Scrub Team Leader | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Greater London is seeking a dynamic Band 7 Senior Team Leader for Neuro and Spine theatres. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience as a Band 6 Team Leader and be responsible for leading a dedicated team to ensure high standards of patient care. This role includes managing resources, providing clinical supervision, and developing team members within a supportive environment focused on improving patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience as a Band 6 Team Leader in Neuro and Spine elective and Trauma scrub.
• Ability to lead a team in high-pressure environments.
• Experience with clinical governance and training team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of theatre scrub professionals.
• Manage operational day-to-day activities.
• Ensure high standards of patient care.

Skills

Leadership skills

Clinical supervision

Ability to manage a team

Budget management

Education

Registered Nurse or equivalent

Relevant clinical qualifications

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Royal London Hospital for a dynamic, innovative, and highly motivated Neuro and Spine Theatre Practitioners to join our team as a Band 7 Senior Team Leader. We are seeking a professional with substantial experience as a Band 6 Team Leader in recent Neuro and Spine elective and Trauma scrub within an acute hospital setting to lead the team in Adult Theatres.

Our hospital boasts 21 state-of-the‑art theatres, dedicated to a range of elective and emergency specialties and complex procedures, including Hepatobiliary, complex ENT, trauma & orthopaedics, reconstructive orthopaedics, neurosurgery, complex vascular surgery, interventional radiology, maxillofacial surgery, robotic procedures, renal transplants, plastic reconstructive surgery, Urology and ophthalmic surgery. We also offer paediatric expertise to the major trauma service for Southeast England.

The successful candidate will lead and support a team of theatre scrub professionals, ensuring high standards of patient care are delivered to those admitted via the emergency and trauma pathways. A key responsibility will be providing clinical supervision and developing team members to ensure they possess the skills and attributes required to support the trauma service in a safe environment at The Royal London Hospital.

The post holder will be responsible for effective and efficient operational day‑to‑day management of the practice setting, including standards of care, budget management and control, clinical governance, staff development and training. The post holder is professionally accountable for the maintenance of standards of professional practice and standards of care. They will provide professional clinical leadership within a defined practice setting and provide direction and inspirational leadership to all members within the multi‑disciplinary team.

The post holder will undertake and supervise clinical practice, audit, research and teaching to set, monitor and continuously improve standards of care and patient experience. The post holder is accountable for managing and developing team performance, managing a devolved budget ensuring efficient and effective use of physical and human resources.

The post holder will take ultimate responsibility for the standard of the environment within his/her identified area of responsibility, ensuring patients’ needs are met and staff maintain cleanliness as defined by national standards.

They will be accessible and visible to staff, patients and visitors and will ensure that patients are treated with respect and dignity. They will act as professional role models and provide direction and inspirational leadership to all members of the multi‑disciplinary team within the area for which they are accountable.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world‑class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

This advert closes on Monday 29 Dec 2025.