Theatre/Scrub Lead

One Health Group; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

One Health Group's Elective Surgery Hub is actively seeking an experienced Theatre/Scrub Lead to provide clinical leadership and drive high-quality peri-operative care for major orthopaedic and spinal procedures in a specialist surgical facility.

You will lead the theatre team, promote professional standards and safety, and work with surgeons and anaesthetists to optimise patient pathways and governance across the service.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Team leadership

Quality improvement

Infection prevention

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Theatre/Scrub Lead 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., 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.

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.

We are developing a high-performing clinical team focused on delivering safe, compassionate and exceptional patient care.

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.