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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Scrub Practitioner *£6,000 Incentive*

The closing date is 29 June 2025

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Job summary

This post attracts a recruitment incentive of £6000 pro rata (conditions apply)

The Essex and Suffolk Elective Orthopaedic Centre at Colchester Hospital is one of the largest centres of its kind in Europe.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Theatre Practitioner or Senior Scrub Nurse to join us.

You will support the management of speciality based In-patient operating within orthopaedic theatres. You will be expected to manage and provide support to daily service delivery within each Theatre suite and will be supported by and reporting to the Theatre Leads.

To join our friendly theatre team, you will need to be a motivated, confident and flexible individual with experience in an operating theatre environment. You will need to either be: NMC registered (RN1) or HCPC registered.

We are committed to supporting your learning and career potential. We will provide you with a great learning and supportive environment to allow you to develop your orthopaedic skills in both elective and trauma specialities.

The Dame Clare Marx Building houses our elective orthopaedic centre (ESEOC) which focuses on elective orthopaedic surgery and day cases. The centre has eight laminar flow theatres, three wards, recovery facilities, and support services including radiology and EBME.

We are looking for both full time and part time staff with minimum working of 19 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

  • Ensure that a consistently high standard of patient focussed care is delivered in a professional, safe, timely & effective manner, underpinned at all times by best practice & in accordance with Trust policies & procedures
  • Monitor the quality and timeliness of service provided by the Elective/Emergency Orthopaedic Theatre Service; participating in audits (Local, Trust & National), service improvement initiatives, focus groups & forums aimed at optimising service delivery & or the patient experience.
  • Work to support the Theatre Leads in ensuring that the clinical & operational needs of the Elective/Emergency services are met, optimising patient throughput & productivity, thereby supporting the Trust in sustaining national targets

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Details

Date posted

16 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR377-25

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Please note, only external candidates will be eligible for the incentive payment. You must also not have worked for ESNEFT on a substantive basis in the preceding six months.

Previous applicants need not apply

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Please note, only external candidates will be eligible for the incentive payment. You must also not have worked for ESNEFT on a substantive basis in the preceding six months.

Previous applicants need not apply

Person Specification

Qualified

Essential

  • RGN/Dip. HE, NVQ III in Operating Department Practice/C&G 752 or Dip. HE Operating Department Practice
  • BSc (Hons ) Operating Department Practice
  • Current registration of professional body
  • Mentorship Qualification /Trust Student Assessment Course

Experience

Essential

  • Proven post registration performing as a Theatre Practitioner with scrub
  • Evidence of attending and applying into practice training related to a theatre speciality
  • Acquired level of knowledge and skills sufficient to provide 24 hour service provision

Desirable

  • Evidence of service development or improvement project
  • Advanced Life Support

Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of advanced clinical knowledge & ability underpinned by continual professional development
  • Ability to provide highly specialist clinical & technical services transferable to external locations

Desirable

  • Formal Leadership and Management course undertaken or working towards
Person Specification

Qualified

Essential

  • RGN/Dip. HE, NVQ III in Operating Department Practice/C&G 752 or Dip. HE Operating Department Practice
  • BSc (Hons ) Operating Department Practice
  • Current registration of professional body
  • Mentorship Qualification /Trust Student Assessment Course

Experience

Essential

  • Proven post registration performing as a Theatre Practitioner with scrub
  • Evidence of attending and applying into practice training related to a theatre speciality
  • Acquired level of knowledge and skills sufficient to provide 24 hour service provision

Desirable

  • Evidence of service development or improvement project
  • Advanced Life Support

Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of advanced clinical knowledge & ability underpinned by continual professional development
  • Ability to provide highly specialist clinical & technical services transferable to external locations

Desirable

  • Formal Leadership and Management course undertaken or working towards

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Theatre Lead

Rocio Carpintero

rocio.carpintero@esneft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

16 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR377-25

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


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