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From the employer's careers site First seen 27 Oct 2026

Scrub Team Leader

Salary

£58,133 to £65,261 a year

Apply on Barts Health NHS Trust

Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Royal London Hospital for a dynamic and highly motivated Scrub Team Leader to join our team.

The successful candidate will lead and support a team of theatre scrub professionals, ensuring high standards of patient care are delivered. A key responsibility will be providing clinical supervision and developing team members to ensure they possess the skills and attributes required to support the service safely within The Royal London Hospital.

The post holder will be responsible for effective and efficient operational day-to-day management of the practice setting, including standards of care, budget management and control, clinical governance, staff development, and training.

The post holder will undertake and supervise clinical practice, audit, research, and teaching to set, monitor, and continuously improve standards of care and patient experience.

The post holder is accountable for managing and developing team performance, managing a devolved budget, ensuring efficient and effective use of physical and human resources.

The post holder will take ultimate responsibility for the standard of the environment within their identified area of responsibility, ensuring patients' needs are met and staff maintain cleanliness as defined by national standards.

The salary for this position is £58,133 to £65,261 per annum.

Responsibilities:

  • Effective and efficient operational day-to-day management of the practice setting
  • Providing clinical supervision and developing team members
  • Undertaking and supervising clinical practice, audit, research, and teaching
  • Managing and developing team performance
  • Managing a devolved budget

Requirements:

  • NMC Registered Nurse/HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner
  • Specialist knowledge of theatres procedures/instrumentation
  • Certificate of Mentorship or clinical supervision and assessor training
  • Leadership training
  • Sufficient and/or extensive experience at band 6 level within Scrub role
  • Experience in staff/practice development, including undertaking appraisals and Personal development plans
  • Management experience, including management of rota, resources, budgets, and staff

Benefits:

  • Permanent, full-time position
  • Agenda for Change pay scheme
  • Band 7 salary

Skills

Required

  • NMC Registered Nurse
  • HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner
  • Specialist knowledge of theatres procedures
  • Leadership training
  • Mentorship or clinical supervision

Nice to have

  • Master's degree or above
  • Working towards master's degree or above

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9259-26-1809

Apply on Barts Health NHS Trust