Apprentice Operating Department Practitioner

Job summary

The degree level apprenticeship qualifies you as an Operating Department Practitioner: a registered healthcare professional specialising in care for patients during the whole perioperative journey.

Operating Department Practitioners work alongside other professionals (such as Doctors and nurses) and take a lead role in ensuring a patient is safe during their journey through the operating theatre.

By completing the Level 6 apprenticeship you will gain a BSc (Hons) in Operating Department Practice which has been approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and you will be eligible to apply for HCPC registration.

This role is Band 5 Annex 21: Year 1 - 65% , Year 2 -70%, Year 3 - 75%.

Certificate Check - 11th to 17th December midnight (you will be required to send photos of your original certificates between these dates for checking for eligibility)

Interview Date:14th January 2025

Please note: Some of your Annual leave may be fixed around your plan of study and remaining annual leave to be taken as per local procedure.

If you are currently undertaking this apprenticeship or have previously completed this apprenticeship or equivalent programme of study please do not apply - for any queries email dbth.apprentices@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

Along with Sheffield University you will cover the skills, knowledge and behaviours required to look after patients during the three phases of the operating theatre: anaesthesia, surgery and post anaesthesia and you will develop:

Professional PracticeProfessional values and behavioursProfessional standardsLeadership, management and partnership workingCommunication and information

There is an expectation you are required to make your own arrangements and use your own resources to travel to and from university to attend required study.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, it's our pledge to help you Develop, Belong and Thrive, Here.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.