Theatre Scrub Practitioner (RGN/ODP)

Job summary

If you are passionate about elective surgery and have a desire to work in a supportive, compassionate, and dedicated team, then this is the job for you.

Introduction

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Scrub Theatre Practitioner to join our Halton Site Theatres, inclusive of Nightingale and CSTM Theatre specialities. We welcome applications with experience, newly qualified ODP’s/RGN’s or students who are due to qualify within the next 6 months. You will be fully supported with the adaptation to the department, including a preceptorship period for newly qualified candidates.

We are an elective surgical department, with a combined total of 8 Theatres, and 2 Procedure Rooms. We have recently completed our expansion and successfully constructed our 8th Theatre and Procedure Room.

In March 2023, CSTM Theatres achieved a Gold Star Accreditation for Care & Excellence. We are a CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties

As a Theatre Scrub Practitioner, you will be an integral part of the patient’s perioperative journey by:

• Possessing excellent communication skills to promote patient safety, and theatre efficiency.
• Working within the multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective patient care.
• Participating in the Perioperative Management of patients.
• Completing theatre documentation, digital and paper formats.
• Setting up the Theatre alongside the highly skilled theatre team.
• Contributing towards advocacy and patient centred care of patients undergoing a variety of Anaesthetic and Surgical Procedures.
• Scrubbing and Circulating for a wide range of specialities, which include: General, Urology, Gynaecology, ENT, Breast, and Vascular. Furthermore, there are Trauma and Orthopaedic surgical procedures, including Joint Replacement, Sports Injury, Upper and Lower Limb Surgery.
• Opening sterile packs to ensure Infection Prevention and Control.
• Counting Instruments, Swabs and Sharps in line with local and national policies.
• Maintaining a clean, usable department, adhering to infection Control.
• Having a willingness to learn, striving for professional development.
• Possess a flexible approach to a fast-paced department, adapting to service requirements when necessary.
• Having an enthusiastic attitude towards teaching, supporting students and colleagues.
• Completing E-Learning and regularly organised training.
• Reporting to the Team Leaders to complete daily theatre orientated tasks.

Person Specification

Skills, Knowledge and Competencies

Essential

• Comprehensive applied Anatomy and Physiology for Relevant clinical area.
• How evidence-based practice can support patient care.
• Knowledge in legal requirements relating to patients and staff.
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance Agenda.
• Effective Communication Skills (written, verbal and non-verbal).
• Effective organisation skills, including time management and prioritisation.
• Have willingness to learn and professionally develop.
• To be able to work across the directorate and sister sites, meeting patient and organisational requirements.

Desirable

• Evidence of Clinical Supervision.
• Knowledge of surgical procedures
• Evidence of assuming management of a Theatre/Department.

Experience

Essential

• Recent experience in acute care settings.
• Evidence of providing clinical supervision.
• Evidence of workload prioritisation and task delegation.

Desirable

• 12 Months experience at Band 5 in related specialty.

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registration (RN Adult), or HCPC Registration (ODP).
• ODP Registrants: Qualification in Operating Department Practice
• NMC registrants: Recognised Nursing Qualification.
• NMC Registrants: Evidence of diploma/degree in Management of the Patient in Anaesthetic settings (If Anaesthetic Post Advert).
• Evidence of ability to teach in practice.

Desirable

• Mentorship/Clinical Assessor courses
• Leadership courses
• Additional Scrub/Circulating/Anaesthetic Course Qualification.
• Advanced Life Support (ALS).
• Patient Transfer Courses

Physical Skills

Essential

• Use of computer and IT systems

Desirable

• Use of Medical Devices

Physical Effort

Essential

• Manual handling of anaesthetised patients
• Able to assist in the safe moving and handling of loads
• Standing for long periods of time.

Mental Effort

Essential

• Able to concentrate for lengthy periods of time

Emotional Effort

Essential

• Ability to support vulnerable patients
• Ability to support patients in difficult/distressing circumstances.
• Able to support colleagues in difficult situations.

Working Conditions

Essential

• Exposure to chemical substances harmful to health (COSHH)
• Exposure to blood and bodily fluids
• Work with Exposure Prone Procedures (EPPs)

Closing Date: 19 July 2026