Theatre Practitioner - Anaesthetics and Recovery

Nuffield Health; Exeter; On-site; GBP 39,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare charity seeks a dedicated Theatre Practitioner / ODP to join their Exeter Hospital. This role involves delivering exceptional patient care in anaesthetics and recovery, working alongside leading consultants and utilizing state-of-the-art technology. The ideal candidate will be empathetic, detail-oriented, and committed to continuous professional development. With a focus on high-quality care and patient experiences, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a supportive and innovative environment. Join a team that values your contributions and fosters your growth in the healthcare sector.

Benefits

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Qualifications

• Registered with NMC or HCPC with post-registration experience.
• Passion for exceptional patient care and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care during anaesthetic and recovery phases.
• Collaborate with surgical teams to prepare and monitor patients.

Skills

Patient Care

Teamwork

Attention to Detail

Empathy

Anaesthetic Procedures

Recovery Procedures

Education

Registered Nurse (RGN) or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP)

Tools

State-of-the-art surgical equipment

Job description

Theatre Nurse / ODP – Anaesthetics & Recovery (RGN / ODP)

Exeter Hospital | Nursing | Permanent contract | Full time
Up to £38,750 per annum, depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

Nuffield Health is the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity. From our innovative healthcare and leisure facilities to our community access programmes, we’re committed to building a healthier nation. Inside our award-winning hospitals, this starts with commitment to quality and the highest standards of patient care. It starts with you.

As a Theatre Practitioner / ODP in Anaesthetic & Recovery at our hospital, you’ll be alert, focused, detail-oriented, and empathetic. You’re registered with the appropriate governing body, and you bring the qualifications and experience relevant to your registration, including NMC or HCPC. With post-registration experience, you’re a team player with a passion for exceptional patient care.

As a Theatre Practitioner / ODP in Anaesthetic & Recovery, you will:

• Work with leading consultants and like-minded professionals
• Enjoy a varied caseload with state-of-the-art technology, equipment, and facilities
• Supervise, support, and develop junior members of staff
• Create high-quality care and patient experiences that are clinically effective and evidence-based
• Interact well with colleagues on the ward, understanding that continuity in patient care is key
• Deliver high-quality care to patients in the anaesthetic and recovery phases of surgery
• Collaborate with anaesthetists and surgical teams to prepare and monitor patients pre, during, and post-surgery
• Have ample opportunities for continuous growth and personal development

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy, and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts, and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.

Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital.

The Exeter Nuffield hospital is based next to the RD&E hospital in Wonford, Exeter. The hospital has 2 theatres, as well as a hybrid cardiac catheter laboratory/theatre and an Endoscopy suite. There are two ward areas: an inpatient area with 21 beds and a day-case ward with 12 beds. We also have a busy outpatient department, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and radiology department including an MRI scanner. We specialise in elective orthopaedic and spinal surgery, cardiology including invasive procedures, general surgery, plastics and cosmetic surgery, ENT, and gynaecology. The Hospital has a MAKO robot that undertakes some of the joint replacement surgery which we have become well known for in this field of surgery.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

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It starts with you.