Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Theatres - Scrub
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Forest Theatres: mixture of 9.5 and 11 hour shifts, requirement for weekend working, on call provision and night shift cover. CDSU: day shifts only - 9.5 hours)
- Job ref
- 196-NM14106-M
- Employer
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Evelina London Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £38,488 - £46,852 p.a inc HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Scrub Practitioner- ELCH Main theatres/ Children's Day Surgery Unit
NHS AfC: Band 5
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 ODP/ Nurse to join our Scrub team at Evelina Paediatric Theatres. We staff 7 operating theatres across Forest/Reef Theatres and Children’s Day Surgery Unit (CDSU). Specialities include Paediatric Spinal, Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery, Robotics (Urology), General Surgery, ENT, Otology, Plastics, Cleft, Rheumatology, Endoscopy, Ophthalmology, Emergency, Thoracics and many more. We also assist in cases done in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) and in the Birthing Unit/ Centre.
This vacancy is open for candidates with existing perioperative background. Someone who is trustworthy, diligent, excellent in timekeeping and flexible to work in the different areas across the Trust requiring paediatric scrub support.
Evelina London Children's Hospital is a welcoming, friendly and supportive environment based in central London.
We are proudly made up of a diverse workforce and highly specialised teams performing innovative surgery. We are committed to developing our staff and invest in helping them to attain their full potential.
Aspiring candidates should be able to do various shift pattern to cover 24 hour service, including on-calls and weekends. The job will also involves rotation from Main Forest/ Reef theatres and Children's Day Surgery Unit (CDSU).
Closing date: 30th August 2026 (midnight)
Interview date: 14th September 2026
Main duties of the job
You will need to be an experienced Scrub Practitioner who is an excellent practitioner in promoting high standards of care and has a vision for service improvement. You will actively support your Line Manager and colleagues in delivering high quality care to patients during their Peri-operative journey. You are expected to have a strong clinical background, leadership and management skills.
You are expected to be a role model in the promotion and adherence to the Trust values:
Caring - to put patients first and always ensure their safety, by demonstrating expertise in the field & being self-aware of own limitations and have humility to learn from others. You can confidently deal with stressful situations and be able to provide the expertise required to ensure a safe and efficient provision of patient care.
Inclusive - you are expected to work closely with the MDT. You respect everyone regardless of the differences in religion, age and culture. To promote professionalism in communicating and dealing with everyone. To recognise the value of Teamwork and work collaboratively rather than individually.
Ambitious - you are expected to continually strive for career progression by utilising available resources and learning opportunities in the Trust. You strive for service improvement. You are also expected to promote upskilling and strive to become a well-rounded practitioner to help support the growing service demands of the department.
Working for our organisation
At Evelina London, our paediatric theatres are central to specialist surgical care. We operate eight inpatient and two day case theatres, each with dedicated recovery units, supporting a wide range of specialities including ENT, Orthopaedics, Spine, Plastics, Urology, General Surgery, Dental, Ophthalmology, Thoracics and Robotic Surgery. Our team also supports procedures in MRI, Interventional Radiology, Cath Lab, PET Scan, and occasionally adult theatres for paediatric cardiac and ophthalmology cases.
Despite being spread across the hospital, our theatre staff work as one cohesive team, rotating across all areas. This fosters strong multidisciplinary collaboration and enables staff to develop specialist skills and grow professionally.
We are supported by dedicated clinical educators who deliver structured training and development. The Trust promotes flexible working and upskilling programmes, helping staff gain competencies across perioperative specialities. These efforts contribute to high staff retention and a culture of continuous improvement.
Evelina London also collaborates with other NHS trusts, creating opportunities for innovation and service expansion. We are preparing to launch the Children's Cancer Service - a transformative project enhancing our paediatric oncology expertise. This is a unique opportunity to join a pioneering team delivering exceptional care to vulnerable children while advancing your career in a dynamic, supportive environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To provide expert and efficient support to the Surgeons and other members of the surgical team during surgery/ other procedures.
- To be knowledgeable and trained in the different surgical specialist equipment available and ensure that they are in good working condition.
- Independently manage a group of patients within the speciality whilst working as part of the MDT, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care.
- Demonstrate appropriate practice and adherence to Trust standards, values and behaviours and policies in fulfilling patient care.
- Be responsible for recognising and responding to emergencies in the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.
- Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
- To provide excellent aseptic technique whilst scrubbing and promotes good Infection Prevention and Control.
- Is wholly accountable for his / her practice in line with the NMC/HCPC code of professional conduct and takes every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve his / her knowledge and professional competence.
- Ensure accurate Epic documentation of each patient episode and knowledge in the use of Epic workflows in carrying out the different tasks required for patient care are being demonstrated.
- Maintain accurate records of the clinical service and ensuring that confidentiality of information is adhered to. Ensure that sensitive patient records are stored appropriately.
- Ensure staff take precautions to minimise the risk of cross infection in relation to the safe disposal of body fluids (including blood).
- To be an effective communicator with patients/carers/families regarding disease treatment and management. To create an environment that fosters good communication between patient and health care professionals, that meets individual’s needs.
- To have situational awareness to identify and intervene where circumstances contribute to an unsafe environment for patients and staff. To bring instances to the attention of the Sister/Charge Nurse for the area.
- Ensure that the learning environment and specialist training is appropriate for both pre and post registration learners and participate in the development of appropriate programmes.
- Contribute in the Trust’s clinical supervision programme for staff.
- To assist the Sister/Charge Nurse in developing a culture that is challenging, stimulating, rewarding and supportive.
- To act as mentor/assessor to unqualified staff and to provide education, advice and support to a team of nurses.
- Utilise research findings in the delivery of specialist patient care, developing new ways of working and to disseminate relevant information to staff.
- Organise own work and manage own caseload and practice, identifying and maintaining supportive networks for self and other staff members.
- Take an active role in clinical governance, risk assessment, supporting implementation of strategies to minimise risk. Ensuring incidents and near misses are reported, through promoting a no blame culture.
Person specification
Knowledge/Qualification
Essential criteria
- NMC Qualified nurse / ODP
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Teaching & assessing qualification
- Relevant qualifications required or course to area
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of working on own and in a team
- Supervision of junior staff
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in other nursing fields
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate programmes of care in theatres
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Basic Computer Skills including ability to use Microsoft Word and Electronic Patient Records or EPIC
Desirable criteria
- IT skills Awareness of the structure and organisation of the NHS
Values and Behaviour
Essential criteria
- Upholding high standard of ethical practice, confidentiality and accountability
- Demonstrates active listening to colleagues and patients, clear and sensitive explanation of care
- Promotes equality, diversity and inclusion at all times
- Demonstrates knowledge of Trust Values
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lara Misha Mistica
- Job title
- Theatre Sister/ Clinical Nurse Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02071888926
- Additional information
Xuefeng Yan
Theatre Sister
02071888926
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