Scrub Practitioner - Sharoe Green Theatres | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£32,073 - £39,043 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Fulwood, PR2 9HT
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	17 Sept 2026
Closing date:	17 Oct 2026

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Summary

Join Our Dynamic Theatre Team at Sharoe Green Theatres, Royal Preston Hospital! Are you motivated, energetic, and eager to make a real difference in patient care? If you’re forward-thinking and enthusiastic, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

If you’re a registered ODP or Nurse with a passion for surgical care, we want to hear from you!

Our vision is clear: deliver world-class peri-operative care to every patient. And in return, we’re committed to offering you the support, development, and career opportunities you deserve, all within an inclusive and welcoming environment.

What We Offer:

• Exciting learning opportunities designed to help you unlock your full potential

• A fully supported induction program with a dedicated mentor by your side

• Continuous support from our experienced theatre clinical education team

Main duties of the job

By joining Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, you’llbecome part of a dedicated team covering the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Theatres whilst supporting our Colorectal MDT.

We’re looking for Scrub Practitioners who are passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred surgical care, adaptable to a fast-paced environment, and excited to embrace new challenges.

As a valued team member, you’ll also play a crucial role in supporting and mentoring future healthcare professionals, helping shape the next generation of theatre experts.

We are looking for Scrub Practitioners who have a passion for providing high quality patient focused surgical care who have a flexible attitude towards work and a desire for new challenges. As a trust we are committed to the development of future healthcare professionals and theatres is pivotal to these trainees. As a qualified practitioner you would be expected to contribute to their development and support.

If you would like to be part of a forward thinking team in an ambitious teaching hospital with a dynamic and expanding department, please get in touch, we look forward to hearing from you.

Our vision for theatres is to deliver first class peri-operative care for every patient.

In return our commitment to you is to offer support, development and opportunities in an inclusive environment. Therefore, we will offer you:

•Great learning opportunities to enable all staff to fulfil their potential

•A fully supported induction programme with a named mentor

•Ongoing support from theatre clinical education team

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

These are exciting times ahead for theatres here at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals as we are committed to service development within theatres offering staff the opportunity to share ideas and look at new ways of working through our staff voices forum.

Our vision for theatres is to deliver first class peri-operative care for every patient. In return our commitment to you is to offer support, development and opportunities in an inclusive environment.

You’ll bring your scrub experience and a genuine enthusiasm for innovation, championing new ideas and positive change within the team.

Excellent communication skills are essential — and if you thrive in a fast-paced, supportive environment, you’ll fit right in. Plus, we’ll back your growth with plenty of educational and experiential learning opportunities.

Our vision is to deliver world-class peri-operative care to every patient, every time.

You must be a registered General Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) with scrub experience in obstetrics, gynaecology or colorectal surgery ready to work with a motivated, enthusiastic team

This advert closes on Thursday 1 Oct 2026

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