Operating Department Practitioner/Anaesthetic Nurse

Transformationunitgm; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Carlisle is seeking Band 5 Operating Department Practitioners/Anaesthetic Nurses to join the Theatre Team. The role offers a competitive salary between £31,049 - £37,796 per annum and involves providing comprehensive perioperative care, assisting in anaesthetics, and participating in a structured preceptorship program. Applicants should be a Registered Nurse or Associate Practitioner with strong communication and clinical skills. This is a full-time role with a commitment to high-quality patient care.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work

Vivup confidential counselling service

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse/ODP, with active NMC/HCPC Registration.
• Commitment to undertake mentorship module on completion of preceptorship qualification.
• Experience in clinical governance and contemporary nursing issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent intra-operative care.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care programs.
• Assist in anaesthetising patients and cover out of department duties.

Skills

Communication with staff at all levels

Ability to manage a Ward/Department

Teamwork

Extended clinical skills (e.g. venepuncture)

Basic IT skills

Education

Diploma/degree in Nursing

Registered General Nurse/ODP with active registration

Job description

Main area Operating Department - Anaesthetic Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

67.5 hours per week (Days, nights, weekends and an on call commitment up to 67.5 hours per week available) Job ref 262-A-25-7637274

Employer North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Cumberland Infirmary Town Carlisle Salary £31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/01/2026 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

Band 5 Operating Department Practitioner/Anaesthetic Nurses - 67.5 hours

Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to join our dynamic Theatre Team at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle; the city at the heart of the Lake District.

We are currently recruiting Band 5 Operating Department Practitioners and Anaesthetic Nurses to work in our Theatre Department which provides perioperative care for both adults and children in the following specialities:

Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Urology, Upper GI and Colorectal, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Vascular, Head and Neck and Ophthalmology.

We provide exemplary planned one to one care for patients who are undertaking a general or regional anaesthetic. This care varies from patients following the day surgery pathway to patients following enhanced care pathways for major surgery.

The post holder will also cover out of department duties which include attending trauma calls in A&E, assisting in anaesthetising patients undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and out of hospital transfers.

This post is not only suitable for experienced Operating Department Practitioners/Anaesthetic Nurses, but it is an exciting start to any newly qualified ODP/RNs career. A preceptorship period is offered to all successful applicants, but our Trust has a dedicated one year preceptorship programme offering ten study days during this period to enhance any newly qualified RN/ODPs knowledge and skills.

Main duties of the job

The main role of this post is, as part of a team provide excellent intra-operative care following the NCIC values and policies for all patients undergoing surgery within the Theatre Department.

To assess, plan implement and evaluate programs of care in partnership with the patient and the multidisciplinary team.

The Operating Department Practitioner/Anaesthetic Nurse will as part of the team work closely with the Anaesthetist to deliver the necessary anaesthetic for the planned surgery. This also includes covering out of department duties which include attending trauma calls in A&E, assisting in anaesthetising patients undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and out of hospital transfers.

Demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.

The Trust will provide a twelve month preceptorship period for all newly registered healthcare professionals.

Healthcare Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’.

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. There is an expectation for all staff to support this by familiarising yourself with the Trust’s sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, videoconferencing, sustainable transport and others.

We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute in to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligiblevacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse/ODP, with active NMC/HCPC Registration
• Commitment to undertake mentorship module on completion of preceptorship qualification.
• Diploma/degree in Nursing

Skills and Aptitudes

• Able to deal with a continually changing workload.
• Ability to communicate with staff at all levels.
• Ability to communicate with MDT.
• Ability to work as member of a team.
• Extended clinical skills e.g. venepuncture
• Interpreting baseline observations.
• Basic IT skills.
• Able to use initiative appropriately.

Other Requirements

• Flexible approach to working patterns to meet the needs of the service.
• Willing to undertake teaching and educate other professionals and students.

Knowledge and Experience

• Able to manage a Ward/Department area for a period of a shift.
• Extended scope of practice skills, e.g. venepuncture
• Experience of managing and co-ordinating a team
• Understanding of expanded roles / professional practice issues.
• Continuing professional development, with portfolio
• NMC Code of Conduct.
• Results interpretation
• Clinical governance
• Thorough understanding of contemporary nursing issues, i.e. CNO Nursing Strategy
• Evidence of innovation in practice
• Teaching/Mentoring

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.