Senior Scrub Practitioner (Nurse/ODP)

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Private medical insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Free flu jabs

Health and wellbeing programme

Discounted or free food

Employee and store discounts

Referral programme

Job summary

The New Foscote Hospital in England is recruiting a permanent senior scrub practitioner to lead the theatre team in scrub practice and ensure theatres are ready daily with equipment, records, and stock management.

You will provide skilled assistance to surgeons, supervise scrub practice, and maintain high standards of patient-centred care within laminar flow operating rooms, reporting to theatre leadership.

Qualifications

• NMC or HCPC registration required.
• Senior scrub practitioner with theatre leadership experience preferred.
• Strong communication and time-management skills essential.
• Ability to lead a multidisciplinary theatre team and maintain stock/records.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Theatre Manager and Deputy Theatre Manager in delivering standards and patient care in theatre.
• Provide skilled assistance to surgeons and lead the scrub team.
• Support effective use of theatre resources and equipment, with daily theatre preparation.
• Maintain accurate documentation, medicines management, and stock levels.
• Communicate across the hospital to ensure high-quality patient care.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Organisation

Flexibility

Job description

The New Foscote Hospital, part of Akessa Healthcare Group, is recruiting a permanent senior scrub practitioner to replace a long-serving colleague who is retiring. The work centres on skilled assistance to surgeons, leading the theatre team in scrub practice, and keeping theatres ready each day with equipment, records, and drug and implant stock in order. The post sits within a multidisciplinary team in laminar flow operating rooms, with no hybrid working. Registration with the NMC or HCPC is required.

What the job involves

• Assist the Theatre Manager and Deputy Theatre Manager in delivering standards and managing patient care in theatre
• Provide skilled assistance to surgeons
• Provide guidance, support, clinical scrub expertise and leadership to the theatre team, working with the senior team on effective use of theatre resources
• Work in a multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality pre- and post-operative patient-centred care and customer service
• Demonstrate clinical expertise in your specialist area and proactively enhance the service to clients
• Prepare the theatre for use daily to quality standards
• Ensure equipment is maintained and serviced to manufacturers' instructions, reporting defects to the Theatre Manager and Deputy Theatre Manager
• Keep all required legal, quality and other documentation accurately maintained
• Ensure medicines administration and management follows policies and procedures
• Maintain adequate stock levels of drugs, stores and implants, liaising with the Theatre Manager and Procurement
• Maintain effective communication across the hospital with patients, team members and consultants

What’s required

Registration & licences

• NMC or HCPC registration

Experience

• Strong clinical background as a senior scrub practitioner in all types of surgery, including orthopaedics

Skills & knowledge

• High standards of verbal and written communication
• Strong time management and organisational skills
• Working flexibly, taking accountability and responding calmly to urgent matters
• Presenting information accurately, clearly and concisely

Nice to have

• Surgical First Assistant training or qualification

What’s offered

• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free flu jabs
• Health and wellbeing programme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee and store discounts
• Referral programme