Team Leader - Plastics Theatre

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals; Preston; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Preston seeks a skilled Theatre Scrub Practitioner to step up as Team Leader. This role involves managing theatre staff and delivering high-quality patient care in plastic surgery. Candidates should have significant scrub experience, be registered nurses or ODPs, and demonstrate leadership and communication skills. Join a dedicated team that values innovation and patient care.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Plastic surgery Scrub.
• Willingness to work towards mentorship qualification in 12 months.
• Evidence of current and continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Clinical Manager with service management and staff.
• Communicate relevant information to multidisciplinary teams.
• Ensure high standards of care based on assessments and evaluations.
• Participate in education and training of junior staff.
• Promote patient education and health promotion.
• Manage risks and maintain patient safety.

Skills

Leadership

Excellent communication

Innovation in practices

Patient care focus

Education

Degree in related health care area

Registered nurse / ODP with current NMC/ HCPC registration

Mentorship qualification

Job description

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Are you a skilled Theatre Scrub Practitioner ready to step up as a Team Leader?
Join us at Preston Hospital’s dynamic Plastics Theatre.

We’re looking for a confident and experienced clinical expert to act as a key resource within our theatres, taking on direct managerial responsibility when the Theatre Manager is away. You’ll play a vital role in leading, supporting, and developing our passionate theatre team.

At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, our commitment is clear: deliver truly holistic, compassionate care that respects individuality and builds strong team spirit. We live by our Trust Values — caring deeply, working collaboratively, and taking personal responsibility for every patient’s journey.

Main duties of the job

You’ll bring your extensive scrub experience and a genuine enthusiasm for innovation, championing new ideas and positive change within the team.

Excellent communication, leadership, and influencing skills are essential — and if you thrive in a fast-paced, supportive environment, you’ll fit right in. Plus, we’ll back your growth with plenty of educational and experiential learning opportunities.

Our vision is to deliver world-class peri-operative care to every patient, every time.

You must be a registered General Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) with significant scrub experience in Plastics, ready to lead and inspire a motivated, enthusiastic team

Working for our organisation

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Assist and support the Clinical Manager in the
  safe and effective management of the service
  including management of staff, facilities and
  associated systems and processes.
• Communicate all relevant information to the
  multidisciplinary team internally and with external
  organisations as required, to ensure seamless
  care
• Acts as a role model presenting a positive image
  of self, the team and the organisation.
• Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination
  of care, making optimal use of operating
  sessions. Identify potential bottlenecks and
  facilitate smooth patient flow through the
  department.
• Ensure a high standard of service delivery is
  delivered by self and others based on assessment,
  planning, implementation and evaluation of care to
  meet patients’ needs in accordance with agreed local and National standards and evidence based
  guidelines.
• Set, monitor and maintain standards of care to
  improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
• Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety,
  conforming to health, safety and security legislation,
  policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Communicate all relevant information to the
  multidisciplinary team internally and with external
  organisations as required, to ensure seamless care
• Promote provision of patient education and health
  promotion
• Promote equality in care and practice by recognising,
  respecting and meeting the needs and choices of
  individuals
• Ensures environment of care is safe, well equipped
  and compliant with standards for hygiene and
  cleanliness.
• Participate in education and training of junior staff
  encouraging professional growth and development.
• Maintain and develop own professional competence
  and seek to extend the scope of personal knowledge
  and skills within scope of role and professional
  practice
• Demonstrates and maintains competence in
  anaesthetic practice (ODP’s)

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

• Registered nurse / ODP with current NMC/ HCPC registration
• Evidence of current and continuing professional development
• Extensive experience in Plastic surgery Scrub
• Mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards following 12 months commencement in post.
• Degree in related health care area
• Level 3 ILM (Institute of leadership and Management) or equivalent.

Knowledge & Experience

• Awareness of changes in practice and the ability to implement change.
• Knowledge of escalation and cancellation processes
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and the relevance to practice
• Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures