Scrub Practitioner - Nurse | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bedford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for Band 5 Scrub Practitioners to join our theatre team at Bedfordshire. The role involves scrub duties, patient-focused care, and collaboration with surgical teams to ensure safe and effective perioperative care.

Open to internal and external candidates; in-person interviews only. Training and development opportunities are available within a supportive NHS environment to help you grow in your perioperative career.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Practitioner with NMC or HCPC registration.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and in sensitive and challenging situations.

Responsibilities

• Undertake all activities in a professional and proficient manner, including mandatory surgical checks prior to the start of the procedure, during and pre wound closure.
• Carry out scrub duties according to policies and procedures, contributing to quality improvement, and promoting evidence-based practice.
• Assemble, check, prepare, and coordinate the use of surgical equipment, drugs and consumables for a wide range of operative procedures.
• Act in the circulating role, and promote a patient-focused approach to care in collaboration with all relevant healthcare professionals.

Skills

NMC/HCPC registration

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Job description

Scrub Practitioner - Nurse | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking to recruit Band 5 Scrub Practitioners.

Note: Interviews will be conducted in person. Virtual interview requests cannot be accommodated due to the nature of the interview.

Skills & Experience

• Registered Nurse or Practitioner with NMC or HCPC registration.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and in sensitive and challenging situations.

This vacancy is open to all internal and external candidates. Please note all candidates could be asked to work at another Trust site as required.

Soon to be qualified student nurses and ODPs are welcome to apply.

Key Duties:

• Undertake all activities in a professional and proficient manner, including mandatory surgical checks prior to the start of the procedure, during and pre wound closure.
• Carry out scrub duties according to policies and procedures, contributing to quality improvement, and promoting best evidence based practice.
• Assemble, check, prepare, and coordinate the use of surgical equipment, drugs and consumables for a wide range of operative procedures.
• Act in the circulating role, and promote a patient focused approach to care in collaboration with all relevant healthcare professionals.

Our Theatre Practitioners work towards providing high quality patient care within the perioperative setting. We welcome both experience and non-experience staff to join our supportive team. Training can also be provided to support newly registered practitioners and to those who are looking for a new career direction.

For our successful candidates, we will aid you in the development of your career, and in order to enable this we have a dedicated Practice Development Team to support you. The Trust also provides many other In-house learning opportunities to support your developmental needs.

Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

The Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this job, please review for the full details and responsibilities.

Work as part of theatre team to assist or circulate for surgical procedures.

• Work competently in a variety of specialities for Paediatric and adult patients.
• To practice in accordance with the NMC / HCPC Code of Professional Conduct and Trust policies and procedures.
• Work within the Operating Theatre and Maternity undertaking competencies as required.
• To be an effective team member.
• Promote interdisciplinary working, with outcomes aimed at the best interests of patients and cohesive service delivery.
• Participate in clinical supervision/appraisals/audits.
• Take every opportunity to sustain and improve own knowledge and professional competence, reporting to senior staff any deficits that impinge on practice in a timely fashion whilst meeting the needs of the service.
• Implement and evaluate care plans as appropriate to surgical requirement and patients condition.

This advert closes on Wednesday 14 Oct 2026

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust