Clinical Leader

Nuffield Health Brentwood; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Job summary

Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital is seeking a Clinical Leader for our operating theatres. You will lead the scrub team, ensuring safe, high‑quality patient care and smooth surgical workflow.

As a registered professional with scrub experience and strong leadership, you will mentor staff and promote a collaborative culture within the theatre. The role is fixed-term, full-time with a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or ODP with current registration.
• Significant scrub experience across a range of surgical specialties.
• Proven leadership and line management experience.
• Strong communication, organisational, and decision-making skills.
• Comprehensive knowledge of infection prevention, patient safety, and clinical governance.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities within a fast-paced theatre environment.
• Commitment to staff development, education, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the scrub team during surgical procedures.
• Maintain high standards of aseptic technique, infection prevention, and patient safety.
• Prepare and manage surgical instruments, equipment, and consumables.
• Support surgeons and the multidisciplinary team throughout operations.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, supervision, and professional support to scrub practitioners, students, and support staff.
• Undertake line management responsibilities, including staff appraisal, performance management, attendance management, recruitment, induction, training, and workforce development.
• Ensure compliance with theatre policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to staff rostering, capacity planning, and efficient theatre utilisation.
• Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, and incident investigations.
• Monitor stock levels and support procurement and resource management.
• Act as a clinical role model and provide leadership during emergency and complex procedures.

Skills

Nursing registration

ODP registration

Leadership

Communication

Organisation

Infection prevention

Clinical governance

Decision making

Staff development

Education

Nursing degree or ODP qualification

Job description

Clinical Leader (Theatres)

Bournemouth Hospital | Nursing | Fixed Term | Full time |

Up to £49,500 per annum depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

At Nuffield Health the UKs largest healthcare charity, everything we give our patients, members and customers would not be possible without you. Your passion, your warmth, your drive to make a difference. Whether it’s driving connected health, helping the nation, transforming experiences, or building the career you want – we give you the support to do it all. Join our journey. It starts with you.

We are looking for a Clinical Leader for our hospital to help us build a healthier nation. You’re registered with the appropriate governing body and you have the relevant qualifications and post registration in surgery/anaesthetics experience, including as a Registered Nurse or HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner. With strong clinical leadership, you will guide your team a shared vision promoting innovation and sustainability. As a clinical leader, you will have good communication and organisational skills and the ability to work as part of a team, knowledge and understanding of running a smooth & effective department equipment is also essential.

A Scrub Team Leader is responsible for providing clinical and operational leadership to the scrub team within the operating theatre, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care and the efficient coordination of surgical services.

As our Clinical Leader, you will:

• Lead and coordinate the scrub team during surgical procedures.

• Maintain high standards of aseptic technique, infection prevention, and patient safety.

• Prepare and manage surgical instruments, equipment, and consumables.

• Support surgeons and the multidisciplinary team throughout operations.

• Provide day-to-day leadership, supervision, and professional support to scrub practitioners, students, and support staff.
  Undertake line management responsibilities, including staff appraisal, performance management, attendance management, recruitment, induction, training, and workforce development.

• Ensure compliance with theatre policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.

• Contribute to staff rostering, capacity planning, and efficient theatre utilisation.

• Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, and incident investigations.

• Monitor stock levels and support procurement and resource management.

• Act as a clinical role model and provide leadership during emergency and complex procedures.

• Key Skills and Experience

As Our Clinical Leader you will have;

• Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner with current professional registration.

• Significant scrub experience across a range of surgical specialties.

• Proven leadership and line management experience.

• Strong communication, organisational, and decision-making skills.

• Comprehensive knowledge of infection prevention, patient safety, and clinical governance.

• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities within a fast-paced theatre environment.

• Commitment to staff development, education, and continuous improvement.

Desirable Criteria;

• Surgical First Assistant (SFA) qualification or a willingness to work towards obtaining one.

• Experience in leading service improvement and quality initiatives.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.

Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital

At Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital we aim to provide the highest level of private healthcare, offering a wide range of first‑class medical and surgical services. We also attract many of Dorset's leading consultant surgeons and physicians. Our hospital is conveniently located close to Bournemouth's town centre on Lansdowne Road. We offer the very latest medical facilities and technology, including state of the art diagnostic equipment. We have a special focus in the areas of orthopaedics, cosmetic surgery, diagnostic scanning, and men's/women's health.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

It starts with you.