Theatre Team Leader

NHS; Hexham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Hexham is seeking a Theatre Team Leader to manage the General Surgery team. The successful candidate will possess strong nursing qualifications and leadership skills, contributing to high-quality patient care. They will assist in nursing provision, ensure clinical standards are met, and embody a collaborative leadership style. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Operating Department Practitioner or Registered Nurse committed to compassionate care.

Qualifications

• 1st Level live NMC Registered Nurse or HCP Registered Operating Department Practitioner.
• Registered mentor with extensive knowledge in the perioperative environment.
• Proven leadership and management skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the provision of nursing care, maintaining high clinical standards.
• Develop and manage a clinical area, taking charge in the manager's absence.
• Role model inclusive leadership to foster team collaboration.

Skills

Leadership

Compassionate care

Team collaboration

Education

1st Level NMC Registered Nurse

Degree in nursing / health related topic

Leadership Course

Job description

Theatre Team Leader

The closing date is 09 December 2025

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 General Surgery Team Leader to join the team in the newly built theatre department at Hexham General Hospital.

We are looking for an experienced Operating Department Practitioner/Nurse to lead and manage the team within General Surgery, Gynaecology and Plastics.

You must be dynamic, flexible and forward thinking and motivated to drive change and creative ways of working to cover trust wide service needs.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Please note: for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval from your current manager and have completed documentation required beforehand (see secondment policy), as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made.

Main duties of the job

Would you like to work for a Trust where you can be proud of the contribution you will make to delivering high quality healthcare with a personal touch, come and join a Trust which recognises the contribution our Nursing, Midwifery and Operating Department Practitioners make, and values the work they do.

This is reflected in our current 5 year strategy vision "to develop a valued and respected workforce who are given the skills to inspire and innovate across professions".

We currently have a vacancy for a keen and enthusiastic person with extended experience in General Surgery to join our team at Hexham General Hospital. The successful candidate will also be working with the team across sites when required. As a Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner in our Trust, you should be committed to delivering a professional, caring and compassionate approach, putting patient care at the heart of all you do.

The successful candidate will provide support and senior cover in the department where the service requires.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state‑of‑the‑art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Job responsibilities

To assist in the provision of nursing care and maintain high clinical standards.

To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC / HPCP Code of Professional Conduct.

Develop over time and contribute to the management of a clinical area and take charge in the absence of the theatre team manager.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others, (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates teamworking and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 1st Level live NMC Registered Nurse or HCP Registered Operating Department Practitioner
• Diploma or in‑depth experience and knowledge within the perioperative environment.
• Registered mentor
• Degree in nursing / health related topic
• Leadership Course
• Management Training Certificate

Experiance

• Evidence of further specialist knowledge / education including demonstration of CPD in relevant area
• Evidence of ongoing practice development

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.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust