Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthetic services / Theatre
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part time considered)
- Job ref
- 156-7371357
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Cornwall Hospital
- Town
- Penzance
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Theatre Team Leader
Band 6
Job overview
An experienced senior Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner is required to lead and develop the multi- disciplinary team across Anaesthetics, Scrub and Recovery.
Responsible for over 20 registered staff, the post holder will support the development of the existing service and staff.
We regularly support learners from multiple disciplines.
You will need to be a good leader, communicator, role model and have excellent standards of practice.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the Team Leader (TL) position is to provide on-going professional and clinical leadership to the theatre teams who are delivering perioperative care, whilst working collaboratively with the clinicians (surgeon and anaesthetist) as part of the wider multi-professional team.
The TL will assume the delegated responsibility for managing and leading the delivery of care, in a rostered shift, for patients entering the department.
This includes the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation for every individual patient’s programme of care.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It serves a population of around 470,000 people, a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £740 million.
RCHT is responsible for the provision of services at three main sites with approximately 780 inpatient beds:
Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro
St Michael’s Hospital in Hayle
West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities, and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles. This plays a vital part in attracting and retaining highly skilled teams of doctors, nurses and other health professionals who support the care of well over half a million people each year.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Occupational Health clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Right to work in the UK
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Person specification
Qualification / registration
Essential criteria
- NMC / HCPC registered
- Basic knowledge of information technology platforms eg excel
- Recognised Anaesthetic / theatre qualification
- Educated to degree level in a relevant topic or equivalent experience.
Desirable criteria
- Information technology qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Theatre experience - Five years
- Evidence of experience with relevant specialty/service.
- Ability to work internal rotation to late shift duty
- Adaptable to cope with change/ variable workload which can be emotionally and mentally demanding.
Desirable criteria
- Audit - clinical / research experience
- Evidence of having developed team working skills and implemented team working practices – this includes the ability to enthuse, motive and involve all team members.
- Effective leadership skills and an understanding of leadership and change management practice
- Mentor / coaching experience - Three years
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Horam
- Job title
- Surgical Unit Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01736874048
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