Scrub Team Leader | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Bedfordshire is seeking a Band 6 Team Leader to manage a dynamic team and ensure high-quality patient care. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership, clinical practice experience, and a commitment to professional development. This is a permanent position in a supportive environment that offers opportunities for career progression. Responsibilities include operational supervision, protocol development, and team mentorship.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical practice with a leadership role.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Supervise department operations and ensure patient care quality.
• Develop protocols and guidelines for service improvement.
• Manage a team and oversee training and development.

Skills

Leadership skills

Team management

Clinical practice experience

Commitment to continuous improvement

Job description

Overview

Are you a passionate and experienced practitioner ready to take the next step in your career? We’re looking for a dynamic Band 6 Team Leader to join our team on a permanent basis. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a leadership role and is committed to delivering high-quality care and driving positive outcomes. We’re seeking individuals who are highly motivated, proactive, and bring proven experience in clinical practice. You’ll need strong leadership and team management skills, along with a commitment to continuous improvement and professional development. In this role, you’ll lead and support a multidisciplinary team, ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care, foster a culture of collaboration, learning, and excellence, and contribute to service development and innovation. Joining us means becoming part of a supportive and forward-thinking environment, with opportunities for career progression and training, and the chance to make a real impact in your community.

The post holder will be responsible for the effective and efficient operational supervision of the department, within a specialised area of expertise; including budgetary awareness, clinical governance, staff development and training. The post holder will be expected to provide professional leadership within the clinical area and provide direction and inspirational leadership to all members of the multidisciplinary team within the area for which they are accountable for. The post holder will be involved in the development of protocols/guidelines and any key development to ensure the service is the best it can be. Working across Bedfordshire NHS Trust, the post holder is accountable for the provision, organisation, delivery and development of safe, high quality patient care within their specialty and sphere of responsibility and competency including “scrubbing and circulating” for Robotics and other multi speciality department working alongside the band 7 senior theatre practitioner.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led 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

• Manage the preparation of the theatre suite for an operating theatre session with regards to staffing and skill mix, equipment and instruments availability and sustainability.
• Participate in the department’s Internal Rotation and On Call system including weekends and bank holidays as required, ensuring the delivery of a 24hr service.
• Establish and maintain communication that facilitates multi-disciplinary working and coordination of effective patient care.
• Participate in the teaching and mentorship of learners and trainee Theatre Practitioners in the appropriate specialist area.
• Provide support and skilled assistance to all staff members and contribute towards the maintenance of a safe and clean environment within the department.

This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Nov 2025