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Job requirements
Essential
32 listedRequirements 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 listedAdditional 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.
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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.
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