Lead Scrub Theatre Practitioner (ODP or RGN) – Brand New Private Hospital in Oxford

Lead Scrub Theatre Practitioner (ODP or RGN) – Brand New Private Hospital

Location: Oxford

Salary: £50,000 DOE + Competitive Company Benefits

Employment Type: Full‑Time / Permanent – 40 Hours per week

About the Role

Lead Scrub Theatre Practitioner responsible for delivering expert scrub care across all surgical specialities on a day‑case basis. The role includes speciality lead responsibilities for Cardiac, Urology, and Laparoscopic services, supervision of the scrub team, and maintaining equipment and procedural standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert scrub care across all surgical specialities on a day‑case basis, ensuring instruments, implants, and consumables are prepared, checked, and available for each list; anticipate the surgical team’s needs throughout every procedure.
• Maintain strict aseptic technique and sterile field; perform WHO Surgical Safety Checklist requirements and all swab, instrument, and needle counts; promptly escalated discrepancies.
• Assist with patient positioning, draping, and skin preparation; complete intra‑operative documentation and hand over to recovery in a structured, safe manner.
• Serve as named clinical lead for Cardiac, Urology, and Laparoscopic services; maintain and develop speciality‑specific instrument sets, implant inventories, and equipment requirements.
• Liaise with surgeons, suppliers, and representatives to ensure correct implant systems and specialist equipment are available for each list.
• Lead scrub competency development and training for junior staff and students; contribute to service development and quality improvement within assigned specialities.
• Supervise and lead the scrub team day‑to‑day; support the Theatre Manager with staff deployment, rostering, and annual leave; deputise in their absence.
• Mentor junior practitioners, student ODPs, student nurses, and theatre support workers; contribute to appraisals and individual learning plans.
• Induct new staff and visiting clinicians to emergency equipment, scrub protocols, and operational procedures; model Welbeck values at all times.
• Maintain scrub equipment, laparoscopic stacks, and specialist instrument sets; manage stock, raise orders, and coordinate planned preventive maintenance.
• Monitor usage and flag stock issues to the Theatre Manager; contribute to equipment replacement and capital planning as required.

Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Current registration with the HCPC as an Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) or with the NMC as a Registered Nurse (RGN) with scrub/perioperative experience.
• Ongoing CPD in line with HCPC or NMC revalidation requirements, focusing on scrub and perioperative practice.
• Evidence of speciality training in Cardiac, Urological, and/or Laparoscopic scrub.
• Minimum 3 years post‑registration experience in a scrub role across multiple surgical specialities.
• Previous senior or lead scrub role; experience within a day‑case theatre environment.
• Experience mentoring or supervising junior scrub practitioners or students.
• Comprehensive knowledge of surgical anatomy, instrumentation, and technique across all main surgical specialities.
• Sound understanding of aseptic technique, IPC principles, and WHO Surgical Safety Checklist requirements.
• Competent with electronic systems for incident reporting, equipment checks, and training records.
• Demonstrates Welbeck values: patient‑centred, professional, collaborative, and innovative.
• Calm, confident, and decisive in the intra‑operative environment and during unexpected events.
• Ability to lead and motivate a scrub team in a supportive and inclusive way.
• Committed to advancing personal competence across all surgical specialities.
• Flexible – able to work shifts including early mornings, late evenings, and weekends.
• Proactive in identifying and escalating clinical risk within the theatre.

Desirable Skills

• Diploma or Degree in Operating Department Practice or Nursing relevant to registration.
• Teaching, assessing, or supervisory experience (e.g., NVQ 3 or equivalent).
• Demonstrable competence in scrubbing for Cardiac, Urological, and Laparoscopic surgery across a range of day‑case procedures.
• Experience in a private hospital or independent sector setting.
• Expert knowledge of cardiac, urological, and laparoscopic instrument sets, implants, and equipment requirements.
• Familiarity with CQC requirements and the professional standards of either the HCPC or NMC.

Benefits

• Generous Annual Bonus Scheme
• Paid for parking and ride
• Great work–life balance
• Professional registration paid for annually
• Personal Development Plan
• 27 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Private Medical Insurance
• Eye Care
• Annual Flu
• Pension
• Season Ticket Loan / Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Additional health‑supporting policies

How to Apply

Feel free to apply directly via the company portal or contact Compass Associates for more information. (Referral reward available for successful recommendations.)