Theatre Practitioner - Scrub

Overview

Job Summary:

Are you an experienced and motivated Scrub Practitioner ready to take the next step in your career? We're recruiting Band 6 Scrub Practitioners to join our vibrant Theatre Suite at Glangwili Hospital. Our theatres support a wide range of specialties, including Emergency General Surgery, Elective and Emergency Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Trauma & Orthopaedics, ENT, Urology, and Ophthalmology, offering a rich and varied clinical experience.

As a Band 6 Team Lead, you ll play a key role in supporting our Band 7 Sisters and Charge Nurses with the day-to-day operational management of the theatre suite, ensuring the delivery of high standards of patient care and smooth, efficient service provision. You ll be part of a dynamic and motivated team in a friendly, supportive learning environment, where learning and development are championed by our dedicated Practice Development Team.

We re committed to innovation and continuous professional growth, with excellent opportunities to enhance your leadership skills and advance your career.

Please note:

this role includes out-of-hours working and participation in an on-call rota to support our 24/7 service. Come and be part of something exceptional--where your leadership, expertise, and ambition are truly valued.

• Support the departmental lead(s) in maintaining an efficient and effective service delivering safe patient care within an environment that promotes a responsive approach to changing health care needs.
• Provide supervisory management and leadership skills and be motivated towards self-development in both management and leadership studies.
• Support and work in conjunction with the Team Managers to ensure the effective delivery of high standards of nursing care.
• Lead on a day-to-day basis the running of specialist clinical area/department, and when allocated act as the daily coordinator for the department, providing supervisory management and leadership skills in an environment which is complex and pressurised.
• Work as a skilled Emergency Practitioner, working autonomously to support other colleagues to coordinate the clinical areas and to provide specialised knowledge ensuring the maintenance and development of a skilled nursing/Practitioner workforce.
• Participate in an on-call and night rota, on AFC terms.
• The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
  English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
• Interviews will be held on 02/02/2026.

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties. We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services. We work in partnership with local authorities and other sector colleagues, including volunteers.

• Four main hospitals:
  Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth;
  Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen;
  Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli;
  Withybush Hospital, Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals:
  Amman Valley, Llandovery, Tregaron, Tenby and South Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres:
  Aberaeron and Cardigan, and other community settings
• General practices, community pharmacies, ophthalmic practices, and other services

Date posted 15 January 2026

Pay scheme Agenda for change

Band Band 6

Salary £39,263 to £47,280 a year per annum

Contract Permanent

Working pattern Full-time

Reference number 100-NMR
015-0126

Job locations Glangwili General Hospital, Dolgwili Road, Carmarthen, SA31 2AF

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents. The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism, thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. Applications from Welsh speakers are welcome. The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements, we offer learning options and staff support to help you meet these requirements during your employment.

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