via indeed · 5 June 2026 ·8 days ago

Theatre Team Leader (INTERNAL)

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Hereford Full-time
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The Team Leader within Theatre Services will be responsible for the operational management of the agreed specialty/area within the Operating Theatre Service.

This includes day\-to\-day coordination, supervision, and leadership of staff across both Main and Day Surgery Theatres.

They will deputise for the Band 7 Team Leader/Senior Sister, ensuring the delivery of safe, high\-quality, and compassionate perioperative care.

This encompasses staff management, clinical oversight, adherence to policies, and fostering a supportive learning environment for staff and students.

The post holder will demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning and decision\-making, maintain expert knowledge of perioperative practice, and work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to optimise patient outcomes and service efficiency.

Lead and manage a theatre team, including cross\-cover for both DSU and Main Theatres.

Act as theatre coordinator when required, ensuring smooth and efficient running of daily theatre lists.

Support operational management of elective and emergency theatre lists.

Provide visible clinical leadership and act as a role model for high professional standards.

Deputise for the Band 7 in their absence.

Promote collaborative working across theatres and with the wider multidisciplinary team.

Contribute to demand, capacity, and workforce planning through collection and analysis of activity data

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire University NHS FT , George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust .

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross\-on\-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.

More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work\-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “ The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential. ”

Our values \-Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence \- are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

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