Team Leader - Band 7 Urology

NHS; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Haywards Heath seeks a Team Leader - Band 7 Urology to lead the Urology team and support department development. Responsibilities include managing a multidisciplinary team, operational planning, ensuring compliance with national guidelines, and delivering high-quality care. The ideal candidate will be a Registered Nurse or ODP with significant managerial experience in a peri-operative setting and a commitment to training and development.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or ODP with NMC/HCPC registration.
• Extensive experience as a Senior Theatre Practitioner.
• Evidence of management and leadership training.

Responsibilities

• Manage a multidisciplinary team to deliver quality patient care.
• Oversee operational management in absence of Theatre Manager.
• Ensure compliance with financial objectives and Trust policies.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to work in a high-pressure environment

Management and implementation of change

Problem-solving approach

Education

Registered Nurse NMC or Registered ODP

Theatre qualification at Diploma/Degree level

Tools

Nursing and Midwifery Strategy

IT systems

Job description

Team Leader - Band 7 Urology

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279) – Closing date 28 October 2025.

The Theatre Department has an exciting opportunity for an individual to join us to lead our Urology team whilst contributing to the overall development and support of the whole Department.

Main duties of the job

In support of the Theatre Manager to be responsible for supporting the delivery of peri‑operative services within the theatre department.

In conjunction with the other Team Leaders be responsible for the operational management of the Operating Department in the absence of the Theatre Manager.

To be a clinical specialist and to provide clinical management, advice, support, and training to all relevant personnel within the department.

To ensure the provision of safe and high‑quality patient care and to work within national guidelines and Trust policy.

Job responsibilities

• Effectively manage a multidisciplinary team in order to deliver a safe, efficient and high quality service within his/her sphere of responsibility, in at times, a highly stressful environment, including emergency situations.
• Plan and organise a broad range of highly complex activities, to ensure the smooth running of the areas within his/her sphere of responsibility, ensuring availability of appropriate resources such as staffing and equipment.
• Assist in managing the safe provision of services to other departments, e.g. obstetrics.
• Ensure the team achieve the Trust’s financial objectives within the Trust’s business plan.
• Ensure that the team adhere to the professional objectives laid out in the Nursing and Midwifery Strategy.
• Ensure that accurate and contemporaneous records are confidentially maintained within the specialist areas.
• Ensure that information systems are maintained that all staff are trained in the use of relevant IT systems.
• Ensure the safe control, custody of all drugs within the peri‑operative area following the relevant Trust Policy and national legislation.
• In conjunction with the Theatre Manager and Matron participate in the management of change as required by senior Division/Trust management.
• Identify and instigate change in clinical practice as necessary, using proven change management theory.
• Ensure incident reporting procedure is followed and acted upon as appropriate.
• Implement and develop new Theatre procedures, prepare and instigate new departmental policies when required.
• Prioritise and plan (elective and emergency) patient care within the environmental, physical and financial constraints imposed by the Trust.
• Take responsibility for effective utilisation or theatre session time, ensuring lists start promptly, delays are minimised and throughput is maintained.
• Liaise with waiting list managers to ensure appropriate and efficient theatre scheduling.
• In association with the Theatre Manager, ensure all staff attend mandatory training sessions at regular intervals as stipulated by the Trust and maintain records accordingly.
• Assist with the identification and implementation of service improvements and develop practice in line with the Modernisation Agency, Trust, Directorate and Departmental objectives.
• Ensure the provision of a safe environment for the staff and patients at all times in line with the Health and Safety at Work Act.
• Deputise for the Theatre Manager as required.
• Ensure the out of hours on‑call cover is provided and participate in major incidents as required by Trust policy.
• Organise, chair and participate in senior staff meetings and departmental unit meetings.
• Act as departmental representative attending Trust meetings relating to clinical and managerial role (i.e. infection control meetings, education link meetings, Trust G Grade meetings).
• Ensure the security of the working area is maintained.
• Ensure that specialist, technical and clinical advice is provided for patients, relatives and members of the multi‑disciplinary team.
• Ensure that Standing Financial Instructions are followed, being an authorised signatory for the booking and employment of Bank and Agency staff and ensuring decisions are made within the financial constraints of the staffing budget as required.
• Provide advice on product selection, assist in developing business cases for same and identify potential cost savings where possible.
• Instigate product trials as required, co‑operating with NHS Supplies, liaising with product representatives, clinicians and product users to ensure effective trial evaluations.
• Ensure the appropriate tendering and procurement of equipment and supplies, co‑operating with NHS Supplies.
• Ensure safe and efficient transfer and handling of equipment between Trust and other sites and of loan sets from companies, according to Trust protocols.
• Ensure effective care and maintenance of all stock and equipment within the clinical area.
• Participate in the audit of unit stock levels to ensure that materials and stock are managed within budget.
• Ensure a cost‑effective approach to patient care is maintained, justifying and accounting for resources.
• Analyse and monitor activity and financial information providing reports for own specialist areas.

Qualifications / Experience

• Registered Nurse NMC/Registered ODP/Anaesthetic Course for RN or C and G 752 / NVQ Level 3 or Diploma in Operating Dep NMC Level 1 and/or HCPC ODP.
• Experience in peri‑operative setting as a Senior Theatre Practitioner.
• Evidence of current Mandatory and Statutory Training.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate and negotiate with all disciplines.
• Experience with management and implementation of change.
• Able to demonstrate ability to use initiative.
• Utilises a problem solving approach to situations.
• Reviews and critically analyses data in order to promote and instigate changes to improve patient care.
• Ability to make effective clinical and managerial decisions.
• Able to work as part of a department and wider team to ensure that others are able to undertake their work effectively.
• Ability to plan work and coordinate workload with colleagues under indirect supervision.
• Supervise the induction programme.
• Evidence of management / leadership training.
• Work within standard operating procedures, someone available for reference.
• Carry out routine duties referring to SOPs as required.
• Theatre qualification. Evidence of study at Diploma / Degree level.
• Extensive experience as a Senior Theatre Practitioner.
• Experience as a Senior Theatre Practitioner within speciality. Basic Life Support/Advanced Life Support/Rhythm Recognition and defibrillation. Competence in IV cannulation.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

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.

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)