Job summary
Job Description
Senior Theatre Practitioner - Scrub (SFA Qualified)
Cambridge Hospital | Nursing | Permanent Contract | Full Time
Competitive salary, dependent on experience
37.5 hours per week
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include:
Providing advanced clinical and technical expertise as a Senior Scrub Practitioner, scrubbing and assisting across a broad range of surgical specialties
Acting as a Surgical First Assistant (SFA) where required, in line with accreditation
Providing day-to-day clinical leadership within theatres, supporting junior staff and maintaining high professional standards
Supporting theatre efficiency, including workforce planning, labour management, and cost control against KPIs
Working closely with Consultants to optimise theatre utilisation and patient flow
Actively contributing to Clinical Governance, risk management, and audit activity
Supporting staff performance management, development, and competency assessment
Promoting best practice, service improvement, and a culture of continuous quality improvement
About us
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital
Our state-of-the-art hospital, is central Cambridge's premium private hospital, boasting an Outstanding CQC score and offer a full range of medical and surgical specialties. With expertise in Cancer care and Cancer surgery, Orthopaedic surgery (including robotic surgery), Neurosurgery, Cardiology as well as specialist Paediatric services.
Backed by the latest diagnostic imaging facilities including wide bore MRI and CT scanning, we offer immediate assessment and expert diagnosis. Hospital facilities include 3 state of the art digital theatres, 32 beds, Surgical Day Case theatre/endoscopy suite, Surgical Day PODs, private consultation rooms, close monitoring units, Chemotherapy suite, on-site registered pharmacy, Diagnostic scanning unit and a Pathology laboratory
Job description
Job responsibilities
Nuffield Health is Britain's largest healthcare charity, and we are committed to delivering outstanding clinical care. We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Scrub Theatre Practitioner to provide clinical leadership within our Theatre Department at Cambridge Hospital.
About You
You will have:
Registration with NMC or HCPC
Accreditation as a Surgical First Assistant (SFA) - Level 1 or Level 2
A minimum of 2 years' experience in a senior theatre role
Proven leadership and team management experience within a theatre environment
Strong communication, decision-making, and influencing skills
The ability to work autonomously while contributing to wider departmental objectives
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.
Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.
It starts with you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Nuffield Health is Britain's largest healthcare charity, and we are committed to delivering outstanding clinical care. We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Scrub Theatre Practitioner to provide clinical leadership within our Theatre Department at Cambridge Hospital.
About You
You will have:
Registration with NMC or HCPC
Accreditation as a Surgical First Assistant (SFA) - Level 1 or Level 2
A minimum of 2 years' experience in a senior theatre role
Proven leadership and team management experience within a theatre environment
Strong communication, decision-making, and influencing skills
The ability to work autonomously while contributing to wider departmental objectives
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.
Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.
It starts with you.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- This is a senior role requiring advanced clinical expertise, strong leadership capability, and the ability to influence service development, standards of practice, and team performance while delivering excellent perioperative care.
Experience
Essential
- As a Senior Scrub Theatre Practitioner, you will act as a senior clinical resource within the Operating Theatre, leading by example and supporting the safe, efficient, and effective delivery of surgical services
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- This is a senior role requiring advanced clinical expertise, strong leadership capability, and the ability to influence service development, standards of practice, and team performance while delivering excellent perioperative care.
Experience
Essential
- As a Senior Scrub Theatre Practitioner, you will act as a senior clinical resource within the Operating Theatre, leading by example and supporting the safe, efficient, and effective delivery of surgical services
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).