University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Theatre Practitioner - Orthopaedic Theatre
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Job Opportunity for Registered Operating Department Practitioners or Nurse Theatre Practitioners
We are looking for Registered Operating Department Practitioners or Nurse Theatre Practitioners to join our Orthopaedic Theatre team at the Queens Hospital. Preferably with Orthopaedic experience, but not essential as training will be given.
Location and Environment
Within the 15 theatre at Queens Hospital Burton, there are 5 operating theatres offering elective and emergency orthopaedic trauma work.
Role and Responsibilities
The successful candidates will become integral to the multidisciplinary team in a busy and supportive environment, and will be able to confidently assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
Ideal Candidate
If you are passionate about shaping and developing the patient care of the future and excited about working within a fast-moving, forward-thinking environment, then this would be the ideal position for you. We welcome applications from all motivated and dedicated individuals.
Training and Development
We offer yearly mandatory training, in-house training and have a brilliant Clinical Education Team. Other training can also be arranged at the manager's discretion.
Key Duties
The role requires the individual to work within our multidisciplinary team providing high quality, individualised, perioperative patient care within the remit of Trust policies and procedures, with an opportunity to develop and extend skills across a variety of orthopaedic surgery specialities.
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- The post holder is expected to maintain their professional/essential development within the scope of their individual appraisal and according to service needs.
- The department also facilitates a wide variety of learners and there is a desirability for the post holder to support/mentor them as appropriate.
Opportunities
Our Orthopaedic Theatre department covers a wide variety of exciting opportunities for a motivated, compassionate, and professional theatre practitioner to provide high quality patient care whilst working as part of our multidisciplinary team.
Commitment
There is an on call, weekend and Bank Holiday commitment as part of the out of hours emergency team which includes maternity and emergency services.
Application Details
- Closing date of applications: 9 September 2026
- Interview date: 23 September 2026
About Us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
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What We Offer
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Mel Talwar
- Job Title: Lead Practitioner
- Email Address: gumel.talwar@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 01283511511
Alternative Number for Mel Talwar: 01283 511511 Ext 6425 or 5102
- Helen Lawson
- Theatre Matron
- Telephone Number: 01283 511511 Ext 4029
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