Job summary
To undertake the role of Team Leader, assuming ongoing responsibility for effective room management and the smooth, efficient running of theatre lists. This includes the appropriate deployment, coordination, and supervision of staff within the department to ensure safe, high-quality patient care. The post-holder will provide teaching, guidance, and supervision to pre-registration students, unqualified staff, registered nurses, Operating Department Practitioners, non-clinical personnel, and patients, supporting their development and promoting a positive learning environment
Main duties of the job
Main Duties and ResponsibilitiesoMaintain a safe, controlled, and supportive environment for all patients undergoing surgical procedures within the department, ensuring that high standards of perioperative care are consistently upheld.oProvide clinical and professional leadership as the lead member of the theatre team, offering expert advice and supporting colleagues in delivering safe and effective practice.oAct as a visible role model, leading the team with professionalism and confidence while providing skilled assistance to the surgical team across a range of procedures.oTake managerial responsibility for an allocated theatre area, coordinating staff, liaising with relevant disciplines, and offering specialist advice to ensure smooth and efficient service delivery.oFoster an environment that supports high-quality care, effective communication, and positive working relationships between staff, patients, and visitors, promoting a culture of respect, safety, and teamwork.
About us
At the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), we are committed to achieving the best staff experience in the NHS. In the 2023 NHS Staff Survey, we proudly:
- Scored above the national average for the People Promises: "We are recognised and rewarded," "We are always learning," "We work flexibly," "We are a team," and for staff engagement.
- Ranked #1 among all Trusts in North and Central London for all People Promises and themes.
- Ranked #1 among all Acute Specialist Trusts for "We work flexibly."
At RNOH, we're committed to being actively anti-discriminatory and actively inclusive. We recognise our brilliant people do brilliant work, and we offer rewarding careers, no matter what their background. We continue to strive to break down barriers to be the Trust where people come together because what they do matters, makes a difference and where they can thrive.
Joining our organisation means enjoying a wide range of staff benefits, including:
- 24/7 access to wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme.
- A Rewards & Recognition platform, offering opportunities to thank colleagues, send gifts, and access exclusive discounts.
- A dedicated Staff Wellbeing Hub, providing a space to relax and recharge away from the work environment.
- Salary sacrifice schemes for transport (season ticket loans, car and bike), electrical goods, and childcare
At RNOH, we are more than a workplace--we are committed to patients, to excellence and the wellbeing of our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIESDeliver highquality, evidencebased perioperative care in accordance with the NMC/HCPC Code of Professional Conduct and Trust policies.Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualised patient care, ensuring a holistic approachthroughout the perioperative pathway.Provide skilled and competent scrub assistance to the surgical team, ensuring safe practice, aseptic technique, and adherence to local and Trust guidelines.Maintain accurate, comprehensive, and timely patient documentation, reviewing and updating records as required.Ensure the safe custody, administration, and documentation of medicines in line with Trust policy, reporting discrepancies immediately.Promote and maintain a safe environment for patients and staff, demonstrating knowledge of resuscitation, fire safety, infection control, and moving and handling procedures.Coordinate patient care with other clinical disciplines to ensure that total care needs are identified and met.Maintain the cleanliness, readiness, and safe functioning of equipment and the theatre environment, escalating faults promptly.Participate in the oncall rota, weekend duties, and flexible working patterns to support service delivery.Contribute to patient education and health promotion, ensuring patients and families receive appropriate information and support.Apply current research and best practice to continuously improve clinical standards within the theatre environment.EDUCATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIESPromote a positive, workbased learning environment that supports the development of all staff.Facilitate the education, supervision, and assessment of preregistration students, newly appointed staff, bank and agency staff, and colleagues undertaking extended roles.Ensure all new staff receive a comprehensive induction and orientation to the department.Act as mentor or preceptor, supporting the ongoing development and competency achievement of junior staff.Participate in the planning and delivery of inservice training, teaching sessions, and formal presentations as required.Maintain personal professional development through study days, research, reflective practice, and engagement with innovation in perioperative care.Support and participate in audit, quality improvement, and research projects aimed at enhancing clinical practice and patient outcomes.Maintain full compliance with mandatory training, including safe use of medical devices, ensuring personal and team competencies remain current and aligned with Trust and regulatory standards.Ensure staff within the team maintain mandatory training compliance, including safe use of medical devices.PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIESUphold the values, policies, and professional standards of the Trust, acting as a role model for excellence in clinical practice and behaviour.Maintain patient and staff confidentiality at all times.Promote an open, supportive, and collaborative working environment that encourages effectivecommunication and teamwork.Participate in professional appraisal and maintain an uptodate portfolio demonstrating competence, development, and reflective practice.Support the orientation of new staff and learners, ensuring they are welcomed and integrated into the team.Contribute to nursing and perioperative audits, assisting in the development, implementation, and evaluation of standards of care.Represent the department at multidisciplinary meetings as required, promoting effective interprofessional collaboration.Undertake departmental projects relevant to the speciality, contributing to service development and improvement.MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIESLead the daytoday management of the operating room, ensuring efficient running of theatre lists and effective deployment of staff.Provide clinical leadership, guidance, and support to the team, acting as a specialist practitioner and key point of contact for the surgical team and other departments.Deputise for the Theatre Coordinator in their absence, ensuring continuity of safe and effective service delivery.Oversee the maintenance, safe use, and appropriate allocation of equipment, ensuring faults are reported and resolved promptly.Assist with stock control, ensuring adequate supplies, costeffective use of resources, and timely ordering of consumables.Participate in the development and monitoring of quality standards, facilitating audit, risk management, and service evaluation activities.Report potential or actual complaints, incidents, or risks to the Theatre Manager/Coordinator and contribute to investigations and learning processes.Support the completion of annual risk assessments and ensure that identified actions are implemented.Ensure compliance with Health and Safety at Work legislation and promote a culture of safety within the department.Maintain effective communication with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient flow and theatre utilisation.Demonstrate flexibility in working hours to support the smooth running of the department and meet service needs.ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIESWelcome and support visitors to the department, ensuring professionalism and adherence to confidentiality.Contribute to equipment procurement processes, including involvement in obsolescence planning and replacement programmes.Undertake any other duties commensurate with the role and grade, as required to support safe and effective theatre services.Demonstrate flexibility in working patterns to meet the needs of the service, including long days, weekends, and oncall commitments.Recognise that this job description outlines the general scope of the role and may be amended in consultation with the post holder to reflect evolving service requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIESDeliver highquality, evidencebased perioperative care in accordance with the NMC/HCPC Code of Professional Conduct and Trust policies.Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualised patient care, ensuring a holistic approachthroughout the perioperative pathway.Provide skilled and competent scrub assistance to the surgical team, ensuring safe practice, aseptic technique, and adherence to local and Trust guidelines.Maintain accurate, comprehensive, and timely patient documentation, reviewing and updating records as required.Ensure the safe custody, administration, and documentation of medicines in line with Trust policy, reporting discrepancies immediately.Promote and maintain a safe environment for patients and staff, demonstrating knowledge of resuscitation, fire safety, infection control, and moving and handling procedures.Coordinate patient care with other clinical disciplines to ensure that total care needs are identified and met.Maintain the cleanliness, readiness, and safe functioning of equipment and the theatre environment, escalating faults promptly.Participate in the oncall rota, weekend duties, and flexible working patterns to support service delivery.Contribute to patient education and health promotion, ensuring patients and families receive appropriate information and support.Apply current research and best practice to continuously improve clinical standards within the theatre environment.EDUCATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIESPromote a positive, workbased learning environment that supports the development of all staff.Facilitate the education, supervision, and assessment of preregistration students, newly appointed staff, bank and agency staff, and colleagues undertaking extended roles.Ensure all new staff receive a comprehensive induction and orientation to the department.Act as mentor or preceptor, supporting the ongoing development and competency achievement of junior staff.Participate in the planning and delivery of inservice training, teaching sessions, and formal presentations as required.Maintain personal professional development through study days, research, reflective practice, and engagement with innovation in perioperative care.Support and participate in audit, quality improvement, and research projects aimed at enhancing clinical practice and patient outcomes.Maintain full compliance with mandatory training, including safe use of medical devices, ensuring personal and team competencies remain current and aligned with Trust and regulatory standards.Ensure staff within the team maintain mandatory training compliance, including safe use of medical devices.PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIESUphold the values, policies, and professional standards of the Trust, acting as a role model for excellence in clinical practice and behaviour.Maintain patient and staff confidentiality at all times.Promote an open, supportive, and collaborative working environment that encourages effectivecommunication and teamwork.Participate in professional appraisal and maintain an uptodate portfolio demonstrating competence, development, and reflective practice.Support the orientation of new staff and learners, ensuring they are welcomed and integrated into the team.Contribute to nursing and perioperative audits, assisting in the development, implementation, and evaluation of standards of care.Represent the department at multidisciplinary meetings as required, promoting effective interprofessional collaboration.Undertake departmental projects relevant to the speciality, contributing to service development and improvement.MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIESLead the daytoday management of the operating room, ensuring efficient running of theatre lists and effective deployment of staff.Provide clinical leadership, guidance, and support to the team, acting as a specialist practitioner and key point of contact for the surgical team and other departments.Deputise for the Theatre Coordinator in their absence, ensuring continuity of safe and effective service delivery.Oversee the maintenance, safe use, and appropriate allocation of equipment, ensuring faults are reported and resolved promptly.Assist with stock control, ensuring adequate supplies, costeffective use of resources, and timely ordering of consumables.Participate in the development and monitoring of quality standards, facilitating audit, risk management, and service evaluation activities.Report potential or actual complaints, incidents, or risks to the Theatre Manager/Coordinator and contribute to investigations and learning processes.Support the completion of annual risk assessments and ensure that identified actions are implemented.Ensure compliance with Health and Safety at Work legislation and promote a culture of safety within the department.Maintain effective communication with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient flow and theatre utilisation.Demonstrate flexibility in working hours to support the smooth running of the department and meet service needs.ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIESWelcome and support visitors to the department, ensuring professionalism and adherence to confidentiality.Contribute to equipment procurement processes, including involvement in obsolescence planning and replacement programmes.Undertake any other duties commensurate with the role and grade, as required to support safe and effective theatre services.Demonstrate flexibility in working patterns to meet the needs of the service, including long days, weekends, and oncall commitments.Recognise that this job description outlines the general scope of the role and may be amended in consultation with the post holder to reflect evolving service requirements.
Person Specification
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to provide clear leadership and direction to the team
- Ability to manage challenging conversations professionally
- Demonstrates effective multidisciplinary team working
Desirable
- Experience delivering teaching or presentations.
- Experience managing conflict within a team.
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse (NMC) or ODP (HCPC).
- Significant post-registration experience in scrub practice within theatres.
- NMC SSSA Practice Assessor
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Knowledge of current perioperative standards, policies, and best practice
Desirable
- Experience in specialist orthopaedics
- Leadership or management training (e.g., ILM, equivalent).
Analytical & Judgment Skills
Essential
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.
- Able to prioritise and make sound clinical decisions under pressure.
- Recognises and escalates clinical risk appropriately
Desirable
- Experience contributing to clinical audits or service improvement projects
Person Specification
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to provide clear leadership and direction to the team
- Ability to manage challenging conversations professionally
- Demonstrates effective multidisciplinary team working
Desirable
- Experience delivering teaching or presentations.
- Experience managing conflict within a team.
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse (NMC) or ODP (HCPC).
- Significant post-registration experience in scrub practice within theatres.
- NMC SSSA Practice Assessor
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Knowledge of current perioperative standards, policies, and best practice
Desirable
- Experience in specialist orthopaedics
- Leadership or management training (e.g., ILM, equivalent).
Analytical & Judgment Skills
Essential
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.
- Able to prioritise and make sound clinical decisions under pressure.
- Recognises and escalates clinical risk appropriately
Desirable
- Experience contributing to clinical audits or service improvement projects
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).
