Job summary
- Main area
- Theatres
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 269-SFT9279
- Employer
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Salisbury
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata if part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Theatre Scrub Practitioner
Band 5
Job overview
Main duties of the job
- Deliver high quality evidence-based care with attention to patient experience.
- To be responsible for the assessment, planning and reviewing of care throughout the operating list.
- You will develop and demonstrate effective leadership qualities using excellent interpersonal skills when working in the multi disciplinary team.
- You will maintain a safe environment through developing and maintaining skills in the use of surgical equipment/instrumentation according to manufacturers' instructions and Trust policies.
- You will share your knowledge and skills through mentorship, supervision and teaching where applicable.
- Demonstrate personal responsibility towards professional learning keeping up to date with training and adhering to Trust guidelines and policies.
- You will demonstrate an awareness of the Trust's recovery plan and an understanding of list productivity, efficiency and planning.
- You will have good IT skills and demonstrate accurate record keeping.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
Clinical
Essential criteria
- Current NMC PIN / HCPC
- Evidence of post registration learning and development
- Adult ALS
Desirable criteria
- Assessor/Mentorship qualification
- 6 months scrub experience
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alexandra Hurley
- Job title
- Theatre Operational Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01722336262
- Additional information
Ext 4412
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