Operating Department Practitioner (ODP)

Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) - NHS Insourcing Opportunity

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Location: Hampshire

Availability: Weekend Sessions

Rates: Competitive

Are you an Operating Department Practitioner (ODP), looking for additional weekend work? Here at 18 Week Support, we have an exciting opportunity to support a well-established NHS Trust in the Hampshire area within a busy Urology Surgery service.

This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside experienced theatre teams in a well-supported, patient-focused environment while benefiting from flexible additional sessions.

Opportunity Highlights

• Amazing rates of pay
• Flexibility around your current commitments
• Consistent or ad-hoc work available
• Opportunity to work within a specialist Urology Surgery ward environment

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of safe, high-quality perioperative care within Urology theatre settings.
• Prepare and maintain theatre environments, ensuring equipment and instruments are ready for surgical procedures.
• Support anaesthetists and theatre practitioners during induction, maintenance, and recovery phases of anaesthesia.
• Monitor patients throughout the perioperative pathway, ensuring safety, dignity, and comfort at all times.
• Work collaboratively with theatre, anaesthetic, and recovery teams to ensure smooth patient flow and safe handovers.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and adhere to all relevant policies, protocols, and safety standards.

Requirements

• Registered ODP with HCPC registration.
• Current experience working within as an ODP for a minimum of 6 months within the last 12 months.
• Proven NHS experience.
• Strong clinical, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary theatre team.

Who We Are

At 18 Week Support, we are the UK’s leading insourcing provider to the NHS. We partner with trusts nationwide to expand clinical capacity, reduce waiting times, and improve patient access to outpatient and surgical care. Clinical excellence and patient safety are at the heart of everything we do.

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