Team Leader, Elective Orthopaedic Theatres


Location
Salary
£49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Profession
Team leader
Grade
Band 7
Deadline
13 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
30 Sep 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

32 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Skills

    In-depth knowledge of all aspects of theatre processes and patient care and awareness of recent advances in clinical practice.

  • Skills

    Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of professional issues at local and national level. Practical knowledge and ability to apply professional clinical and managerial skills to extended scope of role.

  • Experience

    Evidence of extensive post registration experience with additional years in deputy position in clinical environment.

  • Experience

    Demonstrates a high level of clinical expertise

  • Experience

    Good understanding of quality, safety and risk management.

  • Experience

    Knowledge of the role in the context of local and National plans and professional strategies to deliver services within the current and future NHS.

  • Experience

    Experience of Patient and Public Involvement and qualitative data collection application to improving patient experience.

  • Training & Qualifications

    RGN/ODP – First Level

  • Training & Qualifications

    Evidence of Post registration Educational Continuing development

  • Training & Qualifications

    Evidence of ongoing professional development

  • Training & Qualifications

    Have completed a Practice Assessor preparation day and have recent experience in supporting learners in your workplace and supervising their progress and assessing their practice

  • Analytical and Judgement skills

    Evidence of innovation and achievements in Clinical Practice

  • Analytical and Judgement skills

    Recognises own limitations

  • Analytical and Judgement skills

    Is familiar with a budget spread sheet and its interpretation.

  • Analytical and Judgement skills

    Can analyse activity data and plans workforce accordingly.

  • Analytical and Judgement skills

    Demonstrate the ability to see problems arising and plan to avoid or manage them appropriately.

  • Analytical and Judgement skills

    Passed by occupational health as fit to undertake role .

  • Planning and organisation skills

    Evidence of self-motivation

  • Planning and organisation skills

    Ability to prioritise

  • Planning and organisation skills

    Evidence of successful change management

  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

    Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.

  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

    All staff are expected to engage in compassionate and inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others

  • Communication and relationship skills

    Use initiative and has the ability to lead and co-ordinate a multi- disciplinary team

  • Communication and relationship skills

    Dynamic, challenging individual, able to lead a team

  • Communication and relationship skills

    Good verbal and written skills

  • Communication and relationship skills

    Able to influence other professional groups

  • Communication and relationship skills

    Acts as a Clinical Role model and Support for all Multi disciplinary learners within the ward or department.

  • Communication and relationship skills

    Participates in formal and informal teaching

  • Other requirements specific to the role

    Demonstrates understanding of efficient and effective use of resources where the workload can be unpredictable

  • Other requirements specific to the role

    Demonstrates the ability to prioritise and implement and use new ways of working

  • Other requirements specific to the role

    Knowledge of budgetary management

  • Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

    Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s Values and Behaviours

Desirable

13 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Skills

    Project management

  • Skills

    Innovative and creative leadership skills/techniques

  • Experience

    Development of multi- disciplinary working practices

  • Experience

    Demonstrates knowledge of clinical risk management

  • Experience

    Audit experience / research skills

  • Training & Qualifications

    Degree in nursing or health related subject

  • Training & Qualifications

    Clinical Leadership Programme(e.g. LEO, RCN, ILM)

  • Training & Qualifications

    Post graduate qualification

  • Training & Qualifications

    Recognised NMC/HCPC Teaching and Assessing Qualification or equivalent

  • Analytical and Judgement skills

    Business planning experience

  • Analytical and Judgement skills

    Previous budget management. Maintains sickness levels within Trust target.

  • Communication and relationship skills

    Project management

  • Communication and relationship skills

    Computer literacy

Job overview

Team Leader- Elective Orthopaedic Theatre

Leicester General Hospital

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Elective Orthopaedic Theatre team as a Team Leader.

In this key role, you will lead a skilled team of Theatre Practitioners and Support Staff, promoting a culture of excellence, teamwork and continuous improvement. Working closely with the operational team, you will help ensure the delivery of safe, efficient and high-quality patient care.

We are seeking a visible and approachable leader with excellent communication skills and a passion for supporting staff development and maintaining high standards of care.

What we're looking for:

  • Proven leadership and team management skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
  • Commitment to quality, safety and patient-centred care
  • Flexible and adaptable approach to service delivery
  • Ability to drive change and service improvement

This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a specialist theatre team while further developing your leadership career.

Join us and help shape the future of Elective Orthopaedic Theatres at Leicester General Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will need to be dynamic, hardworking, and enthusiastic, with a willingness to lead from the front.

You will be responsible for setting the standards and supporting your team to deliver these, sharing the Trust’s values and ambitions, with the patient’s safety and experience at the forefront of what you do.

You will also undertake the role of floor control, coordinating theatre activity to cover 24/7 service delivery where required and providing a direct line of contact for wider site and Trust wide actions.

Evidence of experience at a senior level (or equivalent), including leadership and management skills, as well as being able to establish credible working relationships quickly and hold excellent organisational skills are essential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Provide direction, effective and inspirational leadership to all members of the multi disciplinary team within the area for which they are accountable.
  • Act as an expert clinical practitioner providing through themselves and their theatre team an excellent quality of care to patients and service users.
  • Act as a clinical and managerial role model within the theatre team, CMG and across the wider organisation/Division.
  • Take responsibility for the provision of a supportive learning environment for all students on placement and newly appointed staff within the theatre for which they are responsible.
  • Practice clinically in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for a defined caseload.

please see job description/person specification for further details on the role

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.

WhatsApp job alerts

Get instant WhatsApp alerts for Band 7 Team leader roles in Leicester

Create your Job Clerk account first. We'll collect your alert preferences during onboarding and help you turn on WhatsApp notifications for matching healthcare roles.

Sign up for WhatsApp alerts

Applying for this NHS job

This advert is for Team Leader, Elective Orthopaedic Theatres with University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust in Leicester, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Team leader role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 13 Oct 2026.

Before you apply, compare the job description with the person specification and mirror the employer's essential criteria in your supporting information. Use the vacancy title, employer, location, salary, contract type, closing date and posted date (30 Sep 2026) to decide whether this role fits your current NHSjob search. If the employer can close applications early, prepare the application before the stated deadline rather than waiting for the final day.

For more context, review related Job Clerk pages for the same profession, band or location where they exist, then use the application-support guides to tailor your statement and prepare for interview.