Main Theatre Manager

Stockport Nhs Foundation Trust; Stockport; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes

NHS Staff discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance

Stockport Credit Union

Job summary

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Main Theatre Manager (Band 7) for a 3‑month secondment at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport. The post leads the ophthalmology theatres and day case unit, ensuring high-quality care in line with best practice and trust standards.

The role includes managing budgets and workforce, supporting staff development, and implementing governance across peri-operative services.

Qualifications

• Evidence of management experience and ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team.
• Substantial Band 6 or above perioperative theatre experience.
• Live mentorship or equivalent training relevant to role.
• NMC/HCPC registration and CPD demonstrated.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the quality of care in the theatre department.
• Act as a visible leader providing leadership and line management for operational staff.
• Plan, allocate and evaluate work on a day-to-day basis for teams and individuals.
• Participate in delivery of clinical work to remain competent and cover workload.
• Provide specialist knowledge to nursing and Allied Health Professional staff in the department.
• Promote a critical, analytical approach to patient care and ensure protocols are followed.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

Peri-operative care

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Education

1st level Registered Nurse/Registered ODP

Live Mentorship Course or Equivalent

Relevant diploma

Job description

Job summary

Main Theatre Manager - Band 7 - Secondment 3 months. The post holder will support the Multi-Disciplinary Theatre Team in the overall day to day operational running of Theatres. Ensuring that high quality standards of care that meet with best practice are maintained.

The post holder has a key leadership and management role at senior level and carries continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, and the setting of standards of care within the ophthalmology theatres and day case unit.

Ensuring as an expert practitioner in the peri-operative setting high standards of care that meet with 'best practice' are implemented.

He / she also carry continuing responsibility for the management of theatres. Including the specific responsibility relating to relevant budgets, resources and workforce. Ensuring that staff in their area have access to education, training and up-date clinical skills as appropriate, in association with the training co-ordinator. They must also ensure that their staff have access to equipment training and implement clinical governance issues in association with the department's clinical governance lead.

Post holders will be expected to participate fully in their personal development and review process, to achieve the skills required to deliver the role effectively and efficiently.

Main duties of the job

• Accountable for the quality of care delivered within the theatre department
• Act as a visible leader within theatres providing leadership that enables professional decision making and effective team working, direct responsibility for line management of the operational staff.
• Ensuring on a day-to-day basis that planning, allocation and evaluation of work carried out by teams or individuals and self is co-ordinated.
• Participation in delivery of clinical work to remain competent and as required to cover workload and demand.
• Provide specialist knowledge to all nursing and Allied Health Professional staff in the department.
• Promote a critical, analytical approach to the delivery of patient care ensuring that the unit environment is responsive to current issues.
• Ensure that all existing procedures and protocols, relating to the care of patients, are reviewed and updated as required.
• Ensure due regard is given to the customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients.
• Explore and undertake expanded practice to optimise patient care as required within specialist area, in accordance with Trust policies.
• Develop a mechanism for setting goals and bench marking standards of care.
• Develop tools to improve the quality of the service provided within the unit to include clinical audit.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Location: Stepping Hill Hospital, Poplar Grove, Stockport, SK2 7JE

Working pattern: Full-time

Contract: Secondment

Band: Band 7

Closing date: 09 November 2026

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £41,700 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• 1st level Registered Nurse/Registered ODP
• Live Mentorship Course or Equivalent
• A relevant diploma

Desirable

• Post registration Course (relevant to role)
• A Management Course

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of CPD
• NMC/HCPC Standards and requirements
• previous experience of managing staff

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of Management
• Substantial band 6 or above experience

Desirable

• Experience within the perioperative environment
• Knowledge of theatre specialties

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to work effectively as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team

Desirable

• Presentation skills

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Employer's website: http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Theatre Matron, Louise Rockley, [e-mail]

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