Lead Theatre Practitioner

Community Eye Care Chec; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holidays

Pension

Life assurance

Bluelight Card

Gym membership

Cycle to work

Employee discounts

Job summary

Community Eye Care CHEC is seeking a Theatre Lead Practitioner to head the theatre department in West Bromwich. The role requires leading the team, ensuring governance, clinical effectiveness and high care standards while actively supporting patient care delivery.

Ideal candidates will be experienced in ophthalmic theatre scrubs, with management or senior roles, and hold NMC or HCPC registration. The post is permanent, 37.5 hours, 4 days out of 7, with visa sponsorship available and a strong

Qualifications

• Registered practitioner with the NMC or HCPC.
• Considerable experience in a scrub role—ophthalmic preferred.
• Degree level education or equivalent experience.
• Previous management or team-leader experience.
• Teaching or coaching experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the theatre department team and ensure day-to-day operation meets governance and care standards.
• Guide and support the team while delivering patient care.
• Oversee scrub procedures and ensure safe patient care in ophthalmic cases.
• Collaborate with Hospital Manager and Facilities & Estates to ensure equipment is fit for purpose.
• Drive CQC readiness and lead improvement plans.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical governance

Patient safety

Teaching / coaching

Ophthalmic theatre scrub

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

Degree level or higher

Job description

Job Title: Theatre Lead Practitioner

Location: West Bromwich

Contract Type: Permanent 37.5hrs, 4 days out of 7 Monday - Sunday

Tier 2 visa sponsorship available.

We are always looking for great talent to join our team and help achieve our ambitious goals and growth. We care about our people, and we care about the future of eye health and how CHEC can play an innovative part in making this great, with your help.

Are you already a Theatre Lead or someone who is looking for advancement into a Lead role who wants to continue helping people but need a better work life balance? If yes, then CHEC is your employer of choice! We have an exciting opportunity for a Theatre Lead to join us on a permanent basis as we continue to expand.

About the Role

The role will be leading the theatre department team and ensuring the day-to-day operation reflects the highest standard of governance, clinical effectiveness, and standards of care.

You will be an experienced Theatre Practitioner or have had experience as a Lead or Senior Theatre Practitioner, using your advanced knowledge and experience to guide and support your team whilst actively being involved in the delivery of patient care.

You will be responsible for the logistical and procedural processes within the team, ensuring policy and governance is strictly adhered to whilst maintaining the smooth operation of the team.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Be a visible leader for the hospital team, clinical & administration, encouraging development and motivation within the team
• Oversee and undertake scrub procedures in ophthalmic cases, supporting the theatre team as a senior Theatre Lead and ensuring safe patient care
• Support the Hospital Manager working with the Facilities & Estates team to ensure all equipment is fit for purpose and use
• Support and coach a diverse team to succeed in their goals and maintain wellbeing
• Lead your teams in CQC readiness, improvement plans, and provide advice when required
• Adhere to good record keeping, drug administration in line with guidelines, ensuring you have an audit processes and action plans in place to monitor the effectiveness
• Adhere to Information Governance rules on data protection

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Registered practitioner with the NMC or HCPC
• Considerable experience working within a scrub role – ideally Ophthalmic
• Passion for high quality patient safety and care
• Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience
• Previous management or team leader experience
• Teaching or coaching experience
• Previous theatre experience is required. Ophthalmic scrub experience is preferred but not essential as full training is available for suitably qualified RGNs / ODP’s with at least 2 years post qualification clinical experience in a secondary care setting or similar.

Why work for us?

• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays
• Buy and sell annual leave scheme
• Refer a friend scheme
• Company pension
• Company sick pay scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• Bluelight Card- 100’s of discount and cashback options
• Performance review with a training and development plan
• Employee discounts portal
• Gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Tech scheme
• MediCash - Health cash plan