Senior Scrub Theatre Practitioner SFA Qualified

Nuffield Health Brentwood; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare charity in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Scrub Theatre Practitioner to provide clinical leadership. This full-time role requires SFA certification, strong leadership, and at least two years of senior theatre experience. Responsibilities include leading theatre operations, supporting junior staff, and ensuring high standards of perioperative care. Join us for a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including gym membership and health assessments.

Benefits

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Qualifications

• Registration with NMC or HCPC is essential.
• Accreditation as a Surgical First Assistant (SFA) is necessary.
• Proven leadership and team management in a theatre environment.
• Ability to work autonomously and meet departmental goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead as a Senior Scrub Practitioner across various surgical specialties.
• Support efficient theatre operations including planning and cost control.
• Collaborate with Consultants for optimal patient flow and theatre use.
• Contribute to clinical governance and staff competency assessments.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Decision-making

Influencing

Education

SFA Certification

NMC or HCPC Registration

Minimum 2 years’ senior theatre experience

Job description

Senior Scrub Theatre Practitioner (SFA Qualified)

Cambridge Hospital | Nursing | Permanent Contract | Full Time
Competitive salary, dependent on experience

37.5 hours per week

Applications are restricted to candidates who hold SFA certification

Nuffield Health is Britain’s largest healthcare charity, and we are committed to delivering outstanding clinical care. We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Scrub Theatre Practitioner to provide clinical leadership within our Theatre Department at Cambridge Hospital.

This is a senior role requiring advanced clinical expertise, strong leadership capability, and the ability to influence service development, standards of practice, and team performance while delivering excellent perioperative care.

The Role

As a Senior Scrub Theatre Practitioner, you will act as a senior clinical resource within the Operating Theatre, leading by example and supporting the safe, efficient, and effective delivery of surgical services.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing advanced clinical and technical expertise as a Senior Scrub Practitionerubbing and assisting across a broad range of surgical specialties
• Acting as a Surgical First Assistant (SFA) where required, in line with accreditation
• Providing day-to-day clinical leadership within theatres, supporting junior staff and maintaining high professional standards
• Supporting theatre efficiency, including workforce planning, labour management, and cost control against KPIs
• Working closely with Consultants to optimise theatre utilisation and patient flow
• Actively contributing to Clinical Governance, risk management, and audit activity
• Supporting staff performance management, development, and competency assessment
• Promoting best practice, service improvement, and a culture of continuous quality improvement

About You

You will have:

• Registration with NMC or HCPC
• Accreditation as a Surgical First Assistant (SFA) – Level 1 or Level 2
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a senior theatre role
• Proven leadership and team management experience within a theatre environment
• Strong communication, decision‑making, and influencing skills
• The ability to work autonomously while contributing to wider departmental objectives

Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital

Our state‑of‑the‑art hospital, is central Cambridge’s premium private hospital, boasting an Outstanding CQC score and offer a full range of medical and surgical specialties. With expertise in Cancer care and Cancer surgery, Orthopaedic surgery (including robotic surgery), Neurosurgery, Cardiology as well as specialist Paediatric services.

Backed by the latest diagnostic imaging facilities including wide bore MRI and CT scanning, we offer immediate assessment and expert diagnosis. Hospital facilities include 3 state of the art digital theatres, 32 beds, Surgical Day Case theatre/endoscopy suite, Surgical Day PODs, private consultation rooms, close monitoring units, Chemotherapy suite, on‑site registered pharmacy, Diagnostic scanning unit and a Pathology laboratory

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it’s a good idea to apply right away to ensure you’re considered for this role.

It starts with you.