Theatre scrub Nurse; DSU - WBCH

Main area Theatre Practitioner ODP/Nurse - Day Surgery Unit Grade NHS AfC:
Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity Cover) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (per week) Job

Employer Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site West Berkshire Community Hospital Town Thatcham Salary £31,049 - £37,796 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/03/2026 23:59

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.

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We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

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We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

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Band 5 Theatre Practitioner / Scrub Nurse - Day Surgery Unit (WBCH Thatcham)

This is a fixed-term post for 9 months to cover maternity leave.

This post is based at West Berkshire Community Hospital (WBCH), London Road, Benham Hill, Thatcham, RG18 3AS
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This is a Full-Time post for 37.5 hours per week; worked over Monday–Friday.

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Theatre Practitioner Scrub Nurse to work within our dynamic Theatre team at the West Berkshire Community Hospital, Day Surgery Unit (Theatres and Endoscopy).

The Unit is open 8am – 6pm.

Applicants must be an HCPC registered ODP or a NMC registered nurse with scrub experience.

The role involves scrubbing for a variety of specialist areas including Maxillo Facial, Plastics, General Surgery, ENT, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics and Vascular. There will also be the opportunity to work in other areas such as recovery and our Endoscopy area.

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Theatre Practitioners who aspire to learn and develop to join our inspirational team.

Applicants must be an HCPC registered ODP or a NMC registered nurse with scrub experience.

We can offer:

• In-depth, in-house and external development opportunities and support for career progression.
• Preceptorship programme.
• Rotation through a variety of specialties.

Successful candidates will demonstrate high standards of practice with excellent communication, clinical and decision making skills. You must be able to work under the pressure of a busy high throughput unit.

The successful candidate will hold the appropriate qualifications to be a current registered practitioner (RGN or ODP) and demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development.

You will need to demonstrate the ability to work within the trust's core values of CARE - Compassion, Aspirational, Resourceful, and Excellence.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as…