Job overview

At North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, we are committed to delivering the highest standards of care, ensuring safety, efficiency, and excellence in every patient journey. We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Theatre Team Manager to take on a pivotal leadership role within our Obs/Gynae/Breast/Paeds theatre team.

About the Role
As Theatre Team Manager, you will hold overall clinical and operational responsibility for the day-to-day management of our dedicated theatre team. You will lead by example, maintaining the highest standards of care and safety while ensuring efficient resource utilisation. Your responsibilities will include:

• Clinical Excellence: Maintain a clinical presence, providing hands-on care for a defined caseload at least 50% of your contracted hours, or as agreed with the Theatre Manager.
• Financial Oversight: Manage the department’s finances, supporting the delivery of Cost Improvement Plans.
• Resource & Facility Management: Support the Theatre Manager in organising theatre facilities, clinical standards, equipment, and resources, with direct accountability for your specific area.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to lead a dedicated theatre team in a progressive and supportive environment.
• A role that combines clinical practice with strategic leadership.
• Professional development opportunities to enhance your leadership and clinical expertise.
• The chance to make a real impact on patient outcomes and service delivery.

Main duties of the job

• Provide leadership and management for defined specialty areas, overseeing resources, finance, workforce, performance, quality, and risk while collaborating with divisional and clinical colleagues.
• Lead by example to inspire, develop, and establish a competent workforce capable of delivering safe and effective patient care.
• Foster communication and share clinical experiences and best practices within and across the Clinical Directorate.
• Act as an information resource for junior staff, multidisciplinary teams, patients, and relatives.
• Maintain professional accountability in line with NMC and HPC Codes of Conduct.
• Guide and support the team through change processes, demonstrating drive, integrity, and a balanced perspective.
• Motivate team members and lead innovative clinical practice by setting an example.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, including CQC standards, financial instructions, and Trust policies.
• Optimize the efficiency of operating sessions to maximise patient throughput.
• Perform daily operational management as Theatre Coordinator and deputise for the Theatre Manager when required.

Working for our organisation

Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust’s redeployment process.