Band 6 Theatre Team Leader

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Sutton

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 48,000

Full time

24 hours ago

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Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton is recruiting a Band 6 ODP/Nurse Team Leader for our Orthopaedic Theatres at Good Hope Hospital. You will lead theatre teams, supervise junior staff and drive high standards of care while working in a busy, teaching-focused environment.

The role requires leadership, extensive orthopaedic theatre experience, and flexibility to cover early shifts, long days, on-calls and bank holidays. Registration with NMC/HCPC is essential.

Qualifications

Band 5 with a minimum of three years' orthopaedic experience.
NMC/HCPC registration required for practice.
Ability to lead and supervise junior staff in a busy theatre.
Flexible and able to work shifts including on calls and bank holidays.
Scrub experience in orthopaedics to support junior workforce.

Responsibilities

Provide professional leadership to dedicated theatre teams.
Develop and maintain high standards in all areas of practice.
Lead/coordinate a shift and staff rotas within the department.
Support the department from a management viewpoint to progress services.
Mentor staff and contribute to ongoing training and development.

Skills

Leadership

Theatre experience

Mentoring

Communication

Education

NMC registered nurse

HCPC registered ODP

Tools

Theatre instruments

Job description

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity is now available within our Theatre Department as we have a vacancy for a Band 6 ODP/ Nurse Team Leader in our Orthopaedic Theatres at Good Hope Hospital.

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity is now available within our Theatre Department as we have a vacancy for a Band 6 ODP/ Nurse Team Leader in our Orthopaedic Theatres at Good Hope Hospital.

We are a regional centre, supporting some very complex elective and trauma orthopaedic cases so our team are dedicated, friendly and enjoy teaching and sharing their skills with new staff members. Our service is continuing to expand and we embrace new developments within the clinical area. This includes learning new practice and keeping up to date with changes within the clinical setting

Experience of working within an orthopaedic setting is essential so candidates will need to be a band 5 with a minimum of three years' experience in this speciality. You will need to be flexible and able to demonstrate effective leadership skills and be able to adapt to clinical demands in an environment that can be unpredictable and challenging.

The candidate must have the clinical experience in orthopaedics scrub in order to support the junior workforce.

To join our innovative and motivated multi-disciplinary teams, individuals should be able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills, be flexible and work under their own initiative whilst adapting to clinical demands. You will provide professional leadership to dedicated theatre teams whilst developing and maintaining high standards in all areas of practice.

Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required

Our Trauma and Orthopaedic theatre cluster is an exciting place to work; it's full of challenges, varying workloads, development opportunities and delivers great job satisfaction within a supportive and enjoyable environment.

Our Trust has excellent opportunities for a Band 6 Team Leader to develop, enhance, consolidate and excel their Theatre Skills, in Anaesthetic, Scrub and Recovery.

All applicants must demonstrate within their application a strong commitment to teaching and desire to develop and progress their career within our Trauma and Orthopaedic service.

All applicants are required to work a range of shifts including early shifts, long days, late shifts, on calls and bank holidays.

We are looking for enthusiastic, talented and passionate practitioners who share our trust values and strive to deliver high standard of care.

There is also an opportunity to enhance your management skills and be actively involved in supporting the department from a management viewpoint with moving the department forward.

Applicants that are successfully shortlisted will be expected to attend interview on 7th October 2026

For further information please contact Matron Dale Matthews - dale.matthews@uhb.nhs.uk or Senior Sister Sandra Malcolm - sandra.malcolm@uhb.nhs.uk

About Us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job Description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC Registered Nurse / HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner
Knowledge of a broad range of theatre procedures and instrumentation/ processes equivalent to post graduate level acquired through Diploma / Degree plus experience and further study or qualification or an equivalent level of knowledge associated with the practice setting

Desirable

Health care leadership / management qualification

Experience

Essential

Recent experience within theatres working as a registered practitioner in an acute practice setting involving the supervision/education of junior staff
Can demonstrate depth and breadth of experience of working in at least 2 areas of peri operative practice (anaesthetics , scrub or recovery ) , and in different specialties including elective and emergency practice settings
Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
Evidence of effective multi-professional working
Experienced mentor / assessor / student supervisor
Experience of supporting the implementation change including new procedures/ processes
Evidence of the ability to confidently lead / coordinate a shift / area of the department
Evidence of the ability to organise others and forward plan and review/ adjust staff rotas
Experienced in learning from incidents / complaints and supporting changes in practice
Wide knowledge of a range or pre and post-operative care, ability to plan and organise duties / service requirements associated with physical and human resources , ability to allocate tasks / duties to a range of staff
Can demonstrate an understanding of human resource management associated with codes of practice / professional and Trust guidelines
Can demonstrate understanding of how to review/ plan staff rotas in accordance with Trust guidance/ service need and mitigate workforce risks associated with staff deployment
Demonstrates ability , passion and knowledge of the following
Leadership
Team building / team work Physical / Human Resource management
Change management Clinical Governance / Patient Safety
Can demonstrate knowledge in relation to immediate incident management involving staff/ patients and the practice setting

Additional Criteria

Essential

Highly developed communication skills able to communicate sensitive information / medical conditions/ with a wide range of stakeholders
Well-developed persuasion / motivational and reassurance skills associated with working in a complex environment associated with planned / unplanned work based activities
Demonstrates the key strengths and motivators of the role within the domains of integrity, delivery and relating to others
Evidence of a range of post registrationcompetencies associated with the practice setting and the ability to teach and supervise others learning new skills / procedures
Ability to work under pressure , be exposed to interruptions and competing priorities associated with the practice setting can demonstrate good use or prioritisation / delegation skills
Can demonstrate understanding of Mental Capacity Act/Safeguarding principles applied to the theatre practice setting
Sound delegation skills Good IT/ Keyboard skills Able to immediately and sensitively manage complex /contentious situations with staff / multidisciplinary colleagues / patients and practice
Well-developed leadership ability
Organised , proactive, reliable and approachable
Flexible, reliable and adaptive approach to roleshowing commitment to role development and the development of others
Flexible approach to shift patterns and service needs which may involve working in different areas or cross site working in different practice settings
Ability to travel across all Trust sites/ services
Ability to travel to meetings outside of the organisation as a representative of the service / Trust

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017,...

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For Help With Your Application, Contact

Sandra Malcolm

sandra.malcolm@uhb.nhs.uk

01214249594

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39959.00 to £48117.00 Yearly