Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Theatre Practitioner - SCRUB
Closing date: 03 June 2026
We are looking for energetic, motivated Nurses/Operating Department Practitioners within Surgical scrub. Candidates should be ambitious individuals who can help drive our department into the future. If you are forward thinking with the motivation to progress and have an eye for performance and delivery, then we are looking for you.
Previous experience in a perioperative or surgical nursing environment would be an advantage, but full training and support will be given for those enthusiastic to join our team. You will be supported by a mentor and new starter team who will be able to offer support and assistance with further development.
Main duties of the job
Benefits and opportunities
* A range of rotational learning opportunities and courses
* With flexible working patterns, you will be free to discuss your own personal needs and we will do our best to support you in line with departmental requirements
* We will aim to give you that work‑life balance, financial incentive role you may be looking for
* Enhanced unsocial working rates across nights and weekends
* Competitive bank rates for additional work
* Opportunities to work within a team of highly skilled clinicians to develop and enhance your skills in the operating theatre using state-of-the-art robotic surgery
* A unique new starter program, to ensure your transition into our department is a smooth one, guiding you through a training package to suit your needs, along with mentors and line managers for added support and security.
* Opportunities to maintain and learn new skills across scrub, Anaesthetics and recovery are all on offer
Person Specification
* Registered Nurse or registered Operating Department Practitioner
* Mentorship/teaching qualification or evidence of working towards
* Experience of taking charge of a ward and delegating responsibilities
Knowledge and experience
* Able to demonstrate effective consolidation of nursing knowledge & practice
* Experience of taking charge of a ward and delegating responsibilities/ Team player
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.
£32,073 to £39,043 a year, pro rata
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