Senior Team Leader - Scrub Theatres - Band 7

Barts Health Nhs Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced professional to lead a team in orthopaedic and emergency surgical theatres. The ideal candidate will ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality perioperative care, support service development, and promote best practice standards. Candidates must have NMC or HCPC registration, proven leadership experience, and a passion for patient safety. This role offers excellent development opportunities and a focus on inclusion and teamwork.

Benefits

Access to training and development opportunities

Supportive team environment

NHS pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Flexible working options

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Significant scrub experience in orthopaedic and/or emergency surgery.
• Proven leadership and team management skills.
• Passion for patient safety, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of scrub nurses and support staff in surgical theatres.
• Ensure safe, effective, and high-quality perioperative care.
• Support the Theatre Matron and contribute to service development.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Decision-making

Patient safety promotion

Innovation

Education

NMC Registered Nurse (Adult)

HCPC Registered ODP

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of scrub nurses and support staff in orthopaedic and emergency surgical theatres.
• Ensure safe, effective, and high-quality perioperative care.
• Support the Theatre Matron and contribute to service development and clinical governance.
• Act as a role model, promoting best practice and professional standards.

Qualifications

• Coordinate staffing, training, and development within the team.
• NMC Registered Nurse (Adult) or HCPC Registered ODP.
• Significant scrub experience in orthopaedic and/or emergency surgery.
• Proven leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and decision‑making abilities.
• Passion for patient safety, innovation, and continuous improvement.

About Barts Health

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.

Benefits

• Access to world‑class training and development opportunities.
• Supportive multidisciplinary team environment.
• Opportunities to contribute to research and service improvement.
• NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible working options.
• Inclusive and diverse workplace culture.