Scrub Team Leader
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Senior Team Leader in Renal & Transplant and Pain & Ophthalmology Theatres at the Royal London Hospital. The role involves leading and supporting a team of theatre scrub professionals, ensuring high standards of patient care and providing clinical supervision. The successful candidate will also be responsible for developing team members and managing the day-to-day operations of the practice setting. The hospital features 21 state-of-the-art theatres covering a wide range of complex surgical specialties.
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse/ HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner
- Specialist knowledge of theatres procedures / instrumentation acquired though degree or diploma plus experience and further post registration study / experience or management qualification in a related field
- Certificate of Mentorship or clinical supervision and assessor training
- Leadership training
Desirable criteria
- Working towards master's degree or above.
- Sufficient and/or extensive experience at band 6 level within Scrub role
- Experience in staff / practice development including undertaking appraisals and Personal development plans.
- Management experience including management of rota, resources, budgets and staff.
- Good IT/Keyboard skills. Knowledge as a minimum of Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams
- Can demonstrate understanding of Mental Capacity Act/Safeguarding principles applied to the theatre practice setting
- NMC Registered Nurse/ HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner
- Specialist knowledge of theatres procedures / instrumentation acquired though degree or diploma plus experience and further post registration study / experience or management qualification in a related field
- Certificate of Mentorship or clinical supervision and assessor training
- Leadership training
- Working towards master's degree or above.
- Sufficient and/or extensive experience at band 6 level within Scrub role
- Experience in staff / practice development including undertaking appraisals and Personal development plans.
- Management experience including management of rota, resources, budgets and staff.
- Good IT/Keyboard skills. Knowledge as a minimum of Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams
- Can demonstrate understanding of Mental Capacity Act/Safeguarding principles applied to the theatre practice setting
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 7d
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Barts Health NHS Trust
Scrub Team Leader
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Royal London Hospital for two dynamic, innovative, and highly motivated Renal & Transplant and Pain & Ophthalmology Theatre Practitioners to join our team as a Band 7 Senior Team Leader. We are seeking professionals with substantial experienceas a Band 6 either in Renal & Transplant and Pain & Ophthalmology scrub roles within an acute hospital setting to lead teams within Adult Theatres.
Our hospital boasts 21 state-of-the-art theatres dedicated to a range of elective and emergency specialties and complex procedures, including hepatobiliary surgery, complex ENT, trauma and orthopaedics, reconstructive orthopaedics, neurosurgery, complex vascular surgery,interventional radiology, maxillofacial surgery, robotic procedures, renal transplants, plastic and reconstructive surgery, urology, and ophthalmic surgery. We also offer paediatric expertise to the major trauma service for Southeast England.
The successful candidate will lead and support a team of theatre scrub professionals, ensuring high standards of patient care are delivered. A key responsibility will be providing clinical supervision and developing team members to ensure they possess the skills and attributesrequired to support the service safely within The Royal London Hospital.
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