Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital
Theatre Practitioner - Scrub
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Theatre Practitioner - Scrub
Theatre Nurse / ODP – Orthopaedic Scrub (RGN / ODP)
About the Role
Location: Haywards Heath Hospital | Department: Nursing Contract: Permanent | Working Hours: Full time Hours Per Week: 37.5 (includes weekend work) Salary: Up to £40,000 – dependent on experience
Nuffield Health is the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity, delivering innovative healthcare and community programmes to build a healthier nation. Our hospitals – including Haywards Heath Hospital – are committed to introducing the latest, safest care with exceptional standards. This opportunity is at the heart of improving patient journeys, where your expertise shapes real lives.
The Opportunity
As an Orthopaedic Scrub Practitioner or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP), you’re part of a high-performing team delivering Speed of Care™ – faster, more efficient surgeries without compromising quality. Here, you’ll bring focus, precision, empathy, and outstanding communication skills to ensure every patient receives excellent care in our cutting-edge operating theatres.
Key Responsibilities
- Work within a multi-disciplinary team to manage a diverse patient caseload, ensuring seamless perioperative care.
- Operate cutting-edge technology, equipment, and facilities in our well-equipped facility with three theatres, including a laminar flow suite.
- Supervise, support, and develop junior team members, fostering clinical growth through mentorship.
- Deliver high-quality perioperative care in a collaborative setting, grounded in evidence-based best practice.
- Focus on exceptional patient experiences, prioritising kindness, clinical excellence, and tailored care throughout surgeries and recovery.
- Opportunity for ongoing development, including eligibility for First Assist Surgical training.
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Requirements
- Current registration as either a Registered General Nurse (RGN) or an Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) with NMC or HCPC.
- Valid experience in scrub roles within a theatres environment, including orthopaedic surgeries.
- Commitment to patient-centred care, with high standards of safety, cleanliness, and clinical effectiveness.
- Ability to work effectively in a pressure-requiring, dynamic team, communicating clearly and calmly under demanding conditions.
Our Promise to You
At Nuffield Health, we believe in supporting your personal and professional growth, as much as we support our patients.
Value & Benefits
- Freedom to thrive: Choose from fitness, leisure, health, and wellbeing rewards, like free gym access, discounts at retailers, or wellness assessments—because health and happiness go hand-in-hand.
- Flexible career path: Experience an environment of ongoing professional development; from training to team advancements—all while receiving complimentary pension options to safeguard your future.
- Working environment: Staffed by an exceptional team of professionals, within a modern, clean hospital equipped with technology like a 3T MRI scanner and specialist orthopaedic units.
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Why Haywards Heath Hospital?
- Located in Haywards Heath, just minutes from the town centre.
- Our three operating theatres, including the laminar flow theatre, ensures the highest sterile standards.
- Fully equipped outpatient facilities, pre-assessment clinics, 3T MRI, and rehabilitation services.
- On-the-spot expert care paired with an environment where both patients and team feel valued.
Join Nuffield Health
To embark on this rewarding career step where you shape patient outcomes, creativity meets precision, and walls of genuine teamwork are encouraged.
👉Apply now – Applications are assessed upon receipt, so don’t wait to secure your place in this fulfilling role today. Full consideration will apply until the vacancy closes (should early success meet demand).
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