Ophthalmic Scrub Practitioner | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Chorley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare institution in Chorley is seeking Scrub Practitioners to join their Ophthalmology Service. You will be directly involved in a range of surgical procedures including cataract and glaucoma surgeries, and will benefit from great learning opportunities and support from a dedicated clinical education team. A dynamic, inclusive environment with ample professional development awaits you.

Benefits

Great learning opportunities

Post-qualification development opportunities

Fully supported induction programme

Generous annual leave provision

Qualifications

• Passion for providing high-quality patient-focused surgical care.
• Flexible attitude towards work and a desire for new challenges.

Responsibilities

• Involved in vitrectomy surgery, oculoplastic surgery, cataract surgery, strabismus surgery, glaucoma surgery, corneal surgery, and emergency trauma surgery.
• May include on-call cover during weekends and evenings.

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to work within our flagship Ophthalmology Service at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. In 2021 we opened our brand-new Eye Unit at Chorley Hospital. The £17.5m investment in this new facility comprises three purpose-built theatres, an outpatient department with more than 20 rooms, rapid eye assessment service and macular suite with two injection rooms. The ophthalmology department provides diagnostic and treatment services for patients with medical eye conditions.

We are looking for Scrub Practitioners who have a passion for providing high quality patient focused surgical care and who have a flexible attitude towards work and a desire for new challenges. As a trust we are committed to the development of future healthcare professionals and theatres is pivotal to these trainees. As a qualified practitioner you would be expected to contribute to their development and support.

If you would like to be part of a forward thinking team in an ambitious teaching hospital with a dynamic and expanding ophthalmic department, please get in touch, we look forward to hearing from you.

Our vision for theatres is to deliver first class peri-operative care for every patient. In return our commitment to you is to offer support, development and opportunities in an inclusive environment.

What we offer

• Great learning opportunities to enable all staff to fulfil their potential
• Post-qualification development opportunities including ILM Level 2 Award in Leadership and Team Skills
• A fully supported induction programme with a named mentor
• Ongoing support from theatre clinical education team
• Salary sacrifice scheme - childcare, electronics and cars
• A generous annual leave provision

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria. Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

These are exciting times ahead for theatres here at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals as we are committed to service development within theatres offering staff the opportunity to share ideas and look at new ways of working through our staff voices forum.

Our vision for theatres is to deliver first class peri-operative care for every patient. In return our commitment to you is to offer support, development and opportunities in an inclusive environment.

Responsibilities

• As an integral member of the operating theatre team, you would be directly involved in the following ophthalmic procedures:
• Vitreoretinal surgery
• Oculoplastic surgery
• Cataract surgery
• Strabismus surgery
• Glaucoma surgery
• Corneal surgery
• Emergency and trauma surgery

For more information please see attached the Job Description & Person Specification.

Please note that this post may also include on call cover during weekends and evenings depending on future service requirements.

This advert closes on Friday 7 Nov 2025