Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide senior operational leadership across the Theatre Complex, ensuring the safe, effective and efficient delivery of elective and emergency surgical services.
• Maintain day‑to‑day operational oversight of Main Theatres, Day Care Theatres and the Orthopaedic Elective Hub (JPOC), ensuring optimal utilisation of theatre capacity.
• Lead on theatre scheduling, list management and patient flow to minimise delays, cancellations and inefficiencies, supporting elective recovery and RTT performance.
• Ensure robust escalation processes are in place to manage operational pressures, including emergency activity, staffing shortfalls and capacity constraints.
• Ensure all theatre services are delivered in line with Trust policies, national standards, CQC requirements and professional guidance.
• Actively promote a strong safety culture, ensuring incidents, risks, complaints and adverse events are appropriately managed, investigated and actioned.
• Work closely with clinical and nursing leads to support clinical governance processes, infection prevention and control, safeguarding and health and safety compliance.
• Monitor quality and performance indicators, supporting continuous improvement in patient experience, outcomes and access to care.

• Work collaboratively with the Theatre Matrons, Lead Nurses and senior clinicians to support workforce planning, skill‑mix, recruitment, retention and staff wellbeing.

• Support effective rostering and deployment of staff to meet service demand while ensuring compliance with working time regulations and Trust policies.
• Contribute to staff development by supporting appraisal, training, leadership development and succession planning within theatre teams.
• Foster positive multidisciplinary working relationships and promote a culture of respect, inclusion and accountability.