Job Overview
Are you an experienced and motivated Scrub Practitioner ready to take the next step in your career? We’re thrilled to be recruiting Band 6 Scrub Practitioners to join our vibrant Theatre Suite at Glangwili Hospital!
Our theatres support a wide range of specialties, including Emergency General Surgery, Elective and Emergency Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Trauma & Orthopaedics, ENT, Urology, and Ophthalmology—offering a rich and varied clinical experience.
As a Band 6, you’ll play a key role in supporting our Band 7 Sisters and Charge Nurses with the day‑to‑day operational management of the theatre suite, ensuring the delivery of high standards of patient care and smooth, efficient service provision.
You’ll be part of a dynamic and motivated team in a friendly, supportive learning environment, where learning and development are championed by our dedicated Practice Development Team. We’re committed to innovation and continuous professional growth, with excellent opportunities to enhance your leadership skills and advance your career.
Please note: this role includes out‑of‑hours working and participation in an on‑call rota to support our 24/7 service.
Come and be part of something exceptional—where your leadership, expertise, and ambition are truly valued.
Main Duties of the Job
* Support the departmental lead(s) in maintaining an efficient and effective service delivering safe patient care within an environment that promotes a responsive approach to changing health care needs.
* Provide supervisory management and leadership skills and be motivated towards self‑development in both management and leadership studies.
* Support and work in conjunction with the Team Managers to ensure the effective delivery of high standards of nursing care.
* Lead on a day‑to‑day basis the running of the specialist clinical area/department, and when allocated act as the daily coordinator for the department, providing supervisory management and leadership skills in an environment which is complex and pressurised.
* Work as a skilled emergency Practitioner, working autonomously to support other colleagues to coordinate the clinical areas and to provide specialised knowledge ensuring the maintenance and development of a skilled nursing/practitioner workforce.
* Participate in an on‑call and night rota, on AFC terms.
Other Requirements
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews will be held on 02/12/25.
Working for Our Organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties. We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in‑hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services. We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
* Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
* Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
* Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
* 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
* Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
Language Policy
Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
Equal Opportunities
Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job. Using a generic application to apply for multiple roles or relying on automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, may not provide the necessary information, leading to your application being overlooked. To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert.
Application Consent and Data Protection
By submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable).
These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing in line with current Data Protection Legislation especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data (sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). As an organisation, we ensure that the legislation defining confidentiality is observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practising data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII).
If you are successfully appointed, by completing the application form you authorise the UHB to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).
Visa and Sponsorship
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self‑assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
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