# Scrub Team Leader > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/scrub-team-leader/36b26a19-5060-4fb0-9b75-c9c7dd029193 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/scrub-team-leader/36b26a19-5060-4fb0-9b75-c9c7dd029193.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** Aylesbury - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Expected to work cross-sites) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-15T12:42:55.178Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Buckinghamshire/Aylesbury/Buckinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Theatres/Theatres-v8136222 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8136222?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The New wing theatres department at Stoke Mandeville hospital is proud of the safe and effective care which we deliver. We are now looking for a self-motivated, experienced theatre scrub practitioner to take on this exciting and challenging role in our team. As the emergency surgery site for the Trust, our department mainly support operations across a range of Emergency  surgeries including Orthopaedic, Urology,  Plastic, General Gynae and Pain specialities. You can expect a supportive and stretching career development programme, which will take you from your current level of experience to expertise in one, or more, of the surgical specialities we have to offer. This competency-based programme is a key part of our vision for an efficient, compassionate peri-operative environment, which provide exceptional care for our patients and fully supports our staff in delivering this. ### Main duties of the job The successful applicant will be a Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner with substantial  experience at band 5. You will be responsible for leading a theatre team on a day to day basis, whilst supporting the longer-term planning of care delivery within one specific speciality. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work using your own initiative as well as working effectively within a team. You will: - Be a NMC registered nurse or HCPC registered ODP with recent experience within theatre services. - Be motivated and enthusiastic about your own professional development and keen to enhance skills and competencies within the team. - Have a recognised mentorship qualification or be prepared to gain this. - Demonstrate a good understanding of the importance of supportive and flexible team working. Only Practitioners with significant post-qualification theatre experience will be considered. Successful candidates will demonstrate an appreciation for the importance of care in surgery and provide evidence that they share our  CARE values. For more information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Julie Maybridge-Edwards (Lead Scrub Practitioner, New Wing Theatres) at \[email protected\] or call 01296315600, or Matthew Carpenter (Lead Scrub Practitioner) at \[email protected\]. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert. If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application. If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on \[email protected\] quoting the vacancy reference number. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience at a Band 5 nursing level within a range of specialities - Previous experience in teaching, coaching, mentoring ### Special Circumstances **Essential** - Good team worker - The ability to take part in the on call rota **Desirable** - The post holder may be required to work across all sites and will be required to travel between the sites in a timely manner. ### Skills, Abilities & Knowledge **Essential** - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Proven ability to utilise word, power point and excel to a level of producing documents, reports - Dexterity and accuracy required for medicine administration and clinical interventions **Desirable** - Ability to demonstrate appropriate non antagonistic behaviour in stressful situations. - Evidence of participation in audit, research and development of staff - Ability to plan and organise complex activities, programmes which may need adjustment on a regular basis depending on activity ### Education, Qualifications & Training **Essential** - RN (adult) or ODP - Diploma in related field (or equivalent experience) - Relevant post registration experience **Desirable** - Completion of appropriate management and leadership programme - Teaching and Assessment recognised qualification - Recognised advanced communication skills - Degree in related field (or willingness to work towards) - Recognised advanced specialist training in chosen field (or equivalent experience) ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 264.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10456963) - [person specification (pdf, 256.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10456964) - [functional requirements (pdf, 192.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10456965) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.