Theatre Nurse / Operating Department Practitioner

NHS; North Shields; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent regional NHS organization is seeking a Theatre Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner in North Shields. The role involves delivering high standards of patient care in recovery theatres, developing patient care plans, and ensuring compliance with Trust policies. Candidates need to be registered mentors with a nursing qualification and should possess excellent communication and team leadership skills. Opportunities for professional development include mentorship and ongoing practice enhancement.

Qualifications

• Ongoing practice development is expected.
• Must hold a valid driving license.
• Experience in mentorship and teaching is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop patient care plans with measurable goals.
• Prioritize clinical needs based on workload.
• Ensure nursing documentation meets Trust standards.
• Administer medicines according to policy.

Skills

Evidence of ongoing practice development

Registered Mentor

Mentorship Qualification

Diploma in nursing

Recognised teaching qualification

Post graduate theatre qualification

Job description

Theatre Nurse / Operating Department Practitioner

The closing date is 30 December 2025

Go back Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for you to work full time or part time within our recovery theatres.

You can build your career further when you join our team. Part of our Northumbria Way is a commitment to supporting you to develop your clinical skills, as well as any career or leadership aspirations you may have. To enhance and broaden your career, we offer several schemes and training opportunities to maximise your personal development.

The Recovery Theatres team has a state of the art recovery facilities, attached to the theatres across the Trust.

We have twenty seven Adult and Obstetrics theatres within Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust covering a diverse range of both elective and emergency work in a variety of specialties including General Surgery, Robotics, Trauma and Orthopaedics and Obstetrics.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

"Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made."

Main duties of the job

Delivering excellent standards of care and providing patient support throughout the recovery phase, advocating on behalf of the dependent patient. Undertaking the recovery practitioner role, ensuring safe environment and practice is maintained. Working with, and supporting other members of the multi-disciplinary team. Preparation and monitoring of the environment of care, and equipment. Supervising junior colleagues, unregistered staff and students.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Job responsibilities

• In partnership with other professionals and disciplines, develop measurable patient care plans/goals. The process should include assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care from admission to timely transfer or discharge.
• Take charge of the clinical needs of a group of defined patients on the ward /department prioritising workload according to changing clinical need over a 24 period.
• Delegate tasks and activities to a range of team members in relation to patient care (for example when taking charge or as link nurse).
• Ensure nursing documentation is maintained, accurate and timely in line with the Trust standard.
• To demonstrate awareness and compliance with Trust policies, procedures, guidelines and standards. To work towards promoting this to others.
• Promote and maintain a safe environment for patients.
• Administer medicines in accordance with Trust policy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of ongoing practice development
• Registered Mentor. Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
• Diploma/degree in nursing/or health related topic
• Recognised teaching qualification
• Recognised post graduate theatre/anaesthetic qualification

Other

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.

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.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pro rata per annum