About this role
Job summary
Senior Theatre Team Leader: Anaesthetic Team (Operating Department Practitioner or Registered Nurse)
Band 7 £49,387- £56,515 per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
Are you a dynamic and experienced theatre practitioner ready to take the next step in your leadership journey? Join our forward-thinking and innovative team at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Milton Keynes Theatre Department currently consists of 12 theatres, a newly established treatment room and 2 recovery areas over two sites within the hospital. We cover a range of specialities including trauma and orthopaedic, ENT, and ophthalmology. The theatre service is expanding and soon will be adding a further two orthopaedic theatres to further improve our service.
For any further information or an informal visit, please contact Arabelle Casey, Theatre Manager at [email protected] or call 01908 995604.
Main duties of the job
94% feel that their role makes a difference to patience and service users.' 'NHS Survey, 2024''
'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'
We are seeking an enthusiastic Senior Team Leader to lead our Anaesthetic Theatre Team and support the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate patient care throughout the perioperative pathway. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Anaesthetic Practitioner with a passion for high standards of care, staff development and continuous improvement.
The successful candidate will be a Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner with current NMC or HCPC registration, excellent communication skills and substantial theatre experience, ideally across a range of specialties. You will provide expert clinical leadership, support and develop staff, and work closely with the theatre management team to ensure safe, efficient and patient-centred care.
The role involves line managing the Anaesthetic Theatre Team, maintaining high-quality services and ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the department. Working in partnership with the Deputy Theatre Manager and multidisciplinary colleagues, you will coordinate theatre activity across both elective and emergency pathways.
You will be accountable for your own practice and that of theatre staff, working within Trust policies to drive service improvements, promote best practice and support positive patient outcomes.
About us
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre. We have just opened the Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards.
Further investment is underway, including the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Job description Job responsibilities
Join #TeamSurgery at Milton Keynes University Hospital
The surgery division at MKUH, which covers specialties including theatres and the Intensive Care Unit, offers a variety of roles and opportunities, both clinical and non-clinical. The division are looking for passionate, enthusiastic and forward-thinking professionals to join the team.
MKUH is one of the leading hospitals in Europe for implementing robotics to assist in surgery, becoming the first in the continent to use the CMR Versius robot for gynaecological surgery. Since its introduction in 2019, the theatres team have completed over 500 surgical cases, the first hospital in the UK to reach this milestone, achieving this in March 2023.
As well as being an innovator in robotics, the Trust is proud to be part of the New Hospital Programme, with plans to expand and increase our surgical capacity to meet the health needs of our communities now and in the future.
With a leading benefits package, and a growing hospital estate to meet one of the fastest growing populations in the country, it is a great time to join MKUH.
Find out more about working in #TeamSurgery at MKUH from the people who work across the division in the video below.
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Clinical
To act as clinical expert and role model, assessing patients needs and then planning, delivering, and evaluating a complex programme of care for them within the theatre environment.
To communicate complex and sensitive information regarding patients and their medical conditions with other clinicians across the Trust, to enhance continuity of patient care when transferring into and out of the department.
Management
To participate in the development of the departments policies ensuring that they reflect the strategic plans of the Trust.Plan and organise theatre allocations and act as Bleep Holder on a rolling rota, managing and being accountable for the entire theatre team during elective hours when this activity is most complex.
Education and professional development
To participate in the education and development of all grades of staffTo ensure that the environment motivates and encourages learning.
General
To work within and promote the NMC and HPC Code of Professional ConductTo continually develop and promote the departments philosophy of care and its contribution to the CSUs overall philosophy of care
Please refer to the attached job description for further information
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge Essential
Registered General Nurse OR accredited degree or diploma level qualification in anaesthetic practice equivalent to AAGBI Recognised teaching qualification Awareness of relevant national guidelines and regulatory requirements
Desirable
Evidence of study at level 7
Experience Essential
Significant experience within theatre environment at Band 6 level Involvement in management of change Development of clinical practice Clinical expert within specialty to include minimum of 2 theatre areas such as anesthetics, scrub and recovery Sound computer skills - able to use IT to support role
Skills Essential
Strong leadership ability Excellent time management Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines Confident in the management of change oAble to challenge poor practice and provide constructive plans for improvement
Personal and people development Essential
Dynamic leadership qualities Able to use initiative and independent thinking and encourage same in others Motivated to provide a high-quality service Effective team member Committed to celebrating success
Communication Essential
Excellent communication skills across all specialties Able to represent the theatre department as a clinical expert both within the department and across the Trust Professional image and communication style
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address Theatres (Dept)
Milton Keynes
MK6 5LD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.mkuh.nhs.uk/working-at-mkuh (Opens in a new tab)