Senior Scrub Practitioner

The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth

The closing date is 04 May 2025

Job summary

We are looking for a Senior Theatre Scrub Practitioner to join our well-established theatre team. You will work alongside our multi-disciplinary team with some of the most well renowned surgeons in the world. We are an independent charity based hospital with a history in dating back 160 years!

Main duties of the job

This role would ideally suit an experienced Scrub Nurse / Practitioner who is ready for the next step in their career. You will be passionate about high quality service delivery and patient care. You will ideally have a minimum of 5 years experience preferably working in both NHS and Private settings. You must have an excellent work ethic and always be willing to put the patient first we at HJE are always striving for Excellence.

About us

Located in leafy St Johns Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our independent private Hospital has just been rated the number one in the country for care in the latest Bupa survey. Uniquely, all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St Johns.

Why apply for this role?

At our organisation we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our employees a wide range of benefits;

When you become part of the HJE Family, these are some of the benefits you will receive:

Private healthcare scheme worth up to £20,000 per year
27 days annual leave
Blue Light Card discounts
Interest-free season ticket loans
Cycle to work scheme
Free eye check-up vouchers with contribution towards lenses
Free newspaper and media subscriptions
Local Business discounts
Discount in our Hospice Charity shop
Refer a Friend scheme
Free Cinema Society Membership offering discounted tickets
Personal development and training courses
Annual events and recognition awards
Career progression and increments
For employees joining us from the NHS, we can provide continuation of your NHS pension

If you are ready for a new challenge and relish the chance to become part of a successful, forward thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you.

Date posted

22 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0263-25-0070

Job locations

60 Grove End Road

St John’s Wood

London

NW8 9NH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Am I the right person for this Senior Scrub Practitioner role?

Registered Nurse with recognised post graduate theatre qualification or equivalent experience or Registered ODP with cert HE/Diploma
Evidence of continuing professional development
Significant post registration skills
Ability to demonstrate a sound knowledge base of theatre practice
Experience in Orthopaedics and Urology
Experience in a wide variety of surgeries
Specialist knowledge operating theatre care
The ability to communicate with clarity and intelligibility in both written and spoken English. Ability to build a rapport, listen, persuade and negotiate
Flexibility to change shifts when department needs change
Must be able to participate in the on call rota if required
Able to operate under pressure, cope with setbacks, self-aware

Job description

Job responsibilities

Am I the right person for this Senior Scrub Practitioner role?

Registered Nurse with recognised post graduate theatre qualification or equivalent experience or Registered ODP with cert HE/Diploma
Evidence of continuing professional development
Significant post registration skills
Ability to demonstrate a sound knowledge base of theatre practice
Experience in Orthopaedics and Urology
Experience in a wide variety of surgeries
Specialist knowledge operating theatre care
The ability to communicate with clarity and intelligibility in both written and spoken English. Ability to build a rapport, listen, persuade and negotiate
Flexibility to change shifts when department needs change
Must be able to participate in the on call rota if required
Able to operate under pressure, cope with setbacks, self-aware

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Minimum 5 years experience within the role of Scrub Practitioner.

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Minimum 5 years experience within the role of Scrub Practitioner.

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner

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.