Lead Scrub Practitioner - Permanent Post
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Job Title: Lead Scrub Practitioner - Permanent Post
Location: London
Salary: £56,000 - £60,000
Hours: 37.5 Hours per week / Monday to Sunday + on calls requirement.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Lead Scrub Practitioner with a strong background in orthopaedics and spinal surgery. This role is ideal for a confident, clinically skilled practitioner who is ready to lead from the front and set the standard in perioperative care within these specialist areas.
As the Lead Scrub Practitioner, you will provide hands‑on clinical leadership, supporting and guiding your team to plan, deliver, and evaluate high‑quality, evidence‑based care for patients undergoing a wide range of orthopaedic and spinal procedures. You will play a key role in ensuring all safety aspects of intraoperative care are upheld, while fostering a culture of excellence, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
You will act as a role model within the scrub team, bringing specialist knowledge in orthopaedics and spine, and supporting colleagues through mentoring, training, and skills assessment.
Key Responsibilities:
Work professionally with others of the multidisciplinary team, including with consultants
Provide leadership, support and guidance to staff in the appropriate staffing and allocation of scrub duties.
Ensure the cost effective and appropriate use of resources with consideration and due regard to budgetary control.
Motivate members of staff, achieve high morale and promote effective communication with the department.
Requirements:
Valid Nursing registration with the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) for the UK.
Current HCPC/NMC Registration
Operating Department Practitioner/Registered Nurse qualified
6 months recent paid experience completed at ward level within an NHS hospital setting.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Experience in Orthopaedic and Spinal
Substantial post-graduate experience in Theatres in a senior role
Recent paediatric caseload experience is desirable
To Apply
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To discuss this role in further detail, contact Annie.Hillen@DirectMedics.com directly or on 02890 590077
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HR123
- Division
- Nursing
- Locations
- London
- Employment type
- Full-time
