University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
NQODP For SGH and PAH
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) are delighted to be able to offer a fantastic opportunity for a customer focussed, friendly and enthusiastic individual, as part of our expanding service.
UHS offers fantastic training and development giving you the best
possible opportunities to achieve the career you want. Development of our staff is central to the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care. We can offer opportunities to develop within a
supportive environment, and our staff survey results reflect our commitment to facilitate your career progression.
University Hospital Southampton we are proud to be a designated Trauma centre, one of only 2 within the south of England to offer both adults and Paediatrics full onsite major trauma provision. We supply award-winning care, UK firsts, and ground breaking clinical trials. Our teams provide services for over 1.9 million people living in Southampton and beyond.
We have a growing theatre complex, and are looking for talented and
dedicated NQODP's to join our team. We are looking for ODP's that are looking to graduate this year. At UHS we are guided by our values of putting patients first, always improving and working together. So if you are dedicated to patient care, improvement and collaboration we
would love to hear from you.
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
We believe that using technology wisely shows strong time management and commitment to innovation. However, personalizing your recruitment application to highlight your unique skills and experiences is crucial. Relying too heavily on generic, AI-generated content instead of drawing from your own strengths and accomplishments may lead to your application being rejected if multiple candidates present identical or similar information.
At UHSwe’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
Your Responsibilities
- Registered with the HCPC, applied for registration or within final year of training.
- Maintain a variety of shift patterns, including nights and weekends.
- Ensure that accurate records and information systems are maintained.
- Ensure the safe control, custody, and administration of all drugs within the perioperative area in accordance with Trust Policies and national legislation.
- Assist the Team Leader to ensure that clinical practices accurately reflect trust values
- Inform Team Leader/Theatre Manager if there is a change in circumstance which may affect safe and competent practice.
- Assist the Team Leader to actively lead in the development of their specialised areas within the peri-operative services.
- Attend mandatory training sessions as required.
- Able to demonstrate relevant IT and keyboard skills to enable electronic data collection and communication.
- Effectively communicate with all disciplines, patients/clients and relatives.
- Ensure incident forms are completed and acted upon and the manager is informed accordingly.
- Assist the team leader to effectively lead a multidisciplinary team under pressure in, at times, a highly stressful environment, including emergency situations as required.
- Ensure the provision of a safe working environment for the staff, patients and visitors at all times in line with the Health and Safety at work act.
- Ensure adequate stock levels of consumables are maintained.
- To provide high quality peri-operative and post-operative care to all patients by assessing care needs and developing, implementing, and evaluating them without supervision.
- Ensures all equipment is cleaned, checked daily, and maintained and
takes appropriate action with faulty equipment as per company policy.
- Be responsible for the accurate accounting of all disposable and non disposable instrumentation before, during and following a clinical procedure.
- Participates and supports training in new equipment.
- Ensure the safe positioning and
transfer of patients within the department in accordance with Trust and theatre policy and procedures.
- Ensure availability and readiness of all equipment and instrumentation for all cases.
- Ensure the work area is cleaned and prepared in accordance with infection control policy.
- Participates in audit or research.
- Ensure that the handling of specimens is carried out safely and the recording of collection is accurate.
- To maintain standards of infection control within the unit and during clinical care and to assist patients to maintain their own infection control needs.
What we’re looking for:
We are currently seeking highly motivated individuals to join our expanding team, our services currently cover Neurosciences, Cardiac, ENT OMF vascular thoracic CEPOD trauma, HPB GI Robotics, Pead’s including Recovery, Endoscopy, Interventional radiology, we also have a hybrid suit, as well as being a regional trauma centre for Southampton.
The operating theatre suite is currently expanding, currently our theatres comprise of 36 centre block theatres, neurosciences theatres, also satellite locations, providing a range of services from cardiac to paediatrics.
Our major trauma theatres and elective orthopaedic theatres are
innovative and ground-breaking within the over expanding major trauma and elective orthopaedic field.
This advert closes on Monday 3 Mar 2025