Job Overview
Are you a dedicated Theatre Practitioner / ODP wanting to work in the South West’s largest hospitals with full flexibility?
Join North Bristol Trust & University Hospitals Bristol & Weston’s Collaborative Bank — and enjoy a rewarding, flexible nursing career tailored to your needs!
* Valued Team Membership: Respectful team member with NHS Pension scheme, mandatory & statutory training, and full induction support.
* Flexible Working Patterns: Choose shifts that fit your lifestyle, including early/late, long days, and nights, with competitive pay rates and holiday pay.
* Diverse Experience: Work across multiple disciplines and specialties, broadening your clinical skills and experience in a supportive environment.
* State‑of‑the‑Art Facilities: Opportunity to work in award‑winning settings like the Brunel building.
* Additional Perks: Receive free uniforms, training opportunities, and pay incentives.
* Convenience and Regular Work: Benefit from long and short‑term placements that offer flexibility, along with the team spirit and friendly atmosphere of a permanent role.
Why Join Us?
North Bristol Trust employs over 12,000 people, providing healthcare to Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and North Somerset from our award‑winning Southmead hospital, and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust serves 500,000+ people in the South West. Both organisations value diversity, commit to inclusivity, and uphold the highest standards of care.
Main Duties
* Participate in all aspects of clinical operating department work.
* Provide a high standard of patient care and safety in accordance with the NBT & UHBW philosophy, policies, and legal requirements.
* Ensure duties are carried out in accordance with the advisory guidelines and practice set out in the NMC/HCPC code of conduct.
* Be responsible for assessment, planning, provision, maintenance and evaluation of patient care.
* Act as a role model, demonstrating specialist skills and knowledge to deliver prescribed treatment and care for patients in an individual and sensitive manner.
* Take charge of the clinical area in the absence of a senior member of staff and liaise with the multidisciplinary team to ensure co‑ordinated and collaborative care.
Successful Applicants For This Role Will
* Hold RN or ODP Registration with current licence to practice.
* Have experience working in a peri‑operative environment within the last 18–24 months.
* Have a drive to work hard, enthusiasm, and the ability to commit to a two‑week induction programme if successful.
* Have Right to Work in the UK (with relevant Adaptation/ONP if applicable).
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
* Be competent in all aspects of the theatre practitioner role within the scope of either anaesthetics, scrub or recovery.
* Run theatre lists efficiently and competently following policies and procedures.
* Participate in all safety procedures including safety briefings, WHIO Safer Surgery checklist, swab needle and instrument counts, and management of clinical specimens.
* Contribute to effective patient flow by actively progressing patient treatment and safe, timely discharge or transfer.
* Communicate effectively (maintaining confidentiality) with patient carers and the multidisciplinary team; give written and verbal advice and information to patients and carers.
* Work as a skilled member of the peri‑operative team and be responsible for the assessment of care given to patients within the operating theatre and other areas where an anaesthetic service is required.
* Take responsibility in ensuring the safe, effective and efficient management of allocated resources within the department, including assisting with the planning of daily allocation of team members.
* Be responsible for the care and maintenance of all instrumentation, equipment and consumable goods within your designated area; inform the appropriate person of any stock/equipment requirements.
* Take appropriate action in regard to faulty equipment as per Trust policy and participate in the ordering and training of new equipment.
* Ensure that the department is clean at all times, clean and organised with sufficient supplies and equipment which are correctly cleaned, in working order and correctly stored.
* Supervise the work of junior and unqualified colleagues in the assessment of patients and advise appropriately, providing specialist knowledge in assessing and interpreting acute and other patients’ conditions.
* Support Theatre Managers in developing and reviewing policies and standards for the safe use of equipment and substances hazardous to health in the department.
Person Specification
Education / Training / Qualifications
* Registered Nurse or ODP with current live NMC/HCPC registration.
* Evidence of ongoing professional development.
* Attained competencies in Anaesthetics / Scrub / Recovery roles.
Desirable Criteria
* Teaching and assessing qualification (998 or equivalent) or willingness to undertake that after 2 years post-registration.
* Post‑basic specialist qualification e.g. peri‑operative modules, Surgical First Assistant.
Work Experience
* Experience in a peri‑operative environment within the last 18–24 months.
Desirable Experience
* Experience across a range of surgical specialties.
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
* Advanced communication skills, verbally and written, including report writing and record keeping.
* Basic computer / IT skills with an expectation to develop further (IHS, ACIS, Email).
* Excellent organisational skills, proven ability to problem‑solve and remain calm under pressure.
* Sound knowledge of the guidelines set out in the NMC/HCPC code of professional conduct and current issues.
* Ability to organise own workload, time‑management, and basic problem‑solving skills.
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