Internal Reference Number: FOI_9341
Date Request Received: 13/04/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 17/04/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) employed within your Trust
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide the following information in relation to Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) employed within your Trust: Starting Pay Band o What Agenda for Change pay band are newly qualified ODPs appointed to upon initial employment? | |
| Answer To Question 1: Band 5 starting point | |
| Question Number 2: Automatic or Time-Based Progression o Does your Trust operate any form of automatic or time-based progression for ODPs from Band 5 to Band 6? o If yes, please specify: 飩� The duration of employment required before progression 飩� Whether this progression is guaranteed or subject to review | |
| Answer To Question 2: 2 years minimum experience before being accepted for interview for Band 6 There is no automatic progression to Band 6, we go out to advert if there is a Band 6 vacancy. | |
| Question Number 3: Criteria and Competency Requirements for Progression to Band 6 o Where progression from Band 5 to Band 6 is not automatic, please outline: 飩� The process by which ODPs progress to Band 6 (e.g. internal application, promotion to a new role, competency-based assessment, etc.) 飩� The specific criteria used to assess eligibility o Please also provide details of the competency requirements, including: 飩� Any formal competency frameworks, checklists, or assessment documents used 飩� Required clinical competencies (e.g. anaesthetics, scrub, recovery, specialist skills) 飩� Any non-clinical requirements (e.g. leadership, mentorship, management responsibilities) 飩� Whether additional qualifications or certifications are required or expected | |
| Answer To Question 3: If there is a vacancy and they meet the criteria of 2 years鈥� experience they can apply and be interviewed. They will require the competency for the area of skill required in the vacancy. During the first year they have skill competences they have to achieve in the area they have chosen to develop in. They will have had appraisals during this time and encouraged to develop leadership skills through in house training and autonomy in their clinical role, which will include decision making and team leadership during theatre lists. External candidates are expected in their supporting information on the application to describe their clinical skills, training since qualification and any leadership experience. | |
| Question Number 4: Progression Timeframes and Outcomes o Please provide, where recorded: 飩� The average (mean or median) time taken for newly qualified ODPs to progress from Band 5 to Band 6 飩� The shortest and longest recorded timeframes for progression, if available 飩� The number or proportion of ODPs who have progressed from Band 5 to Band 6 within: 飩� 2 years 飩� 3 years 飩� 5 years o If this data is not held in this exact format, please provide any available summary data indicating typical progression timelines. | |
| Answer To Question 4: This information is not recorded. Progression is dependent on Band 6 vacancies and these do not happen often. | |
| Question Number 5: Establishment and Staffing Numbers o Are Band 6 ODP roles within your Trust establishment-based (fixed posts) or flexible? o Please provide the total number of Band 5 ODPs and Band 6 ODPs currently employed within the Trust. | |
| Answer To Question 5: Band 5 鈥� 18 Band 6 鈥� 8 Band 6 are fixed posts | |
| Question Number 6: Relevant Policies or Documents o Please provide copies of any relevant policies, competency frameworks, guidance documents, or internal procedures relating to ODP pay banding and progression. | |
| Answer To Question 6: We have competency documents for the role not the professional registration This also includes the banding is for the role not the specific professional registration | |
| Question Number 7: Recording of job titles o What ESR codes are Operating Department Practitioners listed as? o Are any non-ODPs listed as ODPs in ESR? (i.e. Nurses with anaesthetic training being listed as ODPs or vice-versa) | |
| Answer To Question 7: Staff in ESR are categorised according to their professional registration. | |
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