South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Theatre ODP/Staff Nurse

The closing date is 31 December 2025

Job summary

Applications are invited from qualified Scrub Practitioners who wish to provide dynamic support to the Surgeons, Anaesthetists and the theatre teams. This post is looking to strengthen the structure within the Friarage theatre team.

The Surgical Hub offers state of the art technologies in a modern environment. The hub has 6 main theatres, 2 minor ops theatres, a 2 bay regional anaesthetic area and a 10 bay recovery area with onsite admission and discharge areas.

Main duties of the job

The theatres provide an operating service to the following clinical specialities:

General Surgery, Gynaecology, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Orthopaedics, Maxillo-facial ,ENT and Ophthalmic.

You will need to be an active member of the multidisciplinary team by demonstrating a range of essential skills to meet the needs of the patient in a safe caring environment that promotes evidence based practice

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

About us

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust Values and Behaviours

Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills

Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Details

Date posted

18 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

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

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-TAC-7683734

Job locations

Friarage Hospital

Bullamoor Road

Northallerton

DL6 1JG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own work.
  • Good information technology skills.
  • Commitment to the needs of the service including a flexible and adaptable approach in the work environment/ work practices.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with NMC or ODP with HCPC
  • Nursing Degree/Diploma or ODP qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Theatre experience
  • Experience working within an acute or community setting
  • Experience of Multi-disciplinary working
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own work.
  • Good information technology skills.
  • Commitment to the needs of the service including a flexible and adaptable approach in the work environment/ work practices.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with NMC or ODP with HCPC
  • Nursing Degree/Diploma or ODP qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Theatre experience
  • Experience working within an acute or community setting
  • Experience of Multi-disciplinary working

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Friarage Hospital

Bullamoor Road

Northallerton

DL6 1JG


Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Friarage Hospital

Bullamoor Road

Northallerton

DL6 1JG


Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Theatre Manager

Tabitha Diamond

tabitha.diamond@nhs.net

01609764852

Details

Date posted

18 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

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

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-TAC-7683734

Job locations

Friarage Hospital

Bullamoor Road

Northallerton

DL6 1JG


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