Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Theatre Team Leader

The closing date is 13 April 2026

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for three, Band 6 General Surgery Scrub Team Leader to join the team at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital for secondment post cover.

We are looking for an experienced practitioners/Nurses to lead and manage teams trust wide within the General Surgery Scrub team of band 6s.

You must be dynamic , flexible and forward thinking and motivated to drive change and creative ways of working to cover trust wide service needs.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

"Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made."

Main duties of the job

Would you like to work for a Trust where you can be proud of the contribution you will make to delivering high quality healthcare with a personal touch, come and join a Trust which recognises the contribution our Nursing, Midwifery and Operating Department Practitioners make, and values the work they do.

This is reflected in our current 5 year strategy vision "to develop a valued and respected workforce who are given the skills to inspire and innovate across professions".

We currently have a vacancy for a keen and enthusiastic person with extended experience in Anaesthetics to join our team at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital. The successful candidate will also be be working with the team across sites when required. As a Registered Nurse/ Operating Department Practitioner in our Trust, you should be committed to delivering a professional, caring and compassionate approach, putting patient care at the heart of all you do.

The successful candidate will provide support and senior cover in the department where the service requires.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application

Details

Date posted

30 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7882994JA-HAS

Job locations

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

Northumbria Way

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist in the provision of nursing care and maintain high clinical standards

To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC / HPCP Code of Professional Conduct

Develop over time and contribute to the management of a clinical area and take charge in the absence of the theatre team manager

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates teamworking and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist in the provision of nursing care and maintain high clinical standards

To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC / HPCP Code of Professional Conduct

Develop over time and contribute to the management of a clinical area and take charge in the absence of the theatre team manager

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates teamworking and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 1st Level live NMC Registered Nurse or HCP Registered Operating Department Practitioner
  • Diploma or in-depth experience and knowledge within the perioperative environment.
  • Registered mentor

Desirable

  • Degree in nursing/ health related topic
  • Leadership Course
  • Management Training Certificate

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • oEvidence of further specialist knowledge/ education including demonstration of CPD in relevant area
  • oEvidence of ongoing practice development

Desirable

  • oAudit experience

Other Requirements

Essential

  • oYou may also need to travel between Trust premises as required for the performance of your duties. You may also be expected to work at any of the trust sites. The Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 1st Level live NMC Registered Nurse or HCP Registered Operating Department Practitioner
  • Diploma or in-depth experience and knowledge within the perioperative environment.
  • Registered mentor

Desirable

  • Degree in nursing/ health related topic
  • Leadership Course
  • Management Training Certificate

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • oEvidence of further specialist knowledge/ education including demonstration of CPD in relevant area
  • oEvidence of ongoing practice development

Desirable

  • oAudit experience

Other Requirements

Essential

  • oYou may also need to travel between Trust premises as required for the performance of your duties. You may also be expected to work at any of the trust sites. The Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

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).

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.

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

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

Northumbria Way

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

Northumbria Way

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Theatre Manager - NSECH

Kelda Welch-Reay

Kelda.welch-Reay@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk

03448118111

Details

Date posted

30 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7882994JA-HAS

Job locations

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

Northumbria Way

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ


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