Charge Nurse - Theatre | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Kraaifontein; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Theatre Charge Nurse to manage theatre areas and deliver excellent patient care. The role involves supporting clinical leadership, promoting teamwork, and developing junior staff in a dynamic environment. Candidates should be enthusiastic and flexible, ready to adapt to the challenges of the role. Join a dedicated team committed to healthcare excellence and staff development.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and motivated individual.
• Visionary and dynamic with leadership skills.
• Ability to promote teamwork and develop junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Support Clinical Leads and Theatre Manager in managing theatre areas.
• Promote a holistic and research-based approach to patient care.
• Assist in assessing and evaluating care based on core values.

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is an Acute Hospital in the East of England with a positive approach to developing and delivering healthcare excellence.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, and inspiring Theatre Charge Nurse to join our friendly and dedicated team.

Our facility has 23 theatres covering a wide range of specialties, offering numerous learning opportunities within a supportive environment.

The successful candidate will work in Emergency, Colorectal, Vascular, Urology (including Robotics), and Upper GI surgeries.

Please note that this role may close early due to the number of applications.

This position involves supporting the Clinical Leads, Matron, and Theatre Manager in managing all theatre areas at the unit level, ensuring the team delivers excellent care throughout the patient journey.

You should be flexible and willing to provide additional support in other theatre areas as required.

If successful, you will promote teamwork and share workload responsibilities across the department.

You need to be visionary and dynamic, assisting leadership in driving the team forward in a rapidly changing environment and in developing junior staff.

You will develop staff communication skills within the multidisciplinary team, patients, and families.

Assist in assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating care in line with the unit’s core values.

Ensure all staff understand their roles and responsibilities to provide a safe, efficient, and cost-effective service.

You will promote a holistic, current, effective, and research-based approach to patient care, in accordance with Trust and Theatre policies and in collaboration with other disciplines.

Our goal is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, improve health and wellbeing, and create a vibrant environment for staff development and innovation.

We aim to utilize our skills and experiences to become the best and to recruit and retain top specialist staff through expanded employment opportunities across the Trust.

If you are looking for an exciting Charge Nurse role that leverages your unique qualities, we want to hear from you.

For full details about this rewarding role, please see the attached job description.

We look forward to receiving your application.

This advert closes on Tuesday, 29 July 2025.