Theatre Manager OSU SWH

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Theatre Manager within T&O Theatres at St Woolos Hospital. The Unit runs a seven day service for Elective Orthopaedic patients. The Unit has two very busy Elective Theatres and are situated next to the Orthopaedic Ward. The candidate must be a first level registered nurse /ODP and hold a post graduate qualification in a relevant degree and be willing to work towards MSc. It is essential to this role to be able to lead a team and have insight into team structure, dynamics and development. You must possess exceptional interpersonal, communication and organisational skills and have significant experience in managing a team. The ideal candidate should have substantial experience at Band 6 level within the clinical environment and be a highly motivated person with good communication and leadership skills. You will be expected to support the Senior Nurse and Directorate Manager in development of the Orthopaedic theatre team to support ABUHB in providing safe, quality patient care whilst also meeting the requirements of clinical futures.

We are committed to your training and development, and you will be joining a dedicated, flexible, and friendly department.

There are four ABUHB sites with theatre departments which means there is a need for flexibility and at times there will be a requirement for cross site working. The successful candidate may be required or redeployed to work on other ABUHB sites as required.

Main duties of the job

They will have managerial responsibility for a team of Scrub, Recovery and Anaesthetic practitioners and will facilitate and oversee their training to enable them to provide high quality skilled care to patients undergoing elective surgery. There will be a requirement to work with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and other healthcare professionals to facilitate this and to ensure that the clinical environment remains safe and has the required resources to deliver excellent and individualised patient care.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.