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Team Leader Theatre Scrub
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
293-SWNS-0578
Employer
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Homerton Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£56,276 - £63,176 p.a. incl.
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/04/2026 23:59

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Theatre Team Leader Scrub

Band 7

 

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Job overview

We are looking for a passionate and committed individual to join the theatre team at Homerton as a  Band 7 Team Leader. 

The successful candidate should have robotic and CEPOD scrub experience and knowledge. 

The candidate should be motivated and a team player who is dedicated to the provision of high standards of care, safety and practice within the peri-operative environment. 

The successful candidate will be accountable to the Matron and will be leading a team within theatres at Homerton Hospital. 

With the addition of our 2nd Da Vinci robot this year and the growth within the team it is an excellent opportunity. 

Main duties of the job

  • Overall manage of a team, managing sickness, performance etc. 
  • Ensure the smooth, effective running of theatre lists and the department as a whole. 
  • Coordinating the theatre departments, working with fellow Band 7 team leaders.
  • Stock control in relation to the budget and spend. 
  • Working with the Multidisciplinary Team to ensure high standards of patient care. 
  • Managing rota's. 

Working for our organisation

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff.  This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan.  All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

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 on this page

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Education, Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC Registered Nurse level 1 or ODP HCPC registered
  • Teaching / Assessing / Mentoring Qualification
  • Evidence of on-going dynamic continuing professional development within the speciality linked to demonstrable clinical competencies and academic study
  • Adult Intermediate life support training
  • Evidence of fulfilling CPD
  • Leadership or management qualification or training
  • Possession of an operative department qualification or relevant degree or in the process of obtaining
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working with an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive post registration experience with substantial experience as a senior staff nurse/ODP (band 6 or equivalent) in scrub
  • Proven management and leadership experience
  • Thorough specialty knowledge relevant to the specialty and department
  • Proven teaching and development of staff
  • Ability to manage workforce processes and issues that may arise
  • Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints
  • Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk, and quality issues
  • Handling safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures
  • Awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Understanding of professional and current issues in nursing
  • Experience of managing a budget
  • Clinical governance experience
  • Understanding of audit and research methodologies
  • Previous experience of change management and problem solving
Desirable criteria
  • Benchmarking & monitoring
  • Previous experience of research and audit

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Excellent relevant specialist skills and abilities for the department
  • Ability to influence, manage and achieve objectives
  • Effective time management
  • Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, able to convey complex & sensitive information to others
  • Ability to work under own initiative
  • Evidence of a commitment to the development of others
  • Ability to work under pressure, flexibly and as part of a team.
  • Able to problem solve and initiate change.
  • Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries
  • Ability to delegate and prioritise
  • Appraisal skills
  • Computer literate
  • Understands issues affecting the provision of health care
  • A commitment to providing a quality service and quality improvement
  • A flexible approach to work.
  • Ability to work as part of a Multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to deal with conflict situations
  • Ability to challenge professionally to ensure safe working environments
  • Awareness of appropriate escalation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sara Palhinha
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02085105527
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