Compass Associates
Scrub Nurse
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Scrub Nurse / ODP – Leading Private Hospital
Location: Ashtead, Surrey
Salary: Up to £40,000, with flexibility for highly experienced applicants
Hours: Full Time / Permanent – 37.5 hours per week
Looking for a theatre role within a busy private hospital offering a varied surgical caseload? Experienced within scrub and interested in developing your orthopaedic or advanced surgical skills?
Want to join an established theatre team with excellent training, private healthcare and pension benefits?
About the Role
Compass Associates are working with a highly respected private hospital in Surrey to recruit an experienced Scrub Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner. The hospital delivers a broad range of elective surgical procedures and works closely with consultants across multiple clinical specialties. Orthopaedics represents an important part of the hospital’s surgical activity, making this an excellent opportunity for someone with strong orthopaedic scrub experience.
You will join a busy and supportive theatre department, providing safe and effective care throughout the surgical pathway while maintaining high standards of clinical practice, patient safety and infection prevention.
Applicants with an SFA qualification or advanced orthopaedic experience are particularly encouraged to apply, although these are not essential.
The Package
- Salary up to £40,000, dependent on experience
- Potential flexibility for exceptional candidates with advanced skills
- Full-time permanent position
- 37.5 hours per week
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
- Option to buy or sell additional annual leave
- Private medical cover, with options to add family members
- Discounted dental insurance
- Life assurance at three times your basic salary
- Employer pension contributions of up to 5% following qualification
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced parental leave and family-friendly policies
- Extensive clinical training and development opportunities
- Access to a dedicated professional development academy
- Cycle-to-work scheme and employee discounts
- Subsidised staff restaurant, where available
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What You’ll Be Doing
- Working as a scrub practitioner across a varied elective surgical caseload
- Preparing theatres, equipment, instruments and consumables for operating lists
- Supporting consultants and the wider multidisciplinary team during procedures
- Delivering safe, individualised and patient-centred care
- Completing surgical safety checks and maintaining accurate clinical documentation
- Following infection prevention, governance and theatre safety procedures
- Responding effectively to changing clinical priorities and unexpected situations
- Supporting colleagues and contributing to an efficient theatre service
- Participating in ongoing training, competency development and service improvement
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What We’re Looking For
- Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner
- Active NMC or HCPC registration
- Current scrub experience within an operating theatre environment
- Strong communication and multidisciplinary working skills
- Ability to remain calm and make effective decisions under pressure
- A warm, considerate and empathetic approach to patient care
- Flexible, positive and team-focused attitude
- Strong understanding of theatre safety and clinical governance
- Orthopaedic scrub experience is highly desirable
- SFA qualification would be advantageous but is not essential
- Experience within private healthcare would be beneficial but is not required
Working Pattern
This is a full-time position working 37.5 hours per week across a flexible departmental rota. The rota may include early starts, evenings and weekend shifts depending on theatre activity.
About Compass Associates
Compass Associates is a leading specialist healthcare recruitment consultancy, connecting talented professionals with high-quality employers across the UK.
Referral Scheme
Compass Associates Ltd is acting as the recruitment consultancy for this vacancy. We offer a £200 John Lewis voucher for every successful recommendation or referral.
Interested?
For more information or to apply, contact:
Ben Warnes
07908 224 207
bwarnes@compassltd.co.uk
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