Theatre Matron / Manager

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Derby; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Job summary

The UHDB (University Hospitals of Derby and Burton) Anaesthetics and Theatres Business Unit invites applications for a permanent Theatre Matron/Manager to lead and expand the team, including oversight of pre-operative assessment. You will manage large teams and budgets, ensuring high-quality patient care and efficient use of resources across operating theatres and related areas.

Candidates must be Senior Registered Nurses or ODPs with strong leadership and change-management skills, committed to

Qualifications

• Significant experience working clinically in an operating theatre environment.
• Ability to manage large teams and budgets effectively.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee staff in operating departments, including day case wards and recovery services.
• Monitor the quality and timeliness of patient care to professional standards.
• Ensure patient care environments are clean, well-ordered and fit for purpose.

Skills

Operating theatre experience

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Education

Nurse (RN) or ODP registration

Job description

The UHDB (University Hospitals of Derby and Burton)Anaesthetics and Theatres Business Unit is pleased to be able to offer a permanent position as a Theatre Matron/ Manager to join the current team of theatre matrons, expanding to oversee pre operative assessment. This role is accountable through their teams for :

• Ensuring that all staff in areas of responsibility practice in accordance with statutory and corporate policies, including those specific to operating departments including relevant day case wards and recovery services.
• Overseeing and monitoring the quality and timeliness of patient care in accordance with relevant professional standards
• Ensuring that the environments in which patients receive care and treatment are fit for purpose, clean, well ordered and maintained.

The successful candidate will have significant experience and knowledge of working clinically in an operating theatre environment as well as managing large teams and budgets. They should be passionate about delivering high quality patient care, supporting well being and job satisfaction in our teams and effective utilisation of resources.

The successful candidate must be either a Senior Registered Nurse or ODP. They will possess excellent communication skills and a strong leadership background. They will have demonstrable record of effecting change in a busy and dynamic environment.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&E across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.