Theatre Scrub Practitioner – Ground-Up Clinic Launch

Affidea UK & Ireland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Affidea UK is expanding, opening a new ambulatory clinic in Wimbledon, London. We are hiring a Scrub Practitioner to join our Theatres team, supporting perioperative care in a two-theatre suite including laminar flow and an endoscopy area.

You will work as part of a dynamic team delivering compassionate, patient-centred care and help shape service development at the ground floor of this new clinic.

Qualifications

• Registered Practitioner with NMC or HCPC registration (required).
• Experience in operating theatres, ideally within a relevant surgical speciality (required).
• Sound understanding of contemporary theatre and nursing practice, infection prevention and control, and patient safety standards (required).
• Endoscopy experience (desirable).
• Surgical First Assistant qualification (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Act in the scrub role, perform mandatory surgical checks before, during and after wound closure.
• Assemble, check and prepare surgical equipment, drugs and consumables for lists.
• Undertake circulating role as required across scrub and circulating duties.
• Conduct patient checks against documentation at key perioperative points.
• Monitor and replenish theatre and endoscopy consumables; check bookings for implants/instruments.
• Oversee smooth running of theatre and endoscopy lists.
• Maintain sterile field and follow infection prevention policies, including laminar flow theatre.
• Mentor junior staff and support training and development.
• Complete accurate theatre and endoscopy documentation, including theatre register.
• Contribute to development of policies, procedures, audits; adhere to Health & Safety and CQC regs.
• Undertake basic patient observations and respond to deterioration.

Skills

NMC/HCPC registration

Theatre experience

Infection control

Endoscopy experience

Surgical First Assistant qualification

Job description

Affidea UK is expanding, opening a new ambulatory clinic in Wimbledon, London. We are hiring a Scrub Practitioner to join our Theatres team, supporting perioperative care in a two-theatre suite including laminar flow and an endoscopy area.

You will work as part of a dynamic team delivering compassionate, patient-centred care and help shape service development at the ground floor of this new clinic.