Theatre Team Leader

The Methodist Church in Britain; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leadership programme

Education training

Job summary

Liverpool Women's Hospital, part of the University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, is seeking an experienced Lead Theatre Practitioner. The role focuses on leading a theatre or designated area, role-modeling clinical excellence, and supporting MDT staff development.

Nights, weekends and on-call shifts are included to ensure continuous patient care. The post requires UK registration and significant theatre experience, with opportunities to mentor band 5 staff and contribute to service improvement

Qualifications

• Qualification as an ODP or registered nurse is required.
• An anaesthetic, recovery or scrub qualification is required.
• Appropriate UK professional registration.

Responsibilities

• Act as lead practitioner for an operating theatre or designated area and role model for the clinical team.
• Lead while functioning as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Take part in the work rota, including on call, and lead when on duty.
• Provide advice and support to the MDT, patients and relatives as a resource person.
• Help manage theatres to ensure excellent patient care and staff development.
• Develop clinical protocols and standard operating procedures.
• Help build a motivated, competent workforce and maintain quality standards.
• Contribute to performance review in line with Trust policy.
• Be receptive to change and encourage new ideas and developments.
• Apply people management skills, including delegation and negotiation.

Skills

Crisis communication

Management and decision making

Theatre team leadership

Mentor development

Education

ODP or registered nurse

Anaesthetic/recovery/scrub qualification

Job description

This theatre team leader post at Liverpool Women's Hospital, part of University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, is open to experienced staff from scrub, anaesthetics or recovery. The role centres on leading a theatre or designated area as lead practitioner, serving as a role model, and helping manage theatres and their staff and service development. The setting includes a robotic surgery system, dedicated obstetric night teams and a leadership programme, with nights, weekends and on-call work. Applicants need UK professional registration and documented theatre experience.

What the job involves

• Act as lead practitioner for an operating theatre or designated area and a role model for the clinical team
• Act as a role model and peer support for band 5 practitioners
• Lead while functioning as a member of the multidisciplinary team
• Take part in the work rota, including on call, and lead when on duty
• Provide advice and support to the MDT, patients and relatives as a resource person
• Help manage theatres to ensure excellent patient care and take responsibility for staff and service development
• Develop clinical protocols and standard operating procedures
• Help build an effective, motivated and competent workforce and maintain and develop quality standards
• Contribute to performance review in line with Trust policy
• Be receptive to change and encourage new ideas and developments
• Apply people management skills, including delegation, negotiation and assertiveness

Qualifications

• Qualification as an ODP or registered nurse
• Anaesthetic, recovery or scrub qualification

Registration & licences

• Appropriate UK professional registration

Experience

• Significant relevant theatre experience
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Documented evidence of a wide range of theatre skills
• Mindset that embraces change as an opportunity
• Experience of mentorship and identifying learning and development needs

Skills & knowledge

• Communicating about difficult matters and in difficult situations
• Effective management, interpersonal, problem solving and decision making skills
• Leading, managing, coordinating, delegating, motivating a theatre team and reviewing its performance
• Understanding of how to develop team members

Other

• Flexible shift pattern including nights, weekends and on call
• Good general health and attendance record
• Organising and prioritising workload, and working with unpredictable workload and difficult situations

Nice to have

• Previous obstetric experience
• Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent experience

What’s offered

• Training programmes run by the education team
• Leadership and development programme