East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Theatre Team Leader

The closing date is 21 November 2025

Job summary

We are recruiting for Theatre Team Leaders who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

This vacancy is primarily for a Band 6 in ENT, but the successful candidate will also need to have General Surgery experience, as this role will occasionally encompass both specialities.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

Maintain health, safety and control of Infection in clinical work areas.

Assist and care for patients undergoing a variety of elective ENT and General Surgery procedures.

Assist and care for patients undergoing a variety of emergency procedures.

Receive, transfer and position patients for clinical procedure.

Prepare equipment/ supplies and waste is kept to a minimum.

Ability to work in any of the Theatre areas according to service needs, regardless of which theatre department they are based in, although it is anticipated that staff do permanently work in the department they are employed to be based in.

Act as clinical lead to staff at Band 6 and below and supervise staff within a specific area of responsibility.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

  • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
  • New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
  • Hertford County, Hertford
  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted

07 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7549117

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • Registered Nurse or Registered ODP
  • Edward Jenner Course
  • Must be willing to undertake post registration courses as advised by the Practice Educators/Theatre Team Leaders

Desirable

  • ILS / PILS

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Scrub experience in ENT/General Surgery/Emergency specialties
  • Post qualification experience within the perioperative setting
  • Gained through undertaking Relevant study

Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Basic IT skills
  • Ability to demonstrate initiative
  • Flexible

Desirable

  • Good planning skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Aware of the National 6 C's campaign
  • Aware of Trust Values
  • An understanding of Perioperative patient care
  • An understanding of aseptic technique
  • Teamwork
  • Participate in audit
Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • Registered Nurse or Registered ODP
  • Edward Jenner Course
  • Must be willing to undertake post registration courses as advised by the Practice Educators/Theatre Team Leaders

Desirable

  • ILS / PILS

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Scrub experience in ENT/General Surgery/Emergency specialties
  • Post qualification experience within the perioperative setting
  • Gained through undertaking Relevant study

Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Basic IT skills
  • Ability to demonstrate initiative
  • Flexible

Desirable

  • Good planning skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Aware of the National 6 C's campaign
  • Aware of Trust Values
  • An understanding of Perioperative patient care
  • An understanding of aseptic technique
  • Teamwork
  • Participate in audit

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).

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.

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

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Theatre Education Lead

Lesley Lowing

lesleylowing@nhs.net

01438285781

Details

Date posted

07 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7549117

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Supporting documents

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