Job summary
- Main area
- Scrub
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-8232402
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Free Hospital
- Town
- Hampstead
- Salary
- £38,488 - £46,852 per annum inclusive of HCAS (pro rata).
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Band 5 Theatre Practitioner
Band 5
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting time to be working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 1.6 million people a year through our three main hospitals: Barnet, Chase Farm and Royal Free.
Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead consists of 21 operating theatres including the Day surgery Unit and Labour Ward theatres. The department offers services to patients including specialties such as Plastics and Breast, Trauma, Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplantation, Renal Cancer and Robotics, Colorectal and Robotics, Vascular, Urology and a 24 hr CEPOD service. It is a particularly exciting time to join the Royal Free hospital theatres as it continue to develop services for the benefit of the community and support the Trust with its aims and values.
In order to respond to the demand we are looking to appoint passionate, enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 scrub practitioners/ nurses with or without scrub experience who want to develop their skills further in the different specialities. We have a compassionate Leadership team and a supportive Education Team who is eager to support you in your professional development aspirations and your wellbeing.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse / ODP
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience in scrub and circulating practice (at Band 5 or above)
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Awareness of clinical issues within the theatre department
- Aware of developments within profession
- Able to work as part of a team within set boundaries
- Able to prioritise workload
Able to prioritise workload
Essential criteria
- Flexible and adaptive to changing situations
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Willing to develop perioperative practice
- Highly motivated towards theatre nursing
Personal qualities and attributes
Essential criteria
- and attributes Demonstrates integrity, professionalism, and resilience, acting as a positive role model who leads by example, maintains high clinical standards, and remains calm and effective in a fast-paced, demanding theatre environment.
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and support colleagues, foster E A/I PAGE 2 effective multidisciplinary working, manage competing priorities, and contribute positively to service improvement and a culture of continuous learning.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lolita Ying
- Job title
- Senior Clinical Practice Educator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02077940500
- Additional information
Geraldine Gagasa - [email protected]
Please feel free to come visit our department please contact Lolita Ying for more information
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