ODP Scrub Practitioner

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate surgical and anaesthetic care in a safe caring environment in which to meet the patient's needs, maintaining their dignity throughout the total episode of care. Provide individualised care, acting as the patient's advocate in all matters relating to care given in a multidisciplinary environment, within agreed policies and procedures.


Demonstrate leadership that will encourage and promote effective teamwork, provide advice and support to junior staff in the delivery of high quality care, whilst actively supporting and when required deputising for the Lead Practitioner in the management of the healthcare environment.


Support innovative clinical practice, and contribute to implementing care policies based on national and local strategies for health care.
Eye Theatre Daycase Unit, based at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton within the Kings Treatment Centre at the Royal Derby Hospital are looking for a full time Senior Theatre Practitioner with a high level of professionalism to help develop our wide ranging Theatre service.


Perform all the tasks of an ODP/anaesthetic nurse or scrub practitioner, or a combination of these roles.


The successful candidate will also work, when necessary within other specialities in surgical theatres, including emergency theatres.


Provide specialist clinical advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients/ relatives, carers in collaboration with the multi disciplinary team.


The successful candidate will be an integral part of the MDT and should be able to confidently assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care, communicate effectively with other members of the MDT and support junior staff. As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together


Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
An average of 1115 patients are seen in A& Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
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Experience of ophthalmology surgery


NMC or ODP Registration


Planning and Organisation
Enthusiasm for providing high quality patient care


University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Derby Hospital