Theatre Scrub Practitioner/ ODP | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	28 July 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£31,049 - £37,796 pa
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	27 August 2025
Location:	Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4TQ
Company:	University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7377722/387-WD7722-GE

Summary

Weston General Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Theatre Scrub Practitioner to join our friendly and dedicated team in the Surgical Day Case Unit (SDCU).

The ideal candidate must havescrub experience, ideally across a range of specialities, who can work flexibly within our multi-disciplinary team to deliver high standards of perioperative care.

This is a Band 5 role working up to 37.5 hours per week, and you will be based within ourSurgical Day Case Unitand widerMain Theatres team, depending on service need.

Weston Theatres is a small but dynamic unit with a strong sense of team and a passion for delivering safe, effective, and person-centred care. We have six theatres in total – two within the Day Case Unit and four in the Main Theatres – supporting a wide range of elective and emergency procedures including:
• General & Colorectal Surgery
• Breast Surgery
• Urology
• Gynaecology
• Orthopaedics and Trauma




• In partnership with other professionals and disciplines, develop measurable patient care plans/goals. The process should include assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care from admission to timely transfer or discharge.
• Take charge of the clinical needs of a group of defined patients on the ward /department prioritising workload according to changing clinical need over a 24 period.
• Work towards regularly taking charge of the ward/department on occasion prioritising workload according to changing clinical need over a 24 period.
• Delegate tasks and activities to a range of team members in relation to patient care (for example when taking charge or as link nurse)
• Ensure nursing documentation is maintained, accurate and timely in line with the Trust standard
• To demonstrate awareness and compliance with Trust policies, procedures, guidelines and standards. To work towards promoting this to others.
• Promote and maintain a safe environment for patients
• Administer medicines in accordance with Trust policy.
• Promote a clean environment and the prevention of hospital acquired infection
• Respond positively and act promptly to resolve problems/issues for patients/carers, utilising complaints procedures and PALs where appropriate.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.


This advert closes on Monday 11 Aug 2025

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