Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Theatre Team Leader Scrub
Closing date: 24 May 2026.
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 must have orthopaedic scrub experience and extensive 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 two new operating theatres in our Day Surgery unit this year and the growth within the team it is an excellent opportunity for a candidate to lead the team, working closely with members of the MDT.
Please note that this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date if a high volume of applications is received.
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.
- Working with procurement, CSSD and external companies to support consignment, loan and consumable stock.
Education, Training and Qualifications
- NMC Registered Nurse level 1 or ODP HCPC registered
- Teaching / Assessing / Mentoring Qualification
- Evidence of ongoing dynamic continuing professional development within the speciality linked to demonstrable clinical competencies and academic study
- 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
- Experience of working with an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system
Knowledge and Experience
- 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
- Previous experience of research and audit
Skills and Abilities
- 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
- 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
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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