Apprentice Operating Department Practitioner

Throughout the 3 year apprenticeship, non clinical learning will be facilitated at Bolton University and via remote learning. Non clinical learning is usually 1 day per week, there is also clinical learning within this. The remaining 30 hours per week you shall be in clinical placement at Royal Bolton Hospital theatres delivering patient care for elective and emergency operations as well as responding to acute and life threatening emergencies throughout the hospital.

You will follow the university curriculum and will have annual leave as set by the university.

• Maths and English at Level 2 or above (GCSE
  
  A). To study for an Apprenticeship then the student needs Level 2 or above qualifications in Maths and English. That is, GCSE A to Cor 9 to 4 (under the new grading system).
• The Right to Work in the UK and Residency for at least 3 years. The ESFA funding rules state that "the individual must have a valid and eligible residency status and the right to work in England." The apprentice should be "ordinarily resident in the UK for at least 3 years" prior to the apprenticeship. Someone who is ordinarily resident in a country is someone "who habitually, normally and lawfully resides from choice and for a settled purpose in that country".

As an organisation we are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do and in the provision of safe, effective patient care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit staff who share the organisation's values and beliefs. The department has an excellent recruitment and retention rate, which reinforces the supportive team approach to our staff.