Theatre Manager (Band 7)

Job summary

Due to internal promotion we have two Band 7 Theatre Manager posts available:

1 x 37.5 hours per week

1 x 24 hours per week

Main duties of the job

1. Managing the theatre suite as allocated, coordinating staff and ensuring the safe and effective running of multiple operating lists.
2. Able to provide excellent clinical skills within your area of expertise.
3. Working as part of theatre management team participating in a 7-day roster, facilitating handover between the day & night teams.
4. Manage the theatre allocations daily to ensure skill mix is appropriate to accommodate elective and non-elective activity.
5. Run daily safety briefs with theatre teams to ensure good and effective communication is provided.
6. Always ensuring patient and staff safety, managing risk and reporting of incidents.
7. Ensure full compliance with the safer surgery agenda and WHO surgical safety checklists.
8. Working closely with the Practice Educator in support of training & development and ensuring mandatory training compliance with the teams.
9. Attend weekly Theatre Scheduling and List Planning meetings as required.
10. Attend weekly Theatre Managers meetings and contribute to improvement plans for the service.
11. Maintaining stock control and expenditure in line with budget allocations.
12. Act as deputy for the Head of Theatre Services when required.

Main duties of the job

To create and maintain an environment in which all members of the Operating Department

Team can contribute to the maximum of their capability in providing a high standard of care for patients, staff welfare and teaching of nursing and non-nursing staff.

Participates in audit and research and is a key lead in clinical governance within the directorate.

The post holder carries accountability for assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision and the setting of standards of care including the deployment and supervision and training and education of staff and students allocated to their area.

Due to the dynamic nature of the perioperative arena, the post holder will be required to organise and prioritise operating lists in liaison with surgeons and anaesthetists.

The post holder is required to participate in the planning of the Theatre schedules and the population and planning of the operating lists.

The post holder is responsible for practice development and the formulation of training plans.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.