Apprentice Operating Department Practitioner | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	12 Mawrth 2026
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£24,937 - £26,598 pa
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	11 Ebrill 2026
Lleoliad:	Dorset, BH7 7DW
Cwmni:	Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Cytundeb
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7804772/153-SU05748

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We have an exciting development opportunity within UHD Theatres Department. We are expanding our successful Apprentice Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) Programme with a cohort enrolling in the newly designed Apprentice programme at Bournemouth University (BU).

The successful applicants will be employed on an AFC band 3 on a fixed 3 year (full time) contract with a base site of either Bournemouth or Poole Hospital; applicants will be expected to work cross site in order to complete learning objectives.

The apprenticeship will incorporate a block learning model alternating between academic study at BU and on the job learning in the 3 areas of theatre practice; Anaesthetics, Surgical Scrub and Recovery (PACU).

You will be supported throughout the course by BU practising lecturers and in the clinical environment by the UHD Perioperative Development Team and qualified Practice Supervisors.

All applicants must have:
• Minimum level 3 or equivalent qualification preferably, in a health or science related subject(s) (or 104-120 UCAS points).
• A minimum level 2 qualifications in both English and Maths
• If English is not your first Language you will need IELTS (academic) 7.0 with a minimum 6.5 in each component.

Conversations around the suitability of the Apprenticeship and/or informal visits are encouraged. Please contact: Emma.ford42@nhs.net (Bournemouth) or james.meachin@nhs.net (Poole)

Base site : UHD - Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospital

Interview Date: 11th & 13th of May 2026

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.





UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

This service has a planned move from July 2026

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.


For developing our workforce, the aim is to establish modern, well-equipped centres of excellence with sustainable roles for staff, standardisation of education and training so that we can attract and retain skilled clinical and non-clinical staff to Dorset. This is a great opportunity for you to be part of the transformation change activity.


Smoking


Smoking cigarettes or other tobacco items is now not allowed anywhere on any of our Trust grounds. This applies to our colleagues, patients, visitors and contractors.


Considerate vaping is still permitted but please ensure you are at least three metres from any building.


Our smoking policy and our FAQs are live on the intranet to help guide you through this change. You’ll also find lots of information around supporting our patients and colleagues to stop smoking there too, and advice on what to do if people continue to smoke on site.


Sustainability


The UHD Green Plan is the Trust's Sustainability Strategy and is a board approved policy document. This plan puts the Trust on a path to having 'Net Zero' carbon emissions by 2040 and an interim target of an 80% reduction by 2030 against a 1990 baseline. The Green Plan also commits the Trust to becoming a "Clean Air Hospital" by 2026, to deliver against the UN Sustainable Development Goals and attain a 100% score by 2030 under the NHS sustainable assessment framework SDAT.


The trust expects all staff to play their part in delivering these goals. To help orient staff and support sustainability good practise, the following resources are made available and staff are invited them to familiarise themselves: UHD Green Plan, Net Zero Healthcare e-learning, sustainability intranet pages, Ecoearn (UHD’s sustainability engagement platform), Green UHD Champions Teams Group



This advert closes on Monday 23 Mar 2026

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