Job summary
Are you an experienced theatre practitioner looking to step into a leadership role and further develop your clinical and managerial skills? An exciting 12-month secondment has become available for a motivated and dynamic Band 6 Team Leader within our busy and diverse Operating Theatres Department at Elective Hub Theatres Solihull. One post being full time at 37.5 hours P/W, one being part time at 33 hours P/W.
As a Band 6 Team Leader, you will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day coordination of theatre activity across a range of specialised services. The full-time post will be predominantly within orthopaedic surgery, and the part time post will be primarily within the recovery area.
You'll work closely with the Theatre Manager, Senior Nursing Team, Anaesthetic teams, and Surgeons to ensure smooth, safe, and effective patient flow. You'll also support the delivery of high clinical standards, mentor junior staff, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
What We're Looking For
*Registered Practitioner with significant experience in perioperative practice
*Strong organisational and communication skills
*Ability to lead, motivate, and support a multidisciplinary team
*Commitment to patient safety, service quality, and professional development
*A proactive, flexible, and positive approach in a fast-paced environment
Main duties of the job
What We Offer
*A supportive environment for leadership growth
*Opportunities to gain experience in high-complexity surgical specialties
*Involvement in service development and innovation
*Structured support throughout the secondment
This secondment is ideal for practitioners seeking to progress into leadership roles or broaden their experience within a specialist theatre setting.
Success will see you utilise your sound clinical knowledge and experience, your excellent time management skills to work autonomously within our team across all specialist areas.
In return, you can expect a warm and friendly welcome from the Theatres and wider Solihull Team -- where you will embrace of values of Kind, Connected and Bold, whilst deliver first class patient care which underpins everything we do.
You can expect a starting salary of 38,682 rising to 46,580 with ongoing education and personal development. This, along with a public sector pension, 27 days annual leave (rising with service) and the opportunity to make a difference within our communities.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *NMC Registered Nurse / HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner
- *Knowledge of a broad range of theatre procedures and instrumentation/ processes equivalent to post graduate level acquired through Diploma / Degree plus experience and further study or qualification or an equivalent level of knowledge associated with the practice setting
Desirable
- *Health care leadership / management qualification
Experience
Essential
- *Recent experience within theatres working as a registered practitioner in an acute practice setting involving the supervision / education of junior staff
- *Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
- *Evidence of effective multi-professional working
- *Experienced mentor / assessor / student supervisor
- *Experience of supporting the implementation change including new procedures/ processes
- *Evidence of the ability to confidently lead / coordinate a shift / area of the department
- *Evidence of the ability to organise others and forward plan and review/ adjust staff rotas
- *Experienced in learning from incidents / complaints and supporting changes in practice
- *Wide knowledge of a range or pre and post-operative care, ability to plan and organise duties / service requirements associated with physical and human resources , ability to allocate tasks / duties to a range of staff
- *Can demonstrate an understanding of human resource management associated with codes of practice / professional and Trust guidelines
- *Can demonstrate understanding of how to review/ plan staff rotas in accordance with Trust guidance / service need and mitigate workforce risks associated with staff deployment
- *Demonstrates ability , passion and knowledge of the following
- -Leadership
- -Team building / team work
- -Physical / Human Resource management
- -Change management
- -Clinical Governance / Patient Safety
- *Can demonstrate knowledge in relation to immediate incident management involving staff/ patients and the practice setting
Desirable
- *Can describe elements associated with workforce planning management
- *Can describe elements associated with workforce planning management
- *Can demonstrate awareness / knowledge associated with NHS policy / political awareness
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Highly developed communication skills able to communicate sensitive information / medical conditions/ with a wide range of stakeholders
- *Well-developed persuasion / motivational and reassurance skills associated with working in a complex environment associated with planned / unplanned work based activities
- *Demonstrates the key strengths and motivators of the role within the domains of integrity, delivery and relating to others
- *Evidence of a range of post registration competencies associated with the practice setting and the ability to teach and supervise others learning new skills / procedures
- *Ability to work under pressure , be exposed to interruptions and competing priorities associated with the practice setting -- can demonstrate good use or prioritisation / delegation skills
- *Can demonstrate understanding of Mental Capacity Act/ Safeguarding principles applied to the theatre practice setting
- *Strong delegation skills
- *Well-developed leadership ability
- *Organised , proactive, reliable and approachable
- *Able to immediately and sensitively manage complex / contentious situations with staff / multidisciplinary colleagues / patients and practice
- *Flexible, reliable and adaptive approach to role -- showing commitment to role development and the development of others
- *Flexible approach to shift patterns and service needs which may involve working in different areas or cross site working in different practice settings
- *Ability to travel across all Trust sites/ services
- *Ability to travel to meetings outside of the organisation as a representative of the service / Trust
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *NMC Registered Nurse / HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner
- *Knowledge of a broad range of theatre procedures and instrumentation/ processes equivalent to post graduate level acquired through Diploma / Degree plus experience and further study or qualification or an equivalent level of knowledge associated with the practice setting
Desirable
- *Health care leadership / management qualification
Experience
Essential
- *Recent experience within theatres working as a registered practitioner in an acute practice setting involving the supervision / education of junior staff
- *Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
- *Evidence of effective multi-professional working
- *Experienced mentor / assessor / student supervisor
- *Experience of supporting the implementation change including new procedures/ processes
- *Evidence of the ability to confidently lead / coordinate a shift / area of the department
- *Evidence of the ability to organise others and forward plan and review/ adjust staff rotas
- *Experienced in learning from incidents / complaints and supporting changes in practice
- *Wide knowledge of a range or pre and post-operative care, ability to plan and organise duties / service requirements associated with physical and human resources , ability to allocate tasks / duties to a range of staff
- *Can demonstrate an understanding of human resource management associated with codes of practice / professional and Trust guidelines
- *Can demonstrate understanding of how to review/ plan staff rotas in accordance with Trust guidance / service need and mitigate workforce risks associated with staff deployment
- *Demonstrates ability , passion and knowledge of the following
- -Leadership
- -Team building / team work
- -Physical / Human Resource management
- -Change management
- -Clinical Governance / Patient Safety
- *Can demonstrate knowledge in relation to immediate incident management involving staff/ patients and the practice setting
Desirable
- *Can describe elements associated with workforce planning management
- *Can describe elements associated with workforce planning management
- *Can demonstrate awareness / knowledge associated with NHS policy / political awareness
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Highly developed communication skills able to communicate sensitive information / medical conditions/ with a wide range of stakeholders
- *Well-developed persuasion / motivational and reassurance skills associated with working in a complex environment associated with planned / unplanned work based activities
- *Demonstrates the key strengths and motivators of the role within the domains of integrity, delivery and relating to others
- *Evidence of a range of post registration competencies associated with the practice setting and the ability to teach and supervise others learning new skills / procedures
- *Ability to work under pressure , be exposed to interruptions and competing priorities associated with the practice setting -- can demonstrate good use or prioritisation / delegation skills
- *Can demonstrate understanding of Mental Capacity Act/ Safeguarding principles applied to the theatre practice setting
- *Strong delegation skills
- *Well-developed leadership ability
- *Organised , proactive, reliable and approachable
- *Able to immediately and sensitively manage complex / contentious situations with staff / multidisciplinary colleagues / patients and practice
- *Flexible, reliable and adaptive approach to role -- showing commitment to role development and the development of others
- *Flexible approach to shift patterns and service needs which may involve working in different areas or cross site working in different practice settings
- *Ability to travel across all Trust sites/ services
- *Ability to travel to meetings outside of the organisation as a representative of the service / Trust
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
