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Major Orthopaedic Scrub - Lower Limb (Hips + Knees)
An experienced Major Orthopaedic Scrub Practitioner is required to support lower limb surgery, with a particular focus on hip and knee procedures. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary theatre team, helping to deliver safe, effective and compassionate care throughout the patient journey. This is an opportunity for a skilled theatre professional to contribute to a high standard of perioperative practice within a busy surgical environment.
Key responsibilities will include preparing the operating theatre, checking instruments, implants and specialist equipment, and maintaining a safe and efficient sterile field. You will scrub for major orthopaedic procedures, anticipating the needs of the surgeon and wider surgical team, while ensuring that all equipment, prostheses and consumables are available and correctly recorded. You will also support surgical counts, specimen handling, infection prevention procedures, documentation and the safe transfer of patients to and from theatre.
You will be expected to work closely with surgeons, anaesthetic colleagues, healthcare assistants and recovery staff, communicating clearly and contributing positively to team briefings, debriefings and clinical handovers. The role also involves helping to maintain high standards of clinical governance, safeguarding, risk management and patient confidentiality. You may be required to assist with stock control, equipment checks, audit activity, service improvement and the induction or supervision of less experienced colleagues.
Applicants should hold current professional registration and have substantial experience working in an operating theatre, ideally with proven expertise in major orthopaedic surgery involving hips and knees. A sound understanding of implants, instrumentation, cemented and uncemented procedures, infection control and theatre safety standards is essential. You should be organised, calm under pressure and able to anticipate surgical requirements accurately. Excellent communication skills, a professional approach and a commitment to patient-centred care are also required. Flexibility to work across theatre lists, including varied shifts where necessary, will be expected.
