Theatre Scrub Practitioner/Nurse

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes (lease cars,

Cycle to Work

Vivup counselling service

27 days holiday rising to 33 after 10y

Job summary

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in Carlisle is seeking a Theatre Scrub Practitioner/Nurse to join the dynamic theatre team. The post supports surgery across multiple sites with a year-long preceptorship and study days, aiding newly registered nurses/ODPs to develop essential skills.

The role involves scrub and circulate duties, caring for patients in women's health, orthopaedics, ENT and more, with opportunities to work across both sites and to contribute to safe, high-quality

Qualifications

• Registered nurse or ODP with active NMC/HCPC registration.
• Diploma or degree in Nursing demonstrated.
• Preceptorship option available for newly registered staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent intra-operative care in the theatre environment.
• Scrub and circulate for surgical procedures with the team.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care with MDT.
• Contribute to preceptorship and teaching for new staff.

Skills

Adaptability

Communication

Teamwork

Intraoperative care

Allied theatre skills

Education

Diploma/Degree in Nursing

NMC/HCPC registration

Job description

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Theatre Scrub Practitioner/Nurse

The closing date is 03 November 2026

Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to join our dynamic Theatre Team at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle; the city 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.

The Trust will provide a twelve month preceptorship period for all newly registered healthcare professionals.

Healthcare Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

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. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

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.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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

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.
• 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 other professionals and students.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.

Knowledge and Experience

• Able to manage a Ward/Department area for a period of a shift
• Extended scope of practice skills, e.g. venepuncture
• Experience of managing and co-ordinating a team.
• Understanding of expanded roles / professional practice issues
• 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

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

£32,073 to £39,043 a yearDependant on experience pa pro rata