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Job summary

Main area
Theatres scrub
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (nights - week ends-lates)
Job ref
362-A-25-7412290
Employer
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Stepping Hill Hospital
Town
Stockport
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/09/2025 23:59

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Theatre Scrub Practitioner

Band 5

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise:  ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service).  If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Our Values:

We Care

About each other

Our patients and their families

The communities we serve

The environment

We support them and deliver on their promises

We Respect

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return

We Listen to

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We act and learn from what we hear


 

Job overview

We are looking for highly motivated, ambitious and experienced Nurses/ODPs to join our already dynamic scrub team. We have 18 theatres on site delivering high quality care for the people of Stockport. We are fortunate enough to have the DA Vinci robot on site, delivering cutting edge surgery and enabling superb patient outcomes.

If successful you will be supported by our 5 Clinical practice leads who will guide you every step of the way and provide you with a bespoke training pack. We are a large but friendly department, intent on developing our staff and supporting their development needs. 

We show our commitment to our teams through excellent development and progression opportunities, starting with a comprehensive Induction programme, so we're proud to nurture and support our nurses to provide the very best care. In return, you'll deliver our values, we care, we respect and we listen.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the multi- disciplinary theatre team in the overall day to day running of a theatre or clinical area within the theatre footprint of Stepping Hill. You will ensure that high quality standards of care are delivered consistently. This position will be integral to our department in delivering a service second to none in the region. As a scrub practitioner you will be expected to assist all specialities within the theatre team, support and training will be provided by our Clinical Practice Leads.

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

  • Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
  • NHS pension scheme membership
  • Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
  • NHS Staff discounts
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
  • Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RGN/HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant post registration courses appropriate to the clinical area

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of delivering patient care
  • Evidence of working in clinical areas
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of supervising others

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria
  • Effective time management
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Resource management
  • Ability to work effectively in a team
  • Ability to use own initiative
  • Problem solving
  • Motivated
  • Ability to adapt and cope with change
  • Demonstrates a positive 'can do' approach to change
  • Attention to detail
  • shows enthusiasm for achieving results
  • Demonstrates an awareness of patient dignity and respect
  • Effective Communication - written/ verbal

Work related circumstances

Essential criteria
  • Occupational Health clearance
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Mental effort: to exert frequent concentration where the work pattern is unpredictable.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Computer Literacy
  • Evidence of CPD

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthNorth West BAMEDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldAccredited Menopause Friendly Employer

Applicant requirements

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.

Application numbers

The vacancy may close early if it attracts a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Timothy Nudds
Job title
PODP
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01614194659
Additional information

Tim Nudds 01614194659

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