Theatre Scrub Practitioner – Registered Nurse

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bedford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for Band 5 Scrub Practitioners to join our theatre team at Bedfordshire. The role involves scrub duties, patient-focused care, and collaboration with surgical teams to ensure safe and effective perioperative care.

Open to internal and external candidates; in-person interviews only. Training and development opportunities are available within a supportive NHS environment to help you grow in your perioperative career.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Practitioner with NMC or HCPC registration.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and in sensitive and challenging situations.

Responsibilities

• Undertake all activities in a professional and proficient manner, including mandatory surgical checks prior to the start of the procedure, during and pre wound closure.
• Carry out scrub duties according to policies and procedures, contributing to quality improvement, and promoting evidence-based practice.
• Assemble, check, prepare, and coordinate the use of surgical equipment, drugs and consumables for a wide range of operative procedures.
• Act in the circulating role, and promote a patient-focused approach to care in collaboration with all relevant healthcare professionals.

Skills

NMC/HCPC registration

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Job description

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for Band 5 Scrub Practitioners to join our theatre team at Bedfordshire. The role involves scrub duties, patient-focused care, and collaboration with surgical teams to ensure safe and effective perioperative care.

Open to internal and external candidates; in-person interviews only. Training and development opportunities are available within a supportive NHS environment to help you grow in your perioperative career.