Scrub Team Leader /Nurse Theatres | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking Band 6 Practitioners (Scrub Nurses) to join its dynamic theatre scrub team at Central Middlesex Hospital. The successful candidates will have the opportunity to work across 11 Operating Theatres with a variety of surgical specialties. Applicants should possess extensive post-registration experience and be committed to providing high-quality care. This role includes leadership responsibilities and offers in-house training for career development. Weekends and on-call duties are part of the position.

Qualifications

• Extensive post-registration experience in surgical environments.
• Ability to lead a team in a fast-paced theatre setting.
• Commitment to providing safe and compassionate care.

Responsibilities

• Organise and deliver theatre care in the peri-operative setting.
• Act as a scrub team leader, overseeing surgical lists.
• Develop and train a group of staff in clinical skills.

Skills

Team leadership

Peri-operative care

Clinical governance

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

A really interesting and exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 6 Practitioners (Scrub Nurses) to join our friendly and dynamic theatre scrub team within Central Middlesex Hospital.

The successful candidates will have an opportunity to work in the 11 Operating Theatres within the elective pathways which provides a wide range of specialties such as Urology, ENT, elective Orthopaedic, Colorectal, General Surgical procedures.

If you are looking to further your career or the opportunity to expand your skills in a variety of settings, then working with our amazing multidisciplinary theatre team at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is the obvious next step in your career ladder!

Based on the trust values, we want you to be professional and be the best you can be able to provide safe and compassionate care to our patients. We promise to support you in achieving your goals through our in‑house training and tertiary study at our affiliated universities.

The job will be based in Central Middlesex Hospital; however at times you will be asked to work in other sites of the Trust (Northwick Park and/or Ealing). Weekends and on‑call is part of this position.

About our Team

We are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic Registered Theatre Nurses (Team Leader) who have extensive post‑registration experience in Colorectal, General Surgery, Urology, Ophthalmology and ENT.

You will be leading a team of Scrub Practitioners to facilitate the smooth running of the Colorectal, Urology, General Surgery, Ophthalmic and elective Orthopaedic, ensuring the day‑to‑day operation reflects the highest standard of governance, clinical effectiveness, and standards of care. You will also use your knowledge and experience to guide and support your team members whilst actively being involved in the delivery of patient care.

About London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH)

LNWH cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top‑rated hyper‑acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper‑acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the community.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will be responsible for organising and delivering theatre care in the peri‑operative setting.
• Act as a scrub team leader, organising and overseeing the smooth running of lists.
• Be responsible for an identified group of staff, developing, training, monitoring and documenting the development of their clinical skills.
• Establish, lead and maintain a high standard of pre‑/peri‑ and postoperative care.
• Contribute positively towards the delivery of a cost‑effective service, adjusting staffing levels to meet demand and assisting the clinical co‑ordinators to keep within agreed resources.
• The service will be working six days per week and to meet the needs of the Trust’s services, you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work.
• Participate in CMH on‑call rota and work occasionally on Saturdays.

Application Information

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

**This advert closes on Saturday 20 Dec 2025**