Theatre Practitioner – Scrub & Recovery

37.5 hours per week (Weekends and Unsocial hours)

Secondment for 12 months (commencing June/July 2026)

Closing Date: 5th February 2026

Interview Date: 2nd March 2026 (TBC)

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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• The successful candidate will be an Experienced Orthopaedic Scrub Practitioner who must possess a sound knowledge and experience in Operating Theatres.
• You must be organised, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You must be motivated and enthusiastic with a passion for high quality patient care, and the ability to work well under pressure and flexibly as part of a multi‑disciplinary team

• Strive for the continuous improvements in the delivery of high‑quality patient focused care.
• To have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the Trust's vision and EXCEL values and behave in a way that reflects these.
• Assist in the provision of assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients in the perioperative environment.
• Being sensitive to our patients and staff needs for courtesy, dignity and privacy and always ensuring a friendly environment.
• As skills develop, manage the Theatre area in the absence of the Team Leaders, maintain safe staffing levels, ensuring that polices are always adhered to, and the Senior Theatre team remain updated
• Assists the Professional Development Team in the management of preceptorship of newly qualified staff, return to practice staff and the mentorship of Nursing /ODP students and theatre support workers.

Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically‑led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On‑site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on‑site parking.

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Clinical

• Maintaining a safe and clean environment within the clinical area in accordance with the Trusts policies and guidelines.
• Deliver a high standard of perioperative care based upon a sound evidence base.
• Provide skilled clinical assistance to the surgical, anaesthetic and recovery teams.
• Maintaining timely and accurate patient care documentation, ensuring that confidentiality is respected

Managerial

• Ensure that adequate resources are available to meet the needs of the patients and contribute to cost improvement programmes.
• Contribute to the maintenance of appropriate stock levels and have an awareness of materials management.
• Ensure that all equipment for patient use is kept in good working order in line with current Regulations.
• Ensure that adequate skill mix is available to meet the needs of the patients. If deficits are unavoidable, contact the appropriate Senior Staff for support

Educational and Training

• Have a positive attitude to continuing professional development to enhance knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for safe and effective perioperative practice.
• Participate in Trust Appraisal System
• Possess a clear understanding of…