Theatre Scrub Practitioner

Buckinghamshire Healthcare Nhs Trust; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust’s Wycombe Hospital is seeking Band 5 theatre nurses or ODPs to gain or deepen peri-operative experience. The elective surgery site supports orthopaedics, urology, ENT, general, gynae, plastic and robotic surgery.

You will join a supportive, competency-based development programme with flexible NHS benefits and working patterns. Applicants must hold RN (adult) or be an ODP and be registered to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Essential: RN (adult) or ODP.
• Desirable: Teaching and Assessment recognised qualification.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with colleagues and service users
• Aspiring to improve
• Respecting the choices, wishes and attitudes of others
• Enabling others to achieve their potential

Skills

Communication

English proficiency

Time management

Planning and organisation

Interpersonal skills

Education

RN (adult) or ODP

Teaching qualification desirable

Job description

Job summary

The Loakes Theatres department at Wycombe Hospital is proud of the safe and effective care which we deliver. We are now looking for Band 5 theatre nurses, or Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs), who wish to gain, or build on, experience in this dynamic and interesting role. As the elective surgery site for the Trust, Loakes Theatres department mainly support operations across a range of Orthopaedics and Urology specialities. The theatre team also cover for other specialities such as ENT, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Plastic surgery and Robotic surgery.

Main duties of the job

You can expect a supportive and stretching career development programme, which will take you from your current level of experience to expertise in one, or more, of the surgical specialities we have to offer. This competency based programme is a key part of our vision for an efficient, compassionate peri-operative environment, which provides exceptional care for our patients and fully supports our staff in delivering this.

• Collaborating with colleagues and service users
• Aspiring to improve
• Respecting the choices, wishes and attitudes of others
• Enabling others to achieve their potential

About us

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Details

Date posted: 23 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum pro rata for part time

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number: 434-SCC8330985

Job locations: Wycombe Hospital, Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe, HP11 2TT, United Kingdom

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

• Essential: RN (adult) or ODP
• Desirable: Teaching and Assessment recognised qualification

Skills and Knowledge

• Essential: Ability to communicate with staff at all levels within and outside the Trust
• Essential: Ability to communicate with patients (and their relatives or carers) who may have a range of complex health care issues, and a variety of sensory / communication / physical / mental / health / language needs
• Essential: Evidence of excellent inter-personal skills
• Essential: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Essential: Time Management
• Essential: Planning and organisation skill and ability to meet deadlines
• Essential: Ability to remain in a restricted position for a long period of time
• Desirable: Complaints procedure training
• Desirable: Sound knowledge of theatre practice and perioperative issues
• Desirable: Working knowledge of the NHS and structures/procedures
• Desirable: IT skills

Special Circumstances

• Essential: Ability to transfer patients (some with disabilities) using mechanical aids
• Essential: Ability to travel to other sites
• Essential: Highly developed physical skills (good eye-hand co-ordination) including manual dexterity
• Essential: Ability to deal with highly unpleasant smells and body fluids on a daily basis
• Essential: Exposure to chemicals (including occasional chemical spills), laboratory samples (blood, gastric contents, biopsies and swabs)
• Essential: Exposure to potential hazards; electrical currents (diathermy), lasers, needle-stick and sharps injuries during the course of daily role

Experience

• Desirable: Experience in scrub, recovery or anaesthetics. New graduates may be considered depending on the nature of the vacancy

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Employer's website: https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Sister Emmy Gonzales, [e-mail], 01494426440