Job summary
- Main area
- Theatres
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 282-SB1311
- Employer
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Royal Marsden Chelsea
- Town
- Chelsea
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Theatre Sister Clinical Lead Recovery
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
The Royal Marsden has a vital role in championing change and improvement in cancer care through research and innovation, education, and leading-edge practice. We are incredibly proud of our international reputation for pushing the boundaries and for our ground-breaking work ensuring patients receive the very latest and best in cancer treatment and care.
Rated as CQC ‘Outstanding’, The Royal Marsden is a world leader in cancer care, pioneering treatment and ground-breaking research, and has achieved one of the best results for staff engagement across all acute specialist Trusts in the most recent NHS Staff Survey. We have an overall patient experience rating of 9/10, the highest score for any Trust for quality of care. We provide our nurses and ODPs with the training, support and staffing levels that enable them to provide the best care to patients.
We have seven modern theatres in Chelsea which includes three robotic theatres, and two theatres in Sutton. We cover a wide range of specialties, including Sarcoma and Melanoma, Upper and Lower GI, Plastics, Head and Neck, Gynaecology, Urology and Breast, using a wide range of surgical techniques. Our theatres anaesthetic team is trusted, skilled, hardworking and supportive, and we’re looking for a motivated and experienced anaesthetic lead who can demonstrate leadership qualities and a real interest in high quality perioperative care to join us
Main duties of the job
- To be a professional and clinical role model, leading and co-ordinating theatres and recovery in conjunction with the Matron. To co-ordinate, organise and take full responsibility and accountability for the daily management and organisation of theatres recovery services at Chelsea site; this involves managing a wide range of complex and sometimes conflicting priorities including staff management.
- As the clinical lead, perform all the tasks of an ODP/Theatre Nurse in recovery for adults, following all checks and procedures as laid down in National and Trust Theatre Policy. To demonstrate sound knowledge base of safe governance and practices in recovery.
- As a member of the recovery team to perform the tasks of recovery, to support staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team
- To be responsible for the safe use of complex theatre and recovery equipment with responsibility for ordering stock and non-stock supplies and arranging timely servicing of this equipment, both routine and urgent.
- To be responsible for the continuing specialist professional development and overall performance of all staff in Chelsea Theatres Recovery team.
- Provide specialist clinical advice Trust wide to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients/ clients and relatives/ carers in collaboration with the multi professional team, in line with the local and national targets.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification
- To provide sound clinical leadership and develop support mechanisms for sharing good practice within the Department and Trust wide
- Monitor the quality of clinical care and action audit information to achieve agreed standards and take the lead on customer care initiatives.
- Takes the lead in ensuring the provision of care is in accordance with the Trust’s policies and procedures.
- In conjunction with the staff team, to lead in developing implementing, evaluating and maintaining a Departmental ethos and a standard approach to the delivery of excellent patient centred care.
- To act as patient advocate in line with current guidance and to actively apply in depth knowledge of holistic/ socio-economic and cultural aspects of the care to clients within your specific speciality, acting as a role model and resource for patients, relatives and staff.
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care, actively seeking evidence based practice which will support clinical outcomes as appropriate. To ensure that weekly quality rounds are carried out with the Matron for Theatres.
- Ensure that all theatre documentation (including nursing & ODP) is maintained to the Trust standard (including electronic records) and implement clinical audit of records to measure and evaluate care planning.
- To be aware of and champion current evidence-based trends and developments in theatre practice and in the NHS and be responsible for taking the lead in the continuing professional development of departmental staff and self.
- To lead on the implementation of the Trust’s framework for Clinical Governance within the Ward or Department area.
Person specification
Education/ Qualification
Essential criteria
- First level Registered Nurse/ HCPC registered ODP
- Post registration education in a relevant speciality
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Evidence of continuing education and development
- Evidence of training in operational management and staff development
- Anaesthetic and Recovery experience (at the senior level band 6)
- Degree qualification in a relevant subject
Desirable criteria
- Working toward a Masters degree
- Teaching and assessing qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Current experience in a senior operating theatre role (Anaesthetic/Recovery) or senior staff nurse role (Anaesthetic/Recovery)
- Experience in recruitment, selection and retention of staff
- Experience of clinical governance issue such as investigation incidents/ complaints
- Evidence of organising and delivering education for multi professional staff
- Experience in staff development plans & appraisal process
- Experience of working with IT systems used in theatre
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a senior leadership role
- Experience of disseminating work through presentation or publication
- Experience of managing financial budgets; cost containment strategies
- Experience of dealing with HR issues relating performance/capability
Skills/ Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good level of clinical skills within one or more of the perioperative disciplines
- Excellent communication skills – verbal, written, presentation
- Ability to plan and prioritise own and other workload
- Knowledge/experience of clinical supervision
- Evidence of ability to work collaboratively in a multi disciplinary team
- Basic IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of delivering change management initiatives
- Audit skills
Aptitude/ Personal characteristics
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate initiative
- Ability to form professional interpersonal relationships and to forge trust with colleagues and other stakeholders
- Enthusiastic and assertive
- Adaptable to change
- Approachable
- Polite/Flexible
- Diplomatic and calm
- Demonstrates attention to detail
- Strong leadership skills and self motivated
- Ability to work as part of a team and in collaboration with others using effective verbal, written and interpersonal skills
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
- J.Wells
- Job title
- CBU Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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