Theatre RGN/ODP | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	16 December 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	15 January 2026
Location:	Newark, NG24 4DE
Company:	Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7616085/214-SRG-7616085

Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for anOperating Department Practitioner (ODP)orRegistered General Nurse (RGN)to join theTheatre Department at Newark Hospital.

We are looking forenthusiastic, motivated, and dynamic individualsto become part of our well-established and supportive team. Ideal candidates will bring experience inscrub,anaesthetics, and/orrecovery, and a passion for delivering high-quality patient care.

Our Newark site comprisesthree day-case theatres, aminor operations suite, and aprocedure room, offering exposure to a wide variety of specialties includingUrology, Ophthalmology, General Surgery, Elective Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Dermatology, and Pain Management. The role also includes participation in our on-call rota to support intra- and inter-hospital transfers. On occasion, you may be required to work at our Kings Mill Hospital site, providing further opportunities for development.

Staff development is one of our highest priorities.You will work closely with our Clinical Educator and speciality leads to access comprehensive training aligned with NMC/HCPC standards. We are committed to ensuring all competency packs and our skills matrix remain current, supporting you to grow and advance in your career.

Our team is expanding, and we are excited to welcome new colleagues who are ready to make a real impact.We look forward to receiving your application and supporting you on a rewarding and fulfilling career journey.

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.


This advert closes on Thursday 1 Jan 2026

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