Associate Team Leader/Junior Theatre Sister

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking a motivated Associate Team Leader/Junior Theatre Sister in London. This role offers an opportunity to be part of a dynamic team, providing top-quality patient care in a leading NHS environment with excellent training and development prospects. The ideal candidate will have nursing qualifications, significant recovery experience, and a commitment to our WeCare values.

Benefits

In-house and University courses

Dedicated Theatre Professional Development Nurse

Well-being room with massage chairs

Team support for new staff

Competence-based development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC Pin or ODP with HCPC registration.
• Experience in supervising students and coordinating shifts.
• Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge with designated post-registration qualification.

Responsibilities

• Deliver top-quality patient care as expected by Trust values.
• Supervise and support junior staff in the theatre environment.
• Coordinate shift operations and ensure safety in patient management.

Skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Communication

Leadership

Organizational skills

Education

Recovery Qualification (For Nurses)

Job description

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Associate Team Leader/Junior Theatre Sister, London

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Client:

Barts Health NHS Trust

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

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Job overview

Due to the excitingly large expansion of the Theatre services at Newham University Hospital that is taking place, we would like to invite you to join us to be part of our journey, bringing your vast experience and enthusiasm with you!
Newham University Hospital cares for one of the youngest, fastest growing and most diverse populations. Our teams are recognised nationally for their excellence in several areas including Diabetes, Bilingual Health Advocacy, Chest Pain Clinic, communications, and good corporate citizenship. We have a great track record in investing in training and development for our staff so that they can meet their full potential and provide the very best possible service to patients.
We are a department of 9 theatres in 2 different sites with 2 more theatres planning to re-open soon within the hospital complex:
A standalone Centre of Excellence and now Nationally Accredited Orthopaedic Centre (BHOC) by NHS England. We currently have 4 operating theatres and a recovery unit in Gateway Surgical Centre. With the accreditation, we are now fully recognized as the Centre of excellence in Upper Limb, Lower Limb, Trauma and Reconstructive Orthopaedic surgery.
Maternity Services and Main Theatres in the main hospital building with 5 operating theatres and a recovery unit have come together to provide day surgery cases, emergency procedures and specialist obstetric care.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking to recruit highly motivated, enthusiastic Band 6 Recovery Nurse/ ODP who is passionate about providing top-quality, first-class patient care as is expected from our Trust WeCare Values. What we need from you are:

• Registered Nurse with NMC Pin / ODP with HCPC registration
• Quality leadership and Professionalis
• Able to work as part of a team that strives to deliver the safest patient-centered care.
• Be flexible and adaptable to ever-changing needs of the service.

Our department can offer you:

• Team support to facilitate you on your journey with us.
• Competence-based development
• A dedicated Theatre Professional Development Nurse
• In-house and University courses to enhance your skills.
• A probationary period to make sure you can familiarize yourself with and adjust in a new environment.
• Dedicated bicycle zone area.
• Well-being room within the main hospital that provides massage chairs, reading materials etc.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.”

Person specification

Qualifications

• • Recovery Qualification (For Nurses) Mentorship

Experience

• • Current recovery experience. (To Include Complex Emergency / Paediatric Post-Surgical cases)
• • Experience in supervising students, support staff/others
• • Experiencing of co-ordinating a shift

Knowledge

• • Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical training and CPD – Designated peri-operative post registration qualification
• • Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information. To include dealing with distressed relatives, care of terminally ill & other

Skills

• • Ability to work as a team member and being able to use own initiative.
• • Demonstrates ability to influence and negotiate with others.
• • Ability to organise and plan own time and that of junior staff and learners.
• • Able decide how best to achieve expected results, whilst acting within clearly defined policies/ procedures and codes of conduct.
• • Demonstrates an awareness of clinical governance and risk management and how this effects their role in the department

Specific/ Personal Requirements

• • Caring and Approachable
• • Calm when under pressure
• • Flexible approach to work time and shift patterns.
• • Willingness and ability to travel between and work at other sites
• • Willingness and ability to work unsocial hours to met department needs.