Senior Sister/ODP Scrub Practitioner

Overview

Band 7

Employer: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. Site: Epsom General Hospital, Epsom. Salary: £53,751 – £60,651 pa Inclusive of HCAS. Closing: 07/10/2025 23:59.

Job overview

SPECIALIST LEAD THEATRE PRACTITIONER WITH AN INTEREST IN UROLOGY

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 7 scrub practitioner or ODP to join our elective surgical team.

Our theatre teams have a proven track record of providing high-quality care to our patients and are looking for a Registered Scrub Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner with demonstrable experience in urology, who is committed to providing consistent gold standard care. Epsom Hospital has 5 main theatres and 2 day surgery theatres.

Our ideal candidate will be a highly motivated, pro-active team player who demonstrates excellent communication and leadership skills.

A flexible approach is essential as an on-call commitment and internal rotation is required for this post.

Main duties of the job

You will be leading the team, working closely with management and other healthcare professionals, as well as supervising, supporting and developing junior staff, encouraging the delivery of high-quality care and experiences to patients.

We\\\’re looking for an experienced Theatre Practitioner to be part of the senior team leading Registered Theatre Practitioners and Support Workers and you will also work closely with surgical teams to deliver high quality patient care. You should demonstrate the ability to work unsupervised, work well under pressure and be experienced in change management. You will be expected to work within the person specification of a band 7 healthcare professional.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a more detailed overview of the duties of the role.

Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary\\\’s Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting documents Job Description and Person Specification which contain more information about the role

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/ODP
• Recognised post registration qualification in relevant specialty
• Teaching and mentorship qualification
• ILS
• BSc in a relevant subject or working toward

Management

• Evidence of management experience in relevant specialty
• Competent and experienced with appraisal process
• Evidence of rota planning

Experience/Knowledge

• Post registration experience, including at band 6 Grade or equivalent
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Demonstrate experience of change management
• Recruitment and selection experience
• Evidence of budgetary understanding

Skills

• Demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to organise people and staff to ensure the service within area of responsibility is delivered to required standards and targets
• Able to motivate and gain commitment from others
• Ability to effectively manage resources; people, finance and facilities to maintain and improve services

Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this – otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

Disability Advice Line: SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

Telephone: 02082963786

Text: 07501066267

Email: esth.dal@nhs.net

Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.