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Operating Department Practitioner - Blyth TheatresNHS

Ipswich, IP4 5PD Permanent £32,073 to £39,043
Posted 14 August 2026 Closing date 23 August 2026
Derby Road (Ipswich) Rail Station (0.8 miles away) Ipswich Hospital (0.1 miles away)

Job summary

We are looking for a Operating Department Practitioners to come and work in Blyth Theatres. If you are interested in a new challenge or change then this might be the role for you.

Blyth theatres specialises in obstetrics and gynaecological surgery. We have 3 theatres 2 are for elective surgery and 1 for emergency surgery.

You provide clinically effective, high quality, individualised peri-operative patient care working within the multi-disciplinary team.

We are a 24 hour department and the candidate will be expected to cover out of hours shifts.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

  • Demonstrate their professional commitment to patients, their families and carers.
  • Be committed to actively seeking the views of those who use and those who work within out services, and responding effectively to that feedback.
  • To work as part of a team to ensure the highest standards are maintained at all times
  • Collaborate with a wide range of people and professional groups to improve the services we provide
  • To support the patient through their journey within the theatres department.

Job description

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

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