Theatre Scrub Practitioner (Band 5) – Flexible Working

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated scrub nurse or experienced scrub ODP to join our theatre team in Chelsea/Sutton. You will perform scrub and circulating duties, support resuscitation and ensure safe use of complex scrub equipment, with a focus on high-quality perioperative care.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, contribute to patient safety and continuous improvement, and take on leadership responsibilities to help develop junior staff and maintain

Qualifications

• Experience as scrub nurse or scrub ODP with leadership qualities.
• Ability to provide high-quality perioperative care.
• Knowledge of safe decontamination and handling of instruments.

Responsibilities

• Carry out nursing care for theatre patients in conjunction with shift co-ordinator.
• Perform all scrub and circulation tasks following theatre policy.
• Supervise and support underqualified staff while maintaining a safe environment.
• Ensure safe use of complex scrub equipment (diathermy, laparoscopic).
• Demonstrate knowledge of decontamination processes and instrument sterilisation.
• Support senior staff and MDT members in monitoring and maintaining high clinical standards.
• Provide high-quality, individualised perioperative care in collaboration with the multi-professional team.

Skills

Scrub nursing

ODP experience

Leadership

Job description

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated scrub nurse or experienced scrub ODP to join our theatre team in Chelsea/Sutton. You will perform scrub and circulating duties, support resuscitation and ensure safe use of complex scrub equipment, with a focus on high-quality perioperative care.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, contribute to patient safety and continuous improvement, and take on leadership responsibilities to help develop junior staff and maintain