Scrub Practitioner

Croydon | On premise | £38k - 40k per year

Permanent | Full-time | KW/CR/11700/3

A leading hospital for elective health services, located just outside Croydon, is now looking for an ambitious **Theatre Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner** to join the team as a **Scrub Practitioner** following an exciting period of investment and expansion.

With a focus on planned procedures and follow-on rehabilitative therapies, the hospital offers medical and surgical services for health issues from head to toe. Visitors from South London, Surrey, and Kent benefit from purpose-built, state-of-art facilities and personalised treatment options for a broad array of concerns - from neurological and mental health conditions to oncology, fertility, post-injury recovery, down to podiatric interventions.

As a **Scrub Practitioner**, you will support expert surgical care within an upgraded theatre setting, participating in routine and advanced procedures across general, colorectal, uro
- and gynaecology, plastics, and other surgical specialties. You will join a team that works hard to make sure each procedure goes as safely and smoothly as possible - which is reflected in the hospital’s excellent patient satisfaction scores.

This is a **permanent** Scrub Practitioner role (RN Adult / ODP), working **ideally** **full-time** hours (37.5h) but part-time hours may also be considered.

**Person specification**:

- (_Essential_) Registration either with the NMC (Registered Nurse, RN Adult) or the HCPC (Operating Department Practitioner, ODP).
- (_Essential_) Relevant ILS and mentorship qualifications.
- (_Essential_) At least 2 years’ experience working within an operating theatre setting.
- (_Essential_) Evidence of competence scrubbing for a range of procedures.

**Benefits/enhancements include**:

- Private healthcare schemes, covering pre-existing conditions, optical & dental
- Industry-leading, fully-funded CPD opportunities (incl. accredited training, industry-recognised qualifications and leadership development)
- Friends & Family hospital discounts
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing to 30 days with length of service)
- Enhanced benefits for new parents
- Non-contributory life assurance
- Access to substantial retail and leisure discounts, including the Blue Light Card
- Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing support
- Employee reward and recognition schemes
- Company pension scheme
- And more