Senior Scrub Theatre Practitioner; SFA Qualified

Overview

The Role 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.

• 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

Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital. Our state-of-the-art hospital is central Cambridge's premium private hospital, boasting an Outstanding CQC score and offering 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