Scrub Nurse / Operating Department Practitioner

Role: Scrub Nurse / Operating Department Practitioner. Location: This role will be based within our Swindon cluster, which involves working across multiple sites. Address: Ground Floor, Canberra House, Lydiard Fields Business Park, Great Western Way, Swindon, SN5 8UB. Hours: Full-time position, 37.5 hours per week, working 4 days out of 6, from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Salary: £35,074 - £38,829 (Dependant on experience).

Here at SpaMedica, our focus is on patient care, safety and satisfaction. As the UK’s largest provider of NHS cataract surgery, we’re experts at what we do, and that’s evidenced in the five-star feedback we receive from our patients.

Joining us as a Operating Department Practitioner you will support our visions and values of safety, integrity, kindness and transparency are embedded in our day to day care to ensure we deliver the best service possible.

All of SpaMedica’s hospitals inspected by the CQC have been rated as Good or Outstanding , and we have recently been awarded Investors In People Platinum Accreditation.

About you:

As a Registered ODP at SpaMedica, you will have a passion for delivering excellent care in a dynamic and innovative theatre environment. You will responsible for participating in all aspects of the ophthalmic surgery and anaesthetics.

Why work with us?

• Join a team that lives our values of safety, integrity, kindness, and transparency.
• Opportunities to grow, learn new skills, and advance your career.
• Be part of a caring, community-focused team.

Summary of benefits:

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Performance bonuses twice a year (up to 10%)
• Recommend a Friend Scheme (£350 reward for both)
• Free quarterly snacks, flu vaccinations, and DBS
• Access to exclusive discounts
• Continuous training and development

Join SpaMedica:

Where our values guide everything we do, and you can make a life-changing difference every day.

Important Information:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. Therefore, a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) will be necessary to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Equality and Diversity:

SpaMedica is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce. We ensure our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation, are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at

Our Commitment:

Our organisation is committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We ensure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

For more about us, visit SpaMedica.

Supporting Documents: ODP JD (PDF)