theatres provide an operating service to the following clinical specialities: General Surgery, Gynaecology, Urology, MRI/Neurosurgery, ENT, Obstetrics and Neuro x-ray.

Following a period of appropriate training, our ODP’s and Registered Nurses provide assistance as a member of the Theatre team as an anaesthetic/recovery practitioner or scrub practitioner. As effective role models, our ODP’s and Registered Nurses develop their skills and abilities to supervise and plan evidence based interventional care for patients, moving from close supervision to proximal supervision.

We pride ourselves on excellence and aim to set the national standard for excellence in patient safety, quality and continuous improvement. Our 9,000 staff have an important role in fulfilling this aim, making working for the trust very rewarding. Staff have access to a range of benefits including pension, salary sacrifice schemes, on-site nursery and staff experience initiatives.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust Values and Behaviours

Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills

Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Russell Elsley-brodie Job title: Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01642 282692

Russell Elsley-Brodie

01642282692

Ext 52692