Job summary
Interventional Theatre ODP
7.5 hours per week (Thursdays 8.30-4.30)
Permanent
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata (dependent on experience)
Closing Date: 11th July 2025
Interview Date: 18th July 2025
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic ODP to cover the anaesthetic service in Interventional Radiology here at GEH.
The post is 7.5hrs per week and will be to cover cases on Thursdays only.This will include a mixture of vascular and non-vascular procedures involving Scrub, Anaesthetics and Recovery.
Main duties of the job
The position requires working in a small multidisciplinary team of Radiographers, Consultant Radiologists, Assistant Practitioners and Radiology Department Assistants. The role includes working as scrub assistant for sterile interventional procedures and as a circulating practitioner for recording patients' observations, administration of drugs, managing patient care and providing expertise in anaesthetics and post-operative recovery.
The role will involve working closely with the current IR team to provide highly specialised patient care for patients undergoingangiography, angioplasty, and other diagnostic and interventional procedures.
The successful candidate is also expected to participate in enhanced practice, with a Radiographer led PICC service which commenced in 2022, and other extended scope services planned.
Providing relevant data for audit may also be required, as will being responsible for ordering of routine and ad-hoc stock and undertaking audits within IR, presenting findings at the UEC governance meetings.The successful candidate will demonstrate a high degree of professionalism, enthusiasm and team working ability, as well as being able to establish and maintain good working relationships with the IR team and wider department, directorate and hospital. You will have good communication skills, be flexible and self-motivated.
The prospective candidate will be working with a state-of-the-art Philips Azurion Gen 3, which opened in June 2025.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide specialist care and support to all patients and users of the Radiology service primarily within interventional radiology (elective and emergency procedures) ensuring dignity and privacy
- To ensure the maintenance of a high quality patient focussed care at all times through the effective leadership, management of staff and resources
- To provide effective leadership and to act as a good role model, working with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and co-ordinate all aspects of care in the best interests of the patient and family
- To provide supervision, support and education to qualified and unqualified staff
- To promote the role of the operating department practitioner
- To communicate effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to co-ordinate all aspects of patient care
- To liaise and work closely with the person taking continuing responsibility for the IR suite
- To accept personal responsibility and accountability for infection prevention and control practice
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide specialist care and support to all patients and users of the Radiology service primarily within interventional radiology (elective and emergency procedures) ensuring dignity and privacy
- To ensure the maintenance of a high quality patient focussed care at all times through the effective leadership, management of staff and resources
- To provide effective leadership and to act as a good role model, working with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and co-ordinate all aspects of care in the best interests of the patient and family
- To provide supervision, support and education to qualified and unqualified staff
- To promote the role of the operating department practitioner
- To communicate effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to co-ordinate all aspects of patient care
- To liaise and work closely with the person taking continuing responsibility for the IR suite
- To accept personal responsibility and accountability for infection prevention and control practice
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Band 6 experience within the perioperative environment
- Registered ODP with the HCPC
- Scrub trained
- Experienced recovery practitioner
- Intermediate Life Support
Desirable
- Experience of clinical audit
- Protocol/service development
- Post Graduate Certificate
- Interventional Radiology experience
- Cannulation/Vascular access skills
Qualification(s) and Professional Training
Essential
- BSc or DipHE in Operating Department Practice
- Evidence of CPD
- Certificate of competence in administering intravenous injections or equivalent
- Registration with the HCPC
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- To provide, receive and negotiate complex, sensitive And or contentious information where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathetic or reassurance skills are required.
- Ability to support other staff members.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to reflect on and learn from research evidence and experience and apply findings to practice.
- Ability to identify personal development needs.
- Flexible approach to departmental duties and able to adapt practice according to needs of service.
- Able to use a range of information to safely and effectively assess patients for particular radiographic techniques/interventionsAble to use a range of information to safely and effectively assess patients for particular radiographic techniques/interventionsAble to use a range of information to safely and effectively assess patients for particular radiographic techniques/interventions
Desirable
- Contribute to the development of protocols and procedures and know when to refer to others.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Band 6 experience within the perioperative environment
- Registered ODP with the HCPC
- Scrub trained
- Experienced recovery practitioner
- Intermediate Life Support
Desirable
- Experience of clinical audit
- Protocol/service development
- Post Graduate Certificate
- Interventional Radiology experience
- Cannulation/Vascular access skills
Qualification(s) and Professional Training
Essential
- BSc or DipHE in Operating Department Practice
- Evidence of CPD
- Certificate of competence in administering intravenous injections or equivalent
- Registration with the HCPC
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- To provide, receive and negotiate complex, sensitive And or contentious information where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathetic or reassurance skills are required.
- Ability to support other staff members.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to reflect on and learn from research evidence and experience and apply findings to practice.
- Ability to identify personal development needs.
- Flexible approach to departmental duties and able to adapt practice according to needs of service.
- Able to use a range of information to safely and effectively assess patients for particular radiographic techniques/interventionsAble to use a range of information to safely and effectively assess patients for particular radiographic techniques/interventionsAble to use a range of information to safely and effectively assess patients for particular radiographic techniques/interventions
Desirable
- Contribute to the development of protocols and procedures and know when to refer to others.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
