Theatre Deputy Team Leader

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK seeks a Theatre Deputy Team Leader to manage patient care and surgical equipment across theatre sites. Applicants must be experienced Registered Nurses or Operating Department Practitioners with at least 3 years of theatre experience. The role entails leadership responsibilities, ensuring quality standards, and development of a collaborative environment. Benefits include generous holiday and relocation packages. This is a demanding role requiring empathy, leadership skills, and commitment.

Benefits

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33

Generous relocation package

Learning and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years Theatre experience.
• Evidence of continued educational and professional development.
• Experience of writing policies and/or protocols.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate patient care within the Department in the absence of the Team Leader.
• Involved in assessment and development of care needs.
• Coordinate activities of other disciplines to meet patients' care needs.

Skills

Clinical and managerial leadership

Excellent written communication

Listening skills

Education

Registered Nurse with current NMC registration or ODP with current HCP registration

NVQ assessor

Job description

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Theatre Deputy Team Leader

The closing date is 22 December 2025

We are seeking to recruit a suitably experienced Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner with current HCPC registration, or 1st Level Registered Nurse with current NMC registration and recognised anaesthetic qualification, to a full time Deputy Team Leader - Equipment position within our Theatre team. You will assist the Team Leaders across all our theatre sites in the management of equipment across all surgical specialities within the theatre department, including taking responsibility for the management of equipment replacement programmes under the supervision of the Team Leader.

As a skilled and experienced professional you will evidence the ability to use your own initiative, and work collaboratively to solve problems and take action to address issues.

You will have evidence of continuing professional development at degree level or equivalent experience, and should evidence substantive experience of at least 3 years within theatre at Band 5, and demonstrate expert clinical and professional practice through both clinical experience and theoretical knowledge. The post holder will be expected to have a recognised clinical leadership certificate or be willing to undertake a leadership programme.

Main duties of the job

• To maintain responsibility for the management and coordination of patient care within the Department in the absence of the Team Leader and demonstrate an advanced level of clinical skills.
• To be involved in the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and teach those skills to other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Coordinate where appropriate the activity of other disciplines to meet the care needs of patients. Maintain a safe working environment for staff and patients.

There will be an element of cross site working to meet the service need.

This is a demanding role requiring a committed individual who will work collaboratively with the Team Leader to undertake the ongoing development of the service, meeting quality standards and lead aspects of change. We provide departmental and corporate induction and are also able to offer a professional development programme. The department is flexible with working requests, however to meet service needs the postholder will be required to cover a shift pattern inclusive of night and weekend working.

We will help you to develop strong leadership skills ensuring that you are able to communicate effectively with the perioperative team and the MDT. The post holders will inspire and motivate all grades of staff and will be expected to display personal qualities of empathy, compassion and care for others.

About us

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance through a range of provider

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job responsibilities

Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY at York. Remote interviews will not be available.

Interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with the Recruiting Manager to have an informal discussion about the role.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [e-mail].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration or ODP with current HCP registration.
• NVQ assessor

Experience

• Minimum 3 years Theatre experience
• Evidence of continued educational and professional development.
• Experience of writing policies and/or protocols

Knowledge

• Demonstrate awareness of current theatre issues and developments
• Demonstrate awareness and understanding of NHS standards of Professional Practice
• Awareness of own limitations, roles and responsibilities of the multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrates understanding of Health and Safety / COSHH
• Awareness of managing resources, including budgets.

Skills and attributes

• Evidence of clinical and managerial leadership
• Demonstrate excellent use of good written, communication and listening skills across all settings.

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.

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust