Lead Practitioner | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in East Midlands is seeking an experienced Lead Practitioner to coordinate Obstetric theatres and manage a multi-specialty theatre service. This role requires previous management experience, strong team building, and communication skills. The successful candidate will influence patient care delivery and ensure high standards in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. The organization offers development opportunities and employee benefits.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Previous management and theatre team leading experience.
• Strong team building and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage the W&C Theatre service with complex priorities.
• Provide clinical leadership and work with the multidisciplinary team.
• Deliver specialist clinical advice and individualized care.

Skills

Team building

Communication skills

Job description

An exciting opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and forward-thinking Lead Practitioner has arisen within Women's and Children's theatres at Royal Derby Hospital. Women's and Children's theatres is a multi speciality area covering Gynaecology, Breast, Obstetric, and Paediatric surgery.

The successful candidate will lead Obstetric theatres, working closely with other Lead Practitioners and supporting each other to manage the Women's and Children's theatre suite as one unit.

Candidates must have previous management and theatre team leading experience with strong team building and communication skills.

If you are looking to influence and progress the way patient care is delivered within the service, this is your opportunity.

Closing date of applications: 09th December 2025

Interview date: 23rd December 2025

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust, and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

Key Responsibilities

• To co-ordinate, organise and take responsibility and accountability for the management and organisation of the W&C Theatre service, this involves managing a wide range of complex and sometimes conflicting priorities including staff management.
• To be a professional and clinical role model, leading and coordinating theatres, in conjunction with the Theatre Matron, and working closely with the multidisciplinary team.
• Able to practice clinically within theatres.
• Provide specialist clinical advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients/ clients and relatives/ carers in collaboration with the multi professional team.
• Deliver clinical leadership through effective monitoring and implementation of standards and evidence based practice.

Qualifications

Previous management and theatre team leading experience, strong team building and communication skills.

Benefits

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&E across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.