Neuro Scrub & Support Team Manager

Integrated Care System; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS integrated health provider in Greater Manchester seeks a Team Leader for Neurosurgical Scrub and Support Teams. The role involves managing theatre operations, providing senior clinical leadership, and ensuring high standards of patient care. Candidates should have significant experience and be proactive in team management to deliver exceptional surgical care.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing

Qualifications

• Significant post-registration experience with evidence of leading a team.
• Ability to communicate complex information effectively.
• Experience in teaching and mentoring learners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the quality management within the theatre team.
• Coordinate and deliver exceptional patient care.
• Oversee daily management of the clinical area.

Skills

Leadership

Effective communication

Clinical governance

Team management

Mentoring

Education

Registered Nurse/ODP with current NMC/HCPC registration

Degree level studies or equivalent portfolio of evidence

Post Basic qualification in specialty

Job description

Go back Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Neuro Scrub & Support Team Manager

The closing date is 18 August 2025

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) is a large teaching hospital with approximately 850 in-patient beds, employing around 7,000 staff and serving a population of approximately 220,000. A comprehensive range of services are provided locally in Salford, across Greater Manchester and wider still, on a national level.

As part of the development, the Trust embarked on a 47 million pound new build to ensure there are adequate facilities to deliver major trauma and emergency services within a state of the art new theatre.

As a Team Leader for Neurosurgical Scrub and Support Teams, which includes leadership of spinal , ENT and emergency theatre night teams, you will need to be able to provide senior clinical leadership to support patient centred care, which is of a high standard.

Main duties of the job

As a key leader in our theatre team, you will take charge of the quality management within your designated area, providing vital senior support to ensure seamless operations. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include coordinating and delivering exceptional patient care in the Operating Theatres, ensuring each procedure meets the highest standards.

With your extensive theatre scrub expertise, you will oversee the daily management of your clinical area, guaranteeing care is delivered in line with Trust policies and maintaining accurate records. You will lead and support a team of practitioners, fostering a culture of excellence and evidence-based, patient-centered care.

Your role involves planning and coordinating theatre activity for both elective and emergency cases across multiple specialties. You will manage staffing, including appraisals, rotas, recruitment, and supervising learners. Additionally, you will provide expert advice to patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams, utilizing clinical audits, research, and teaching to continuously improve standards.

We're looking for someone with senior leadership experience, who is proactive in driving improvements, managing change, and inspiring teams to deliver outstanding surgical care. If you're ready to lead with passion and make a meaningful difference, we want to hear from you.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualification

• Registered Nurse/ODP with current NMC/HCPC registration
• Degree level studies or equivalent portfolio of evidence
• Post Basic qualification in specialty

Knowledge, Skills, Experience

• Significant post registration experience and proven experience within specialty at a senior level with evidence of leading a team
• Demonstrates ability to take responsibility for day-to-day management of the unit
• Delivers patient care in line with Trust Clinical Governance objectives
• Effective communicator of complex and sensitive information with good leadership and interpersonal skills
• Evidence of leadership, management and team development at a clinical level
• Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners
• Evidence of budgetary management/or experience

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern Care Alliance, Salford Royal Hospital

Northern Care Alliance, Salford Royal Hospital