Scrub Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Theatre Scrub Practitioner within the Cardiac Theatres at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. The unit performs over 1,000 adult Cardiac Cases and 500 Thoracic cases annually. The practitioner will prepare surgical instruments, maintain a sterile environment, and assist the surgical team during procedures. Training can be provided for registered Nurses/ODPs without prior cardiac theatre experience.
Key responsibilities
- Join a 7 day, 24-hour emergency on-call service.
- Prepare surgical instruments.
- Maintain a sterile environment.
- Anticipate the surgical team's needs by passing instruments during procedures.
- Be responsible for the correct count of swabs, needles, and instruments at the end of the procedure.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (Level 1) or Registered Operating Department Practitioner
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Ability to establish priorities.
- Team Player & Team commitment.
- Assertiveness
- Demonstrates commitment to speciality.
- Recent theatre experience.
- Good time management.
- I.T. skills.
- Decision maker.
- Communicate at all levels.
- Problem solver.
- Basic Life Support
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to complete teaching and assessing qualification
- Willingness to complete specialist qualification
- Minimum of 2 years post registration theatre Experience
- Experience of team management
- Leadership qualities
- Recovery experience
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Scrub Practitioner
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
A vacancy has arisen within the Cardiac Theatres at Blackpool. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Theatre Scrub Practitioner. The Unit consists of 4 theatres that perform over 1,000 adult Cardiac Cases annually, including minimal access surgery, as well as around 500 Thoracic cases, including robotic thoracic cases. As well as working in the 4 theatres as a scrub practitioner, there are opportunities to work in the theatre recovery area and Cardiology. Ideally the candidate should have experience in Cardiac Theatres but all registered Nurse / ODP's applicants will be considered as training can be provided.
Main duties of the job
Main duties
The core hours are between 08.00 and 19.00 Monday to Friday, with a 7 day, 24-hour emergency on-call service, that you will be expected to join.
Preparing surgical instruments, maintain a sterile environment, and anticipate the surgical teams needs by passing instruments during the procedures. The scrub nurse is responsible for the correct count of swabs needles and instruments at the end of the procedure.
We have an excellent structured training program so you quickly become an integrated team member. There are a wide range of training and development opportunities accessible to all st
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