Theatre Scrub Nurse/Practitioner

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Vivup counselling

Job summary

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in Whitehaven is seeking a Theatre Scrub Nurse/Practitioner to join the dynamic Theatre Team at West Cumberland Hospital. 37.5 hours per week, fixed term for 12 months, closing date 10 November 2026.

Applicants will scrub, circulate and provide excellent intra-operative care across multiple surgical specialties. The post welcomes newly qualified RN/ODPs with a one-year preceptorship, salary progression via NHS terms, and opportunities to work

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/ODP with active NMC/HCPC registration.
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• Post-registration theatre experience.
• Leadership skills and portfolio development.

Responsibilities

• Provide intra-operative care within the Theatre Department.
• Scrub and circulate for surgical procedures.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care with the MDT.
• Demonstrate compassionate values and dignified care.

Skills

Nursing/ODP

Theatre experience

Mentorship

MDT communication

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

Nursing diploma/degree

Mentorship module

Tools

Basic IT skills

Job description

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Theatre Scrub Nurse/Practitioner

The closing date is 10 November 2026

37.5 hours available fixed term for 12 months

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic Theatre Practitioners to join our dynamic Theatre Team at West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven; at the heart of the Lake District. NCIC has 2 hospital sites in Carlisle & Whitehaven serving a population of around 320,000 people. While based at one hospital the successful applicant will have the opportunity to gain experience in working across both sites. We provide theatre support to women's health, maternity, breast, urology, vascular, colorectal and general surgery, trauma and elective orthopaedic surgery, and ENT and head & neck, for both adults and paediatrics, in both main theatre & day surgery settings. We support Critical Care inter-hospital transfers and specialist services within the Trust such as Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, imaging and the emergency department.

This post is not only suitable for experienced Registered Nurses/Operating Department Practitioners, but it is an exciting start to any newly qualified RN/ODPs career. A preceptorship period is offered to all successful applicants, but our Trust has a dedicated one year preceptorship programme offering ten study days during this period to enhance any newly qualified RN/ODPs knowledge and skills.

Main duties of the job

The main role of this post is, as part of a team, to provide excellent intra-operative care following the NCIC values and policies for all patients undergoing surgery within the Theatre Department.

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programs of care in partnership with the patient and the multidisciplinary team.

The Scrub Practitioner will scrub and circulate for surgical procedures, assisting the surgeon to maintain a safe and sterile environment.

Demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. There is an expectation for all staff to support this by familiarising yourself with the Trust's sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, videoconferencing, sustainable transport and others.

We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute in to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £20.00 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £26.50. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £41.00 + administration cost of £6.50 = £47.50.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse/ODP, with active NMC/HCPC registration
• Commitment to undertake mentorship module on completion of preceptorship qualification.
• Post Registration Theatre Experience
• Diploma/degree in Nursing. Leadership skills

Experience and Knowledge

• Able to manage a Ward/Department area for a period of a shift.
• Understanding of expanded roles / professional practice issues
• Extended scope of practice skills, e.g. venepuncture
• Experience of managing and co-ordinating a team
• Relevant nursing/practitioner duties. Continuing professional development, with portfolio
• NMC Code of Conduct.
• Results interpretation.
• Clinical governance
• Thorough understanding of contemporary nursing issues, i.e. CNO Nursing Strategy.
• Evidence of innovation in practice
• Teaching/Mentoring
• Knowledge of primary care

Skills and Aptitudes

• Able to deal with a continually changing workload
• Ability to communicate with staff at all levels
• Ability to communicate with MDT.
• Ability to work as member of a team
• Extended clinical skills e.g. venepuncture,
• Interpreting baseline observations
• Basic IT skills.
• Able to use initiative appropriately

Other Requirements

• Flexible approach to working patterns to meet the needs of the service.
• Willing to undertake teaching and educate

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust