# General Scrub Practitioner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Preston
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse practitioner
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 Per Annum, Pro Rata
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Post is covering a secondment)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-29T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-15T12:15:48.755Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Chorley/Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/General_Scrub/General_Scrub-v8023678
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8023678?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to work within our Elective surgical Hub at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. This is a band 5 12 month fixed term position to cover a secondment opportunity.

Please be aware if there is a high number of applicants for this role the advert may close early due to demand.

### Main duties of the job

We are looking for a scrub practitioner who has a passion for providing high quality patient focused surgical care who has a flexible attitude towards work and a desire for new challenges. As a trust we are committed to the development of future healthcare professionals and theatres is pivotal to these trainees. As a qualified practitioner you would be expected to contribute to their development and support.

If you would like to be part of a forward thinking team in an ambitious teaching hospital with a dynamic and expanding department, please get in touch, we look forward to hearing from you.

Our vision for theatres is to deliver first class peri-operative care for every patient.

In return our commitment to you is to offer support, development and opportunities in an inclusive environment. Therefore, we will offer you:

- Great learning opportunities to enable all staff to fulfil their potential
- A fully supported induction programme with a named mentor
- Ongoing support from theatre clinical education team
- Salary sacrifice scheme - childcare, electronics and cars
- A generous annual leave provision

Please be aware if there is a high number of applicants for this role the advert may close early due to demand.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As an integral member of the operating theatre team, you would be directly involved in the following specialities:

Vascular

Colorectal

Upper GI

Breast

Robotic procedures

Urology

Max Fax

ENT

For more information please see attached the Job Description & Person Specification.

Please note that this post may also include on call cover during weekends and evenings depending on future service requirements.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge & Experience

**Essential**

- Awareness of changes within Nursing practice
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and the relevance to practice
- Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
- Demonstrates competency during internship

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of ethical issues
- Evidence of clinical competence in areas of general surgery.
- Knowledge of Leadership and Management
- Research and Development

### Qualifications & Education

**Essential**

- Appropriate NMC/HCPC Registration
- RN1, RN2 General Nursing Posts/ODP
- Evidence of continuing education or development for more experienced Band 5 nurses

**Desirable**

- Degree
- NMC recognised Mentorship qualification
- Scrub Course
- Diploma in Nursing

## Documents

- [what we can offer you (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2464)
- [general surgery scrub jd (pdf, 472.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10320245)
- [creating your best application (pdf, 6.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2433)

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