Theatre Practitioner ODP/Recovery (Bank)

NHS; Chichester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Chichester is seeking a Theatre Practitioner specializing in anaesthetics and recovery. The role involves working with leading consultants, supervising junior staff, and delivering high-quality patient care. The candidate must be registered with the NMC or HCPC and have relevant experience. Benefits include holidays in line with the Working Time Directive, a pension scheme, and discounted gym membership. Competitive pay is offered at up to £30 per hour depending on experience.

Benefits

Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive

Access to Pension Scheme

Discounted gym membership at £25.00 a month

Qualifications

• Must be registered with the appropriate governing body.
• Relevant qualifications and experience in anaesthetics and recovery are essential.

Responsibilities

• Work with leading consultants and like-minded professionals.
• Deliver high-quality care in anaesthetic and recovery phases.
• Collaborate with anaesthetists and surgical teams.

Skills

Experience in anaesthetics and recovery

Ability to supervise and develop junior staff

Strong collaboration skills with surgical teams

Education

Registered with NMC or HCPC

Job description

Theatre Practitioner - ODP/Recovery (Bank)

Job Description: Theatre Practitioner - ODP - ANAESTHETICS & RECOVERY (RGN / ODP) Chichester Hospital | Nursing | Bank | Adhoc | Includes weekend work. Up to £30 per hour depending on experience.

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital is a 30‑bedded hospital within walking distance of the city centre with free onsite car parking. The hospital has two laminar flow operating theatres and two minor treatment rooms in the outpatient department. There is a small radiology department and CT/MRI services are provided in a mobile unit. Inpatient physiotherapy is provided within the hospital whilst our outpatients attend the fitness and wellbeing centre at Chichester gate for their follow‑up physio and hydrotherapy treatments. Our main speciality is orthopaedics. We also care for patients needing treatment within the specialties of gynaecology, urology, general surgery, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, maxillofacial surgery, and pain management. We provide outpatient services for dermatology, cardiology, neurology and rheumatology.

Job responsibilities

As a Theatre Practitioner / ODP in Anaesthetic & Recovery at our hospital, 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

Benefits: Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive, access to our Pension Scheme and discounted gym membership at £25.00 a month.

Qualifications

• Registered with the appropriate governing body, and you bring the qualifications and experience relevant to your registration, including NMC or HCPC.

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.

78 Broyle Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6WB