# Operations Manager - Theatres & Anaesthetics > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/operations-manager-theatres-and-anaesthetics/4f3bf5c6-0538-4eb2-b52f-8abd00f24ce4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/operations-manager-theatres-and-anaesthetics/4f3bf5c6-0538-4eb2-b52f-8abd00f24ce4.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** London - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £75,328 - £86,114 p.a. incl. pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity leave cover) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (plus 2% on call supplement) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-18T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-05T15:50:58.092Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Homerton_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Operational_Management/Operational_Management-v8186280 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8186280?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.homerton.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is a fixed-term post for 9 months to provide maternity leave cover and aim to start in December 2026 or January 2027. The Operations Manager is responsible, in partnership with Clinical and Service Leads, for the effective strategic and operational management of Theatres and Anaesthetics and associated services. The postholder will ensure the delivery of high-quality, safe and effective patient services within the resources available and will provide senior leadership across operational performance, financial management, workforce, theatre utilisation and service improvement. The postholder will work closely with clinical leaders and the General Manager to develop and deliver the service strategy in line with divisional and Trust priorities. This includes identifying opportunities for clinical innovation and modernisation, redesigning services to improve efficiency and effectiveness, and deputising for the General Manager as required. ### Main duties of the job Areas of management responsibility - Day Stay Unit - 23-hour ward - Main Theatres - Pre-Operative Assessment - Anaesthetics Strategic leadership and planning - Act as a key member of the Divisional Senior Management Team, working with clinical and managerial colleagues to shape and deliver clinical and non-clinical services, with particular responsibility for Theatres, Anaesthetics and associated operative services. - Contribute to the strategic direction of the services in line with divisional and Trust strategy and improvement programmes, translating strategic priorities into clear service plans and objectives. Operational service management - Maximise the safe and effective utilisation of operating theatres, introducing strategies to minimise delays, cancellations and avoidable downtime and to support the smooth running of each theatre. - Lead service innovation and the development of service agreements in line with national, system and local priorities. - Work with the Clinical Lead for Anaesthetics to support the effective management of the medical workforce and the job-planning process. - Lead and participate in service redesign, expansion and redevelopment projects, using effective project and change-management approaches. - Ensure operative services are delivered efficiently and effectively within allocated resources and are kept under continuous review. ### 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. ### Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues - Service quality and quality management - Current changes and developments within the NHS. - Change management theory ### Skills / Abilities **Essential** - Able to make and take sometimes difficult decisions after analysis of options and implications - Highly developed communication skills (written, oral, presentational and interpersonal) - Experience of achieving significant cost reduction at a service and Divisional level - Experience of implementing change management projects to develop or improve services - Experience of business case preparation, presentation and implementation - Managing a range of staff groups - Substantive general management experience in the NHS, in an acute setting ### Education / Qualifications **Essential** - Evidence of ongoing professional development - Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience **Desirable** - Management Qualification ### Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements **Essential** - Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values - Commitment to providing improvement to services for patients ## Documents - [trust values (pdf, 652.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=938) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 124.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=937) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10516728) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.