Job summary
- Main area
- Theatres Team
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend, BH, Late and Night shift + on call commitment.)
- Job ref
- 210-2025-869-A
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester Hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/02/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 24/02/2026
Employer heading
Theatre Scrub Nurse / Scrub Practitioner
Band 5
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week
BE THE NEXT TO JOIN OUR TEAM
An exciting opportunity has arisen for motivated Scrub Nurse / Scrub Practitioners to gain a position within the Operating Theatre Department at the Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust where we are committed to providing high quality care to our patients. Ideally, we are seeking experienced individuals to join our existing team however consideration will be given to newly qualified and staff with previous NHS experience who express an interest in training in a theatre scrub role.
Main duties of the job
You will initially be allocated to a surgical speciality team within the theatre department with a view to eventually rotating to other specialities to gain experience and increase your skills, knowledge and versatility.
The Countess of Chester Theatre Department consists of 2 areas. Main Theatre and Jubilee Day Surgery Theatre.
Main Theatres has 11 operating theatres + recovery. The Jubilee Day Case Theatres consists of 4 general anaesthetic theatres, 1 local anaesthetic theatre and 1 minor procedure theatre which is situated in the Outpatient Department. The surgical specialities covered are General, Urology, Gynaecology, Orthopaedic (elective and trauma), ENT, Plastics, Dental, Ophthalmic and Vascular and a 24 hour emergency service.
The Countess of Chester is a teaching hospital with links to Chester, Edge Hill, Bolton and Stafford Universities bringing nursing, ODP and Band 4 Scrub trainees into the department.
Please be aware that the above information maybe subject to change and further details will be available at the time of interview.
Working for our organisation
The Trust’s services are provided from three locations:
• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust employs 5,964 staff (headcount) to provide care and treatment to a population of over 400,000 people living in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire.
The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Due to its location on the border with North Wales, the Trust also works closely with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
The Trust treats patients from England and some parts of Wales. During 2024/2025, there were approximately 643,000 patient attendances (inpatient, A&E, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work flexibly with shift patterns to include internal rotation depending on the allocated area of practice.
- Effective communication skills to ensure correct lines of communications are followed.
Knowledge and Experience.
Essential criteria
- Possess a broad awareness of professional issues
Desirable criteria
- Significant post registration theatre experience in a surgical speciality rotational capacity.
Qualification
Essential criteria
- RN or ODP level 3 Qualification.
- Proven experience in a theatre scrub role or as a newly qualified nurse / practitioner willing to undertake training in a scrub role.
- NMC or HPCP registered.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of recent professional development
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jo Morris
- Job title
- Theatre Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 366359
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