Theatre Allocations And Recruitment Lead

Royal Surrey Nhs Foundation Trust; Guildford; Sur place; GBP 52 000 - 59 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic RN/ODP to join the theatre team as Theatre Allocations Lead. This Band 7 role leads workforce deployment across the operating theatre complex, working with the Theatre Matron and multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe staffing and high-quality patient care.

You will drive recruitment, staff development and service improvement while maintaining a visible clinical presence and professional standards within the Theatre Department.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or ODP with current NMC/HCPC pin.
• Degree or Diploma in Nursing, Operating Department Practice, or related healthcare discipline.
• Demonstration of CPD.

Responsabilités

• Manage the allocation and deployment of staff across all theatre and perioperative areas.
• Lead workforce planning activities to ensure safe staffing and effective utilisation of resources.
• Lead recruitment and selection processes for Scrub Practitioners and Healthcare Support Workers.
• Provide leadership and line management support to designated staff groups.
• Promote high standards of patient care and professional practice.
• Support operational performance and theatre utilisation and contribute to service improvement, workforce development and quality initiatives.
• Act as a member of the Theatre Leadership Team, contributing to the strategic development of the service.

Connaissances

Workforce planning

Leadership

Staff supervision

Recruitment & selection

Change management

Formation

NMC/HCPC registration

Degree/Diploma in Nursing or ODP

Description du poste

Job summary

We currently have an opportunity for a dynamic, flexible and self-motivated RN / RODP to join our theatre team at the Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This role is ideal for those who are ready for a challenge, enjoy working in a busy environment and those looking to challenge themselves in a Band 7 role. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for ensuring the safe and effective deployment of the theatre workforce across our busy operating theatre complex. Working closely with the Theatre Matron, Theatre Operations Manager and multidisciplinary teams, you will lead workforce allocation, workforce planning and recruitment activities, ensuring that our patients receive safe, high-quality care every day. As the operational lead for theatre staffing, you will coordinate workforce deployment across all theatre areas, ensuring the right staff, with the right skills, are in the right place at the right time. You will also play a key role in workforce development, staff wellbeing, recruitment, retention and service improvement.

Main duties of the job

The Theatre Allocations Lead is a key member of the Theatre Leadership Team and is responsible for the operational management, workforce planning and allocation of staffing resources across the Theatre Complex. The post holder will ensure the effective deployment of Scrub Practitioner and Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) resources to maintain safe staffing levels, appropriate skill mix and efficient theatre utilisation across all perioperative areas. The post holder will also provide occasional cover for Anaesthetic Practitioner staffing management in the absence of the Anaesthetic Team Leader. The post holder will provide leadership for workforce planning, recruitment and retention initiatives, and will lead the recruitment, selection and on-boarding of Nursing and Healthcare Support Worker staff within the Theatre Department. Working closely with the Theatre Matron, Theatre Operations Manager, Theatre Team Leads, Specialty Managers and multidisciplinary teams, the post holder will support the delivery of safe, effective and responsive perioperative services while ensuring efficient use of staffing resources and compliance with Trust policies and professional standards. The post holder will maintain a visible clinical presence within the department and act as an expert perioperative practitioner, role model and professional resource for staff.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us. We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients' homes across Guildford and Waverley. We work in partnership with Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure. To learn more about life at Royal Surrey, please watch our short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo. Adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Details

Date posted: 27 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £51,657 to £58,785 a year per annum pro rata - includes HCAS

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 384-AR-EMF21567

Job locations: Theatres, Guildford, GU2 7XX, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Manage the allocation and deployment of staff across all theatre and perioperative areas.
• Lead workforce planning activities to ensure safe staffing and effective utilisation of resources.
• Lead recruitment and selection processes for Scrub Practitioners and Healthcare Support Workers.
• Provide leadership and line management support to designated staff groups.
• Promote high standards of patient care and professional practice.
• Support operational performance and theatre utilisation and contribute to service improvement, workforce development and quality initiatives.
• Act as a member of the Theatre Leadership Team, contributing to the strategic development of the service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse / ODP with current NMC / HCPC pin number
• Degree or Diploma in Nursing, Operating Department Practice, or related healthcare discipline, or equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
• Demonstration of recent continuous practice development (CPD)

Desirable

• Evidence of leadership and staff supervision skills gained through formal training and/or practical management experience.

Knowledge

Essential

• Significant post-registration perioperative experience.
• Experience of workforce allocation, rostering and operational service coordination.
• Experience of managing staffing establishments and mitigating workforce pressures.
• Experience leading recruitment and selection activities.

  Desirable

  • Experience leading service improvement and change initiatives.

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

  Employer details

  Employer name: Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

  Employer's website: https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/

  For questions about the job, contact:

  Interim Theatre Matron, Sharon Giles, [e-mail], 01483571122

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