Theatre/Scrub Lead

NHS Jobs; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive team

Modern facility

Development opportunities

Training reimbursement

Company pension

Generous annual leave

Onsite parking

Wellbeing support

Job summary

One Health Group is recruiting a Clinical Lead Theatre to provide clinical leadership and support outstanding peri-operative care within our specialist surgical hub. The post holder will lead the theatre team, ensuring safe, effective and patient-centred care while fostering a culture of quality improvement and education.

This is an exciting chance to contribute to a new specialist surgical service. You will have current NMC/HCPC registration and extensive operating theatre experience, with

Qualifications

• Current NMC or HCPC registration.
• Extensive operating theatre experience.
• Proven leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience caring for patients undergoing major orthopaedic surgery and spinal procedures (hip/knee; ACDF; decompression; fusion).

Responsibilities

• Provide visible clinical leadership within the theatre environment.
• Support delivery of safe elective orthopaedic and spinal surgery.
• Lead and develop the theatre team, promoting excellence and professional standards.
• Ensure compliance with theatre safety standards including the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist.
• Support effective patient pathways from admission through surgery and recovery.
• Promote infection prevention, patient safety and risk management.
• Lead theatre audits and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support staff education, competency development and clinical supervision.
• Work collaboratively with surgeons, anaesthetists, recovery and ward teams.
• Contribute to clinical governance and service improvement.
• Deputise for the Clinical Services Manager in their absence, supporting operational oversight and continuity of clinical leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Operating theatre

Communication

Quality improvement

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

Job description

Planned Start Date: 01 April 2027 One Health Group was established in Sheffield in 2004 and has steadily and successfully grown to become a significant healthcare provider in the region. Commissioned by the NHS, we provide services for patients referred for Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Spine, Urology and Gynaecology and with clinics located in over 30 locations across Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire, we bring healthcare closer to where people live. We are committed to clinical excellence and our mission is to provide innovative, high quality medical and clinical services for our patients, optimising outcomes so they can quickly continue healthy lives. The One Health Group PLC Elective Surgery Hub is a specialist purpose-built elective surgical facility providing high-quality care for patients undergoing major orthopaedic and spinal procedures.

Our service includes

• One modern operating theatre.
• Three-bay recovery unit.
• Twelve inpatient bedrooms.
• Dedicated pre-assessment and outpatient facilities.

We specialise in elective surgery, including

• Total hip replacement.
• Total knee replacement.
• Revision arthroplasty where clinically appropriate.
• Spinal procedures including ACDF, cervical decompression, lumbar decompression, discectomy and spinal fusion procedures.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Clinical Lead Theatre to provide clinical leadership and support the delivery of outstanding peri-operative care within our specialist surgical hub. The post holder will provide professional leadership to the theatre team, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred care while supporting a strong culture of quality improvement, education and clinical excellence. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the development of a new specialist surgical service.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Provide visible clinical leadership within the theatre environment.
• Support the delivery of safe elective orthopaedic and spinal surgery.
• Lead and develop the theatre team, promoting excellence and professional standards.
• Ensure compliance with theatre safety standards, including the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist.
• Support effective patient pathways from admission through surgery and recovery.
• Promote best practice in infection prevention, patient safety and risk management.
• Lead theatre audits and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support staff education, competency development and clinical supervision.
• Work collaboratively with surgeons, anaesthetists, recovery and ward teams.
• Contribute to clinical governance and service improvement.
• Deputise for the Clinical Services Manager in their absence, supporting operational oversight and continuity of clinical leadership.

About You

We are looking for a registered healthcare professional with significant theatre experience and a passion for delivering high-quality elective surgical care. You will have:

• Current NMC or HCPC registration.
• Extensive operating theatre experience.
• Proven leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience caring for patients undergoing major orthopaedic surgery, including hip and knee replacement procedures.
• Experience caring for patients undergoing spinal procedures, including: ACDF.
• Cervical decompression.
• Lumbar decompression.
• Lumbar discectomy.
• Spinal fusion procedures.
• Knowledge of enhanced recovery pathways and peri-operative patient care.
• Experience of clinical audit, governance and quality improvement.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary.
• Supportive and friendly team.
• Modern purpose-built elective surgical environment.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Funded mandatory training.
• NMC registration reimbursement (subject to policy).
• Company pension.
• Generous annual leave.
• Free onsite parking.
• Employee wellbeing support.

For further information or an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact: [e-mail]