About this role
Job summary
Theatre Manager
Emersons Green, Bristol | Competitive Salary| Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
Lead, Inspire and Deliver Outstanding Patient Care!
Are you an experienced theatre leader ready to take the next step in your career?
We're looking for an exceptional Theatre Manager to over see the daily leadership of a professional, dynamic clinical team across our operating Theatres and Recovery unit. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-performing hospital where quality care, innovation and outstanding patient outcomes are at the heart of everything we do.
As Theatre Manager, you will work closely with the Head of Nursing and Clinical Services Manager, consultants and multidisciplinary teams, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred care while driving service excellence, staff development and operational performance.
Main duties of the job
- Providing clinical and professional leadership across theatres and our post operative recovery unit.
- Managing departmental operations, workforce planning, budgets and resources to ensure high-quality, cost-effective service delivery.
- Leading, motivating and developing multidisciplinary teams to achieve outstanding patient outcomes.
- Driving service improvement, innovation and efficiency across surgical pathways.
- Ensuring compliance with Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards, governance requirements and national best practice guidance.
- Leading recruitment, performance management, appraisals and staff development initiatives.
- Managing incident investigations, quality audits and governance reporting.
- Building strong relationships with consultants, anaesthetists and senior stakeholders to maximise theatre utilisation and operational performance.
About us
Practice Plus Group was founded as Care UK in 1982 and rebranded in 2020. We provide high-quality hospital care across England, including elective treatment at our hospitals and surgical centres, diagnostic services and urgent treatment centres, delivering treatment for both private and NHS patients.
We make it easier for patients to access the care they need, whether thats through private self-pay treatment, private medical insurance, or NHS-funded care. Our focus is simple: fast access to expert consultants, clear pathways to treatment, and high standards of clinical care. Whether you need a scan, a diagnosis, urgent treatment or planned surgery, our focus is on fast access, clinical expertise and a positive patient experience.
Each year we assess, diagnose and treat thousands of patients, supporting a wide range of conditions with consultant-led care, modern facilities and a strong commitment to patient safety and experience.
We are proud to be one of the UKs leading providers of hospital and diagnostic services, with a track record of high clinical standards and consistently strong CQC ratings across our services.
We are committed to making healthcare accessible and straightforward, supportive and focused on getting you treated quickly and safely.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Theatre Manager
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Registered Operating Department Practitioner with current NMC/HCPC
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Relevant clinical theatre qualification/experience
- Teaching/assessing or mentorship experience
- Intermediate/advanced life support training appropriate to the service.
Desirable
- Post basic qualification within a speciality
- Completion of leadership programme
- Masters Degree
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 6 years relevant experience in acute care or elective surgical theatres.
- A minimum of 2 years management experience with proven ability in team building and influencing change
- Proven leadership skills.
- Proven competence across range of clinical skills supported by professional knowledge
- Contract and service management within a team
- Business acumen
- Up to date clinical knowledge
- Experience of CQC inspection and regulation processes
Desirable
- Departmental manager
- Managerial training courses, qualifications
- Commissioning experience
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.
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
Practice Plus Group
Address
The Brooms
Emersons Green
Bristol
BS16 7FH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)