# Deputy Department Leader

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Sutton In Ashfield
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Manager and corporate
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-17T11:43:10.641Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Sutton_Ashfield/Sherwood_Forest_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Operating_Department/Operating_Department-v8045268
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8045268?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of Deputy Department Leader at King's Mill Hospital; part of Sherwood Forest NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of  12 theatres in the main department and day case department alongside 2 obstetric theatres and will work alongside the 2 department leaders and a range of Team Leaders.

Our specialities include Emergency & Trauma, Colo-rectal, vascular, Breast, Urology, ENT, elective orthopaedics, Gynaecological, Ophthalmology, General Surgery, endocrine, Obstetrics  and also include anaesthetic procedures such as interventional radiology, mental health support and cardioversions.

We will be delighted to offer this role to the right candidate after a rigorous interview process to support the division's transformation portfolio and future vision.

We look forward to receiving your application.

### Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Good communication skills with clear written and oral skillS
- Effective organisation abilities, supervisory skills
- Change management and leadership skills

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience as a Senior Operating Department Practitioner/1st level registered nurse
- Leadership within a team

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- 1st level Registered Nurse or diploma/degree in Operating Department Practice or equivalent.

### Further training

**Essential**

- Evidence of personal and professional development in perioperative practice/ management

**Desirable**

- Diploma in Management/ relevant to post or willingness to undertake related Diploma level study
- Risk management experience

### Contractual requirements.

**Essential**

- Ability to work flexibly or as the department reasonable requests

## Documents

- [benefits leaflet (pdf, 834.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2702)
- [application guide (pdf, 584.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2448)
- [our staff networks (pdf, 810.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2938)
- [deputy department leader (pdf, 392.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10333963)
- [nursing, midwifery & ahp strategy 25-28 (pdf, 2.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2492)

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