Scrub Theatre Practitioner | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A large healthcare provider in Manchester seeks a dynamic registered practitioner (Nurse or ODP) to join a multidisciplinary team. The role offers opportunities across specialties such as Orthopaedics and Gynaecology. Newly qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. Competitive training and development opportunities are available.

Benefits

In-house training and development

Preceptorship Programme

Qualifications

• Must be a registered practitioner (Nurse or ODP).
• Newly qualified candidates encouraged to apply.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Develop as an autonomous practitioner across all specialties.
• Participate in staff rotation through various specialties.
• Plan daily activities related to surgery and patient care.

Skills

Excellent clinical knowledge

Scrub skills

Ability to work in multiple specialties

Autonomous practice

Education

Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner qualification

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a dynamic, innovative and highly motivated registered practitioner (Nurse or ODP) with excellent clinical knowledge & scrub skills to join a core multidisciplinary team. You will be required to work across a variety of specialties such as Breast, General, Urology, robotic surgery, ENT, Max Fax, Orthopaedics, Gynaecology and Paediatrics.

What we offer

In return for your dedication, you’ll benefit from in-house training to develop your core competencies, together with opportunities to undertake further courses in support of your ongoing development. We have a Preceptorship Programme and excellent PBE\'s and Clinical Educators on hand to support. Newly qualified nurses and ODPs encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Develop to become an autonomous practitioner across all specialties with the indirect support of senior staff.
• Participate in staff rotation through the various specialties.
• Plan the day’s activity relating to surgery regarding equipment and patient care.
• Provide peri-operative care in a systematic planned process using a series of integrated steps, focusing interventions on individual patients’ needs.
• Establish and maintain the sterile field ensuring minimisation of risk of infection through effective procedures.
• Accountability for swabs, needles instrumentation and other equipment used during the procedure.
• Safe labelling and transportation of specimens.
• Prepare and return instruments for decontamination to the third party sterile services provider, with appropriate paperwork and reporting any missing items or other defects.
• Provide skilled support to the scrubbed practitioner in the role of circulator.
• Maintain responsibility for the identification of own continuing educational needs and development and take part in annual appraisal.

About MFT

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. We bring together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, and we champion collaborative working & transformation. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate, offering a scale of opportunity that is exceptional. We have created a digitally enabled organisation with Hive, our Electronic Patient Record system launched in September 2022. We are a major academic Research Centre & Education provider and are pursuing a Green Plan for sustainable healthcare.

Additional information

At MFT, we foster inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, and support your health and wellbeing. To learn more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience needed, refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. Also review the Candidate Essentials Guide accompanying the Job Description for details about the Trust, our benefits and how we care for you as you care for others. If you have special requirements to help with your application, email our resourcing team at [e-mail].

Diversity & application

Diversity matters. MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and encouraging applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact us.

This advert closes on Monday 13 Oct 2025