# Theatre Practitioner - Scrub

**Company**: Circle Health Group
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: Up to £46,000.00 per year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Theatre Practitioner - Scrub to join our team at The Blackheath Hospital, part of Circle Health Group. This is a full-time role for 37.5 hours a week, with a flexible shift pattern.

The successful candidate will assist the surgical team by preparing instruments, maintaining sterility, anticipating surgeon needs, and ensuring equipment safety. They will also support the Anaesthetist in equipment preparation, patient monitoring, airway management, and positioning, as well as provide post-operative care.

Responsibilities include:

- Preparing operating theatres according to surgery type and specific patient requirements

- Checking all surgical and anaesthetic equipment prior to use and reporting faults immediately

- Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to achieve safe and efficient surgical lists

- Supporting and contributing to a positive, respectful, and efficient theatre environment

- Adhering to infection prevention and control policies and procedures at all times

- Endoscopy is included within the role, and training will be provided

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

- Registered Nurse (NMC) or Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC)

- Experience or training in a theatre environment specialising in scrub

- SFA role in addition would be an advantage

- Understanding of infection control, manual handling, and patient safety principles

- Ability to work under pressure, problem-solve, and respond quickly to changes in a dynamic environment

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

- Attention to detail, accuracy, and commitment to safe surgical practice

We offer a competitive salary of up to £46,000 per year, depending on level of experience, training, and qualification, as well as a range of employee benefits, including:

- 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service

- Private Pension Scheme

- Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions

- Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

- Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay

- Non-contributory life insurance

- Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits

- Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing

- Employee recognition programmes

- Industry leading training and development opportunities

## Skills

### Required
- Registered Nurse (NMC)
- Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC)
- Infection control
- Manual handling
- Patient safety

### Nice to have
- SFA role

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