Orthopaedic Sister/Senior ODP

NHS; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Tees Valley is seeking an experienced Orthopaedic Sister/Senior ODP to join their Trauma & Orthopaedic theatre team. Candidates must be qualified ODP practitioners or Registered Nurses with trauma experience and a passion for delivering high-quality patient care. The role includes assisting in theatres and developing skills to provide evidence-based interventional care. The position offers professional development opportunities and a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Pension

Salary sacrifice schemes

On-site nursery

Staff experience initiatives

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC or ODP with HCPC.
• Trauma and orthopaedic scrub experience is essential.
• Prepared to update and undertake further professional education.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality patient care.
• Assist as part of the Theatre team as anaesthetic/recovery practitioner.
• Supervise and plan evidence-based interventional care.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Compassionate care

Effective prioritization

IT skills

Education

Nursing Degree/Diploma or ODP qualification

Job description

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Orthopaedic Sister/Senior ODP

The closing date is 04 January 2026

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?

Trauma & Orthopaedic Theatre experience is essential.

We would like to hear from qualified ODP practitioners and Registered Nurses to be a part of our dynamic Trauma & Orthopaedic theatre team at our high performing trust. 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.

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.

Main duties of the job

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

The operating department at the James Cook University Hospital includes 20 in-patient theatres within the Centre. 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

Plastic Surgery Orthopaedics Maxilofacial ECT

Paediatrics Emergency

Please note this post will close at sufficient applicants.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC or ODP with HCPC
• Nursing Degree/Diploma or ODP qualification

Experience

• Trauma and orthopaedic scrub experience.
• Prepared to update and undertake further professional education. To meet the required skills for the role

Knowledge

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own work.
• Good information technology skills.
• Commitment to the needs of the service including a flexible and adaptable approach in the work environment/ work practices.
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust