Scrub Team Leader
The closing date is 29 July 2026

Job summary
The New wing theatres department at Stoke Mandeville hospital is proud of the safe and effective care which we deliver. We are now looking for a self-motivated, experienced theatre scrub practitioner to take on this exciting and challenging role in our team. As the emergency surgery site for the Trust, our department mainly support operations across a range of Emergency surgeries including Orthopaedic, Urology, Plastic, General Gynae and Pain specialities.

You can expect a supportive and stretching career development programme, which will take you from your current level of experience to expertise in one, or more, of the surgical specialities we have to offer. This competency-based programme is a key part of our vision for an efficient, compassionate peri-operative environment, which provide exceptional care for our patients and fully supports our staff in delivering this.

Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be a Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner with substantial experience at band 5. You will be responsible for leading a theatre team on a day to day basis, whilst supporting the longer-term planning of care delivery within one specific speciality. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work using your own initiative as well as working effectively within a team.

You will:

• Be a NMC registered nurse or HCPC registered ODP with recent experience within theatre services.
• Be motivated and enthusiastic about your own professional development and keen to enhance skills and competencies within the team.
• Have a recognised mentorship qualification or be prepared to gain this.
• Demonstrate a good understanding of the importance of supportive and flexible team working.

Only Practitioners with significant post-qualification theatre experience will be considered. Successful candidates will demonstrate an appreciation for the importance of care in surgery and provide evidence that they share our CARE values.
For more information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Julie Maybridge-Edwards (Lead Scrub Practitioner, New Wing Theatres) at julie.maybridge@nhs.net or call 01296315600, or Matthew Carpenter (Lead Scrub Practitioner) at matthew.carpener1@nhs.net.

About us
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Person Specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential

• RN (adult) or ODP
• Diploma in related field (or equivalent experience)
• Relevant post registration experience

Desirable

• Completion of appropriate management and leadership programme
• Teaching and Assessment recognised qualification
• Recognised advanced communication skills
• Degree in related field (or willingness to work towards)
• Recognised advanced specialist training in chosen field (or equivalent experience)

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience at a Band 5 nursing level within a range of specialities
• Previous experience in teaching, coaching, mentoring

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to utilise word, power point and excel to a level of producing documents, reports
• Dexterity and accuracy required for medicine administration and clinical interventions

Desirable

• Ability to demonstrate appropriate non antagonistic behaviour in stressful situations.
• Evidence of participation in audit, research and development of staff
• Ability to plan and organise complex activities, programmes which may need adjustment on a regular basis depending on activity

Special Circumstances
Essential

• Good team worker
• The ability to take part in the on call rota

Desirable

• The post holder may be required to work across all sites and will be required to travel between the sites in a timely manner.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Apply through our website).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Apply through our website).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (Apply through our website).

Employer name: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Address: Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8AL
Employer's website: Apply through our website