To assist with patient care and other departmental related duties as a Theatre Support Worker and as directed by Registered Theatre Practitioners.
To complete a Care Certificate programme prior to applying to the university.
Upon entry on the ODP Apprenticeship, to train and study to complete the BSc (Hons) ODP programme approved by the HCPC and accredited by the College of Operating Department Practitioners.
Candidates who do not enroll onto the University ODP Apprenticeship programme, will remain employed at CUH as Band 3 Theatre Support Workers, and can receives support to prepare for a future interview.
Upon registering with the HCPC via the ODP apprenticeship route, candidates are guaranteed a job as a Band 5 ODP at Addenbrooke’s.
Operating Department Practitioners (ODP’s) are registered health care professionals who have an integral role in the provision of safe, holistic perioperative care.
Are you an aspiring ODP? Are you a college leaver pursuing ODP training? Or simply seeking a change in career pathway? With no upper age limits for our apprentices, this post is open to anyone aged over 18 years.
Perioperative Care Services are recruiting Theatre Support Worker – Operating Department Practitioner Apprentices. Successful candidates will potentially join a University cohort commencing May 2025, and upon gaining professional registration via the ODP apprenticeship route, they will be guaranteed a job as a Band 5 ODP at CUH.
Candidates who do not enroll onto the University ODP Apprenticeship programme will remain employed at Cambridge University Hospital (CUH) as Band 3 Theatre Support Workers.
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
For Candidates applying from outside the UK
If you require sponsorship for a Visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check you are not applying from a Red list country - Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England - GOV.UK (
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close on the 13th January 2024.
Interviews are due to be held on the 23rd January 2024.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
This advert closes on Monday 13 Jan 2025