Job summary
Senior Scrub Theatre Practitioner (SFA Qualified)
Cambridge Hospital | Nursing | Permanent Contract | Full Time
Competitive salary, dependent on experience
37.5 hours per week
Applications are restricted to candidates who hold SFA certification
Nuffield Health is Britain's largest healthcare charity, and we are committed to delivering outstanding clinical care. We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Scrub Theatre Practitioner to provide clinical leadership within our Theatre Department a
Main duties of the job
The Role
As a Senior Scrub Theatre Practitioner, you will act as a senior clinical resource within the Operating Theatre, leading by example and supporting the safe, efficient, and effective delivery of surgical services.
Key responsibilities include:
Providing advanced clinical and technical expertise as a Senior Scrub Practitioner, scrubbing and assisting across a broad range of surgical specialties
Acting as a Surgical First Assistant (SFA) where required, in line with accreditation
Providing day-to-day clinical leadership within theatres, supporting junior staff and maintaining high professional standards
Supporting theatre efficiency, including workforce planning, labour management, and cost control against KPIs
Working closely with Consultants to optimise theatre utilisation and patient flow
Actively contributing to Clinical Governance, risk management, and audit activity
Supporting staff performance management, development, and competency assessment
Promoting best practice, service improvement, and a culture of continuous quality improvement
About us
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital
Our state-of-the-art hospital, is central Cambridge's premium private hospital, boasting an Outstanding CQC score and offer a full range of medical and surgical specialties. With expertise in Cancer care and Cancer surgery, Orthopaedic surgery (including robotic surgery), Neurosurgery, Cardiology as well as specialist Paediatric services.
Backed by the latest diagnostic imaging facilities including wide bore MRI and CT scanning, we offer immediate assessment and expert diagnosis. Hospital facilities include 3 state of the art digital theatres, 32 beds, Surgical Day Case theatre/endoscopy suite, Surgical Day PODs, private consultation rooms, close monitoring units, Chemotherapy suite, on-site registered pharmacy, Diagnostic scanning unit and a Pathology laboratory
Job description
Job responsibilities
Senior Scrub Theatre Practitioner (SFA Qualified)
Cambridge Hospital | Nursing | Permanent Contract | Full Time
Competitive salary, dependent on experience37.5 hours per week
Applications are restricted to candidates who hold SFA certification
Nuffield Health is Britain's largest healthcare charity, and we are committed to delivering outstanding clinical care. We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Scrub Theatre Practitioner to provide clinical leadership within our Theatre Department at Cambridge Hospital.
This is a senior role requiring advanced clinical expertise, strong leadership capability, and the ability to influence service development, standards of practice, and team performance while delivering excellent perioperative care.
Key responsibilities include:
Providing advanced clinical and technical expertise as a Senior Scrub Practitioner, scrubbing and assisting across a broad range of surgical specialties
Acting as a Surgical First Assistant (SFA) where required, in line with accreditation
Providing day-to-day clinical leadership within theatres, supporting junior staff and maintaining high professional standards
Supporting theatre efficiency, including workforce planning, labour management, and cost control against KPIs
Working closely with Consultants to optimise theatre utilisation and patient flow
Actively contributing to Clinical Governance, risk management, and audit activity
Supporting staff performance management, development, and competency assessment
Promoting best practice, service improvement, and a culture of continuous quality improvement
You will have:
Registration with NMC or HCPC
Accreditation as a Surgical First Assistant (SFA) - Level 1 or Level 2
A minimum of 2 years' experience in a senior theatre role
Proven leadership and team management experience within a theatre environment
Strong communication, decision-making, and influencing skills
The ability to work autonomously while contributing to wider departmental objectives
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital
Our state-of-the-art hospital, is central Cambridge's premium private hospital, boasting an Outstanding CQC score and offer a full range of medical and surgical specialties. With expertise in Cancer care and Cancer surgery, Orthopaedic surgery (including robotic surgery), Neurosurgery, Cardiology as well as specialist Paediatric services.
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.
Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.
It starts with you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Senior Scrub Theatre Practitioner (SFA Qualified)
Cambridge Hospital | Nursing | Permanent Contract | Full Time
Competitive salary, dependent on experience37.5 hours per week
Applications are restricted to candidates who hold SFA certification
Nuffield Health is Britain's largest healthcare charity, and we are committed to delivering outstanding clinical care. We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Scrub Theatre Practitioner to provide clinical leadership within our Theatre Department at Cambridge Hospital.
This is a senior role requiring advanced clinical expertise, strong leadership capability, and the ability to influence service development, standards of practice, and team performance while delivering excellent perioperative care.
Key responsibilities include:
Providing advanced clinical and technical expertise as a Senior Scrub Practitioner, scrubbing and assisting across a broad range of surgical specialties
Acting as a Surgical First Assistant (SFA) where required, in line with accreditation
Providing day-to-day clinical leadership within theatres, supporting junior staff and maintaining high professional standards
Supporting theatre efficiency, including workforce planning, labour management, and cost control against KPIs
Working closely with Consultants to optimise theatre utilisation and patient flow
Actively contributing to Clinical Governance, risk management, and audit activity
Supporting staff performance management, development, and competency assessment
Promoting best practice, service improvement, and a culture of continuous quality improvement
You will have:
Registration with NMC or HCPC
Accreditation as a Surgical First Assistant (SFA) - Level 1 or Level 2
A minimum of 2 years' experience in a senior theatre role
Proven leadership and team management experience within a theatre environment
Strong communication, decision-making, and influencing skills
The ability to work autonomously while contributing to wider departmental objectives
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital
Our state-of-the-art hospital, is central Cambridge's premium private hospital, boasting an Outstanding CQC score and offer a full range of medical and surgical specialties. With expertise in Cancer care and Cancer surgery, Orthopaedic surgery (including robotic surgery), Neurosurgery, Cardiology as well as specialist Paediatric services.
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.
Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.
It starts with you.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with NMC or HCPC
- Accreditation as a Surgical First Assistant (SFA) - Level 1 or Level 2
- SFA Qualification
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 2 years' experience in a senior theatre role
- Proven leadership and team management experience within a theatre environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with NMC or HCPC
- Accreditation as a Surgical First Assistant (SFA) - Level 1 or Level 2
- SFA Qualification
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 2 years' experience in a senior theatre role
- Proven leadership and team management experience within a theatre environment
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).