Job Overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to join Theatres team as a Newly Registered Operating Department Practitioner. Below is the detailed job description for this role.

Main duties of the job

We are recruiting Newly Qualified Operating Department Practitioners to work across Southampton General Hospital and the Princess Anne Hospital. This role supports our expanding perioperative service and offers strong training and development. At UHS we are committed to helping you build your career, and the development of our staff is central to delivering high quality, safe and effective care.

UHS is a designated Trauma Centre and one of two centres in the south of England providing full onsite major trauma services for adults and children. We support a population of more than one point nine million people and have a proud history of innovation, research and clinical excellence.

Our theatre complex continues to grow, and we welcome applications from ODPs graduating this year. Our values guide our work including putting patients first, working together and always seeking to improve.

Working for our organisation

University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.

Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.

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At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.

At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

What we are looking for

We are looking for motivated Newly Qualified ODPs who want to develop their practice in a large and diverse theatre environment. Our services include Neurosciences, Cardiac, ENT, Oral and Maxillofacial, Vascular, Thoracic, CEPOD trauma, HPB, Gastrointestinal, Robotics, Paediatrics including Recovery, Endoscopy and Interventional Radiology. We also have a hybrid suite and serve as the regional trauma centre for Southampton.

Our theatre suite continues to expand. We currently operate thirty six centre block theatres, neurosciences theatres and several satellite sites. These cover a wide range of services including complex cardiac surgery and specialist paediatric care.

Our major trauma and orthopaedic theatres are recognised for delivering innovative and forward thinking practice across both trauma and elective pathways.

Person specification

Trust Values

Essential criteria

Patients First
Always Improving
Working Together

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience

Essential criteria

Registered ODP on relevant part of the register
Degree or equivalent experience
Has the ability to assist in carrying out the transfer of a patient through the intraoperative phase of perioperative care, giving concise accurate handover
Demonstrate knowledge of the skills required to support learners in practice and to create a positive learning environment
Practices and promotes the use of evidence-based practice
Knowledge of current issues within acute health service
Understanding of personal accountability
Aptitude for caring for the anaesthetised and/or acutely unwell patient

Desirable criteria

Experience of teaching and supporting learners in practice
Relevant resus qualification, ie Immediate Life Support
Experience of working within relevant care setting
Specialist theatre work-based learning course, or mentorship course, post-qualification
Interest in research to promote good practice

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