Theatre Practitioner / ODP SCRUB - Ashford Theatres

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Theatre Practitioner / ODP Scrub at Ashford Theatres. The post involves scrub and circulating duties, ongoing professional development, and rotational postings within the perioperative suite.

The successful candidate will join a team committed to patient safety, quality care and continuous training opportunities, including possibilities to advance to Surgical First Assistant or Anaesthetic Practitioner roles.

Qualifications

• NMC registered nurse or HCPC registered ODP.
• Post-registration experience in theatre or similar settings.
• Diploma/degree or equivalent qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist scrub and circulating duties in the operating theatre.
• Support junior staff and participate in rotation across perioperative areas.
• Deliver safe, evidence-based patient care and participate in emergencies.
• Adhere to local policies and infection control practices.

Skills

Theatre experience

Post-registration experience

IT skills

Teaching/coaching

Education

NMC registered nurse

HCPC registered ODP

Diploma/degree

Job description

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Theatre Practitioner / ODP SCRUB - Ashford Theatres

The closing date is 13 November 2026

Ashford Hospital operates as a dedicated Elective Centre, offering advanced facilities designed for efficient, high-quality care. The site includes eight theatres--six of which have laminar airflow systems--and a 13-bed recovery suite. The department also features two specialist ophthalmic theatres and two day surgery theatres with a dedicated three-bed recovery area. Other specialties include Breast, Colorectal, Bariatric, Upper GI, ENT, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Maxillofacial, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, and Vascular Surgery.

Our Orthopaedic Surgery withing Surrey Surgical Centre has gained GIRFT accreditation.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a forward thinking, proactive and highly motivated practitioner to join our theatre team at Ashford and St Peters NHS Foundation Trust. Previous theatre experience is welcome, along with experience from other specialities or those just starting on their nursing or ODP career.

As a team member, you will have a range of learning opportunities available. Starting with a rotation throughout the departments, you will develop your competencies within each speciality. We provide in house training for our fantastic staff and all team members are given the opportunity to attend conferences and training off site including the opportunity to become Surgical First Assistants and Anaesthetic Practitioners. Please contact Ashford site Matron Tom D'Souza at [e-mail] informal visit.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work as part of a team to provide a safe, cost effective, efficient care environment for patients, relatives and carers. You will be expected to function clinically within the Operating Department carrying out scrub and circulating roles. They will participate in the training of junior staff and continue their own personal and professional development by rotating within the perioperative department. Effective communication skills is vital for this role both written and verbal with all levels of staff including the multidisciplinary team, patients and relatives, taking into account impairments, levels of consciousness and language barriers.

You will be required to adhere to local policies, guidelines and SOP's in order to maintain a high standard of good quality care within the department.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

Job responsibilities

Successful candidates need will:

• Provide specialist support and knowledge to patients within clinical areas in the operating department and surrounding areas.
• Act as a role model and create an environment that promotes excellence in Theatre Practice and empowers staff to develop high levels of clinical skills and autonomy.
• Deliver skilled practical care to all patients and lead in the monitoring, planning and delivery of individualised patient care, providing specialist advice to junior staff in areas of practice.
• Be prepared to extend knowledge and skills by rotation to other specialties
• Participate in emergency cover for the department including out of hours shifts, on-call cover and rotation onto night duty for the Operating Department and other areas where applicable.
• Be competent in current emergency resuscitation techniques, both in theory and practice.
• Report any complaints, accidents, untoward incidents or unusual occurrences to the Clinical Manager and ensure that where possible remedial action is taken to prevent the occurrence/reoccurrence of such incidents. Ensure incident forms are completed with statements where appropriate.
• Demonstrate a personal duty of care in keeping yourself and other staff up to date in the use of new equipment and procedures in the relevant areas of care.
• Actively participate in current research and clinical audit promoting changes in practice as required.
• Ensure rigorous adherence to infection control practices including hand hygiene and universal precautions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC registered nurse or HCPC registered ODP
• Qualifications/competence relevant to practice
• Diploma/degree or equivalent

Knowledge

• oProfessional, clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree level or equivalent
• Good knowledge of IT skills
• oPost registration experience working in a specific setting
• Theatre experience Specialist knowledge of all aspects of operating department practice
• Post registration experience working in a specific setting

Skills

• Good team player/motivator
• Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the team, the service and the Trust
• Able to accurately assess, plan, implement, evaluate and document care for patients
• The ability to prioritise own workload, responding to changing clinical demands
• Able to demonstrate that you are honest, reliable and trustworthy
• Ability to demonstrate the Trust values at all times
• oEvidence of advanced nursing skills in the relevant area
• oTeaching/coaching skills
• oPractice Supervisor/Practice Assessor

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£33,677 to £40,996 a yearper annum inc. HCAS