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Job summary

Main area
Cardiac Theatres
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-7756252SBH(N)
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Bartholomew's Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£56,276 - £63,176 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/04/2026 09:00

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Peri-operative Theatre Coordinator

Band 7

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

Peri-operative Theatre Coordinator - Band 7

This is an exciting time at St Bartholomew's Hospital as we realise a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve services for today’s patients and future generations, creating world class services. This new role is an opportunity to provide expert clinical leadership to out peri-operative areas within the Breast Cancer centre and will involve taking responsibility for the management and organisation of the peri-operative department on a daily basis with the support of the senior nursing team. 

You will be an experienced Nurse or ODP with considerable experience at Band 6/7 level in a peri-operative clinical area, ideally with experience gained across more than one professional role.  Experience in breast surgery and preferably other surgical specialities including fertility and endocrine surgery is required.  The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate  a desire to lead others in providing high quality and compassionate care.

We offer a wide range of development opportunities, including,  leadership opportunities, access to inhouse and external training and support from the practice education team.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for monitoring and co-ordinating activities ensuring the efficient and effective day-to-day running of the peri-operative area.
To be responsible for the provision of high standards of peri-operative care in Breast centre Theatres on a daily basis.
To provide visible leadership within the clinical areas, acting as a clinical expert and a resource for multi-professional staff.
Ensure the delivery of a responsive, high quality, value for money service within the speciality area and in conjunction with senior nursing and management colleagues.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RN. or O.D.P. Registered with NMC/HCPC.
  • Educated to degree level or willing to complete a degree/Masters level study
  • Post-registration perioperative qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership/Management qualification at postgraduate level.
  • Masters level qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant post-registration experience within a peri-operative environment, including demonstrable team leadership at Band 6.
  • Current, up-to-date competence in Anaesthetics, Scrub or Recovery within a theatre environment.
  • Experience of change management, resource management and working within NMC/HCPC codes.
  • Experience of leading Quality Improvement project
  • Experience managing challenging situations
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience across a variety of Theatre specialties; including the relevant specialties, ability to manage multiple Theatre areas/specialties.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Understand change management and service development
  • Knowledgeable of current professional issues in nursing
  • In depth skill and technical knowledge of at least one
  • Relevant surgical specialty
  • Aware of service improvement specifications e.g. NHS framework, NICE guidelines, GIRF
  • Knowledge and understanding of patient safety initiatives including WHO safe surgery.
  • Understanding of procurement/supplies chain working

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Relevant and up to date clinical skills
  • Ability to lead a team effectively
  • Positive attitude and ability to work under pressure whilst remaining calm
  • Adaptable to changing workload
  • Ability to delegate tasks and responsibilities appropriate
  • Proactive in identifying own learning needs and learning needs of others
  • Ability to organise and plan own time and that of junior staff and learner

Other

Essential criteria
  • Proven good attendance record. Overall good general fitness to cope with demands of role (walking, manual handling with aids).
  • Capable of negotiating within the MDT; cooperative team worker; flexible approach.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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.

Application numbers

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Gordon Ferguson
Job title
Senior Nurse POM & Surgery
Email address
[email protected]
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