Theatre Practitioner - Scrubs Spinal

Overview

Theatre Practitioner – Scrub Spinal – London, The Princess Grace Hospital – Full time, 37.5 hours per week – Permanent. Permanent role, salary competitive plus shift allowance. Shifts Monday through Saturday – early starts, long days, late shifts, and on‑call. This role is centred around spinal surgery; we seek a candidate with strong, hands‑on spinal scrub experience to confidently support complex procedures.

Your expertise in spinal theatre practice will be central; you’ll play a key part in delivering safe, consistent care across specialist cases. The Princess Grace Hospital is a leading multidisciplinary private hospital with seven theatres across two floors and a dedicated robotic surgery theatre.

• Act as lead scrub practitioner for spinal procedures, supporting routine and complex cases.
• Prepare and manage specialist spinal instrumentation, equipment and sterile fields.
• Anticipate surgeons' needs during spinal surgery and provide skilled, responsive support.
• Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, high‑quality patient care.
• Maintain high standards of infection control, safety and clinical practice within theatres.

• Proven and recent scrub experience in spinal surgery is essential.
• Minimum of two years’ experience working as a scrub practitioner in theatres.
• Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner qualification with a valid NMC or HCPC registration.
• Strong knowledge of perioperative practice and spinal instrumentation.
• Team‑focused approach with confident communication skills.

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you.
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals.
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service.
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme.
• Group Life Assurance from day one.
• Critical illness cover.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay.
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland.
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you.
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers.

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs, and offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.