About this role
Job summary
The Team Leader within Theatre Services will be responsible for the operational management of the agreed specialty/area within the Operating Theatre Service.
This includes day-to-day coordination, supervision, and leadership of staff across both Main and Day Surgery Theatres.
They will deputise for the Band 7 Team Leader/Senior Sister, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, and compassionate perioperative care.
This encompasses staff management, clinical oversight, adherence to policies, and fostering a supportive learning environment for staff and students.
The post holder will demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making, maintain expert knowledge of perioperative practice, and work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to optimise patient outcomes and service efficiency.
Main duties of the job
Lead and manage a theatre team, including cross-cover for both DSU and Main Theatres.
Act as theatre coordinator when required, ensuring smooth and efficient running of daily theatre lists.
Support operational management of elective and emergency theatre lists.
Provide visible clinical leadership and act as a role model for high professional standards.
Deputise for the Band 7 in their absence.
Promote collaborative working across theatres and with the wider multidisciplinary team.
Contribute to demand, capacity, and workforce planning through collection and analysis of activity data
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South WarwickshireUniversity NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.
Job description Job responsibilities
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS Essential
First level RGN/ODP NMC Registration/HCPC Recognised NMC/HCPC Teaching and Assessing Qualification Evidence of Continuous Professional Development Degree in nursing or health related subject, or equivalent experience Clinical leadership/management experience
Desirable
Clinical leadership/management qualification
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES Essential
Excellent and effective communicator across multi-professional boundaries Able to prioritise and to effectively delegate Calm and decisive Leads and maintains evidence-based practice Creates and maintains effective working relationships Ability to be visionary and innovative in the clinical area. Be able to demonstrate an ability to exercise significant influencing and facilitation skills in order to enable the development of others. Ability to teach and develop multidisciplinary learners Basic IT skills Able to use Microsoft word/excel/ power point
EXPERIENCE Essential
Minimum 4-5 years post registration experience in operating department practice and minimum of 2 years in operating theatres at a senior level An extensive knowledge of perioperative practice with expertise in specialist area Ability to independently prioritise and organise perioperative care Excellent knowledge of anatomy and applied physiology and an ability to teach formally and informally Evidence of a positive approach to implementing change in practice. Experience of working in a team
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES Essential
Assertive and confident Enthusiastic, motivated and able to motivate others Approachable Reliable Excellent interpersonal skills Holds patient centered values Effective clinical role model Able to influence other professional groups Evidence of implementing change in clinical practice
OTHER FACTORS Essential
Flexibility within contracted hours to meet the demands of the department 24/7, including on-call commitments Able to work effectively in stressful situations Able to safely meet moving and handling requirements of the job Occupational Health clearance
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 Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address Hereford County Hospital
Hereford
HR1 2ER
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)