Theatre Practitioner Scrub Team Leader | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A large healthcare organization in Manchester is seeking a Band 6 Scrub Team Leader to manage the clinical team within the Acute Theatres specialty. The ideal candidate will ensure high standards of patient care and support the development of junior staff while demonstrating effective leadership. This role involves managing various specializations including General Surgery and Orthopaedics. The position requires working varied shifts including nights and weekends.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing clinical teams effectively.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to support and educate colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Manage clinical team day-to-day operations.
• Ensure high standards of patient care.
• Facilitate effective communication among teams.

Job description

Overview

We are excited to offer the opportunity to join Manchester Foundation Trust (MFT) as a Band 6 Scrub Team Leader within the Acute Theatres specialty of General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Plastics, Urology, Obstetrics and ENT & Maxfax, Breast Surgery and Pediatric surgery.

Responsibilities

• Act as Team Leader and take direct responsibility for the day to day management of their clinical team.
• Act as Clinical Coordinator to facilitate the delivery of effective clinical practice, ensuring that all patients receive the highest possible standard of care.
• Provide expert, patient focused care in accordance with Trust policies and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Organise and prioritise care in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.
• Facilitate effective communication between the multidisciplinary team and associate departments; possess excellent skills in providing the often sensitive and highly emotive information given to patients and relatives.
• Demonstrate leadership and act as a professional role model ensuring that a professional approach is maintained by all team members at all times. Address members of staff behaving inappropriately and manage any conflict arising in the absence of the Clinical Coordinator.
• Support and educate colleagues including student nurses and Operating Department Practitioners, medical students and junior medical colleagues. Facilitate the Annual Development and Review process for an identified group of colleagues.
• Undertake performance reviews and the identification and implementation of personal development plans for junior staff both registered and unregistered.
• Assist the theatre manager in the effective management of the budget specific to specialist area. Monitor the compliance of all Trust Policies and National Guidelines.

Working arrangements

Working all the shift pattern Early, late weekends and nights in Theatres.

Context and organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. We bring together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, championing collaborative working and transformation. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate, offering a scale of opportunity and a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness and driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive, our Electronic Patient Record system (launched September 2022).

Diversity and equal opportunity

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Additional information

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. The Candidate Essentials Guide, which sits with the Job Description and Person Specification, provides details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. It also contains critical information to review before submitting an application.

This advert closes on Monday 13 Oct 2025.