Senior Theatre Practitioner | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Tameside & Glossop NHS FT; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

27–33 days annual leave + bank hols

NHS Pension Scheme

Free eye tests and health checks

Gym discount

Bike loan scheme

Job summary

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Senior Theatre Practitioner to support our Theatre department. You will work to lead the clinical team, coordinate services and drive delivery of high-quality patient care in line with national KPIs and IPS standards.

The role requires strong leadership, a clear understanding of the nursing/theatre agenda, and the ability to drive and sustain change across the Elective division.

Qualifications

• Experience in theatre services at a senior level.
• Demonstrable leadership in nursing/theatre settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead the theatre team and coordinate care within the Theatre department.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care in line with policies.
• Act as a clinical team leader, ensuring KPIs and IPS standards are achieved.
• Uphold the NMC/HCPC Code of professional Conduct and trust policies.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Team leadership

Job description

Senior Theatre Practitioner | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Tameside hospital is on a journey, it is an exciting place to work, have you got the right values, behaviors, do you want to be part of this journey?

We are looking to recruit a sister/charge nurse/ODP to support our patients, and our staff and ensure we give an excellent service that values

everybody, every time, all the time.

The post holder will be expected to support the Team Leaders and Matron and the senior nursing team across the Elective division. The role will

be to deliver the Trusts nursing agenda in conjunction with Theatres ensuring that both local and national KPIS and IPS standards are achieved.

The successful candidate will be an individual who has strong demonstrable leadership skills, a clear understanding of the nursing agenda alongwith the ability to drive and sustain change in order to meet the Trusts objectives.

Act as a clinical team leader assuming accountability for managing,co-ordinatingand supervising the total service provided within the Theatre departmentTo assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.

Always act in a manner consistent with the NMC/HCPC Code of professional Conduct and to carry out his/her duties in accordance with the trust and unit policies, guidelines and procedures.

Develop and implement local policies, procedures and guidelines.Participate fully as a member of the theatre senior team.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

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 Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

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.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Nov 2026