How do I hire locum or temporary operating department practitioners through Actionus?

Send us the role, location, dates and engagement type. We confirm what is achievable, shortlist compliant operating department practitioners and book them once you approve, with hours recorded through weekly online timesheets.

Can Actionus recruit permanent and interim operating department practitioners?

Yes. We recruit operating department practice staff on locum, temporary, interim and permanent terms, and temporary assignments can convert to permanent on agreed terms.

What checks are completed before operating department practitioners start?

Professional registration where it applies, right to work, identity, the correct level of DBS, references and role-specific training evidence. The compliance pack is shared with you before the assignment begins.

Do you work across the whole of the UK?

Yes. Actionus recruits nationally across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and in Ireland, so you work with one agency wherever the vacancy sits.

For employers

Operating Department Practice recruitment agency.

Hire locum, temporary, interim and permanent operating department practitioners with Actionus. Theatre productivity targets and elective recovery lists keep ODP demand high across anaesthetics, scrub and recovery. Actionus supplies HCPC-registered operating department practitioners for locum, contract and permanent theatre roles in NHS and independent hospitals.

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How you can hire

Locum, temporary, interim or permanent.

Locum operating department practitioners

Short-notice and planned locum operating department practitioners to cover rota gaps, sickness, leave and backlogs, booked on your framework or direct engagement terms where they apply.

Temporary operating department practitioners

Temporary operating department practitioners for seasonal pressure, projects and fixed blocks of work, with weekly online timesheets approved by your manager.

Interim operating department practitioners

Interim operating department practitioners and senior leads to hold a service, cover a vacant post or deliver a change programme while you recruit permanently.

Permanent operating department practitioners

Permanent operating department practitioners sourced, screened and shortlisted against your brief, with interviews arranged and offers managed through to start.

Compliance checked before the first shift

•HCPC registration
•Enhanced DBS or PVG, with update service checks
•Right to work and identity verification
•References covering recent clinical employment
•Occupational health and immunisation clearance
•Mandatory training evidence

Settings we supply

•NHS theatre suites
•Independent hospitals
•Day surgery units
•Elective recovery hubs

Specialities

Anaesthetics, Scrub, Recovery, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics, Cardiac theatres

Questions

Hiring operating department practitioners, answered.

How do I hire locum or temporary operating department practitioners through Actionus?: Send us the role, location, dates and engagement type. We confirm what is achievable, shortlist compliant operating department practitioners and book them once you approve, with hours recorded through weekly online timesheets.
Can Actionus recruit permanent and interim operating department practitioners?: Yes. We recruit operating department practice staff on locum, temporary, interim and permanent terms, and temporary assignments can convert to permanent on agreed terms.
What checks are completed before operating department practitioners start?: Professional registration where it applies, right to work, identity, the correct level of DBS, references and role-specific training evidence. The compliance pack is shared with you before the assignment begins.
Do you work across the whole of the UK?: Yes. Actionus recruits nationally across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and in Ireland, so you work with one agency wherever the vacancy sits.

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