Job overview
An exciting opportunity has emerged for one Band 6 Nurses/ ODP's at Lambeth. In this role you will play a crucial part in shaping the Theatres Anaesthetics and Perioperative retention strategy and will have an opportunity to excel in professional development, leadership and management.
Closing date: 29th August 2025
Interviews will be held: Week commencing 8th September 2025
Main duties of the job
All candidates applying for this position will actively participate in various clinical and non-clinical roles including:
1. Attending theatre scheduling meetings
2. Assisting with staff rostering, allocation and ensuring adequate skill mix
3. Possess clinical expertise in Anaesthetic/ recovery/ scrub/ surgical admission and Nurse- Led Day Surgery Discharge
4. Assisting with Incident report and complaint investigation
5. Demonstrate ability to work in a team
6. Address staffing and clinical concerns by escalating them appropriately
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Lambeth Theatres comprises of 6 operating theatres, The clinical area also supports a surgical admissions area and post-operative second stage recovery for day case procedures. The clinical areas works in collaboration with North Wing Main Theatres, to support patient discharges where appropriate.
Tower Theatres comprises of three operating theatres, a lithotripsy suite and clinical care endoscopy patients. The clinical area also supports a surgical admissions area and post-operative second stage recovery for day case procedures.
Nuffield Theatres supports a new surgical admission lounge, two new modular theatres and an 8 bedded recovery unit. This is a very exciting project which will present opportunity for growth and development to successful the candidate.
You will oversee various clinical and non-clinical responsibilities.
7. Attending theatre scheduling meetings
8. Assisting with staff rostering, allocation and ensuring adequate skill mix
9. Possess clinical expertise in Anaesthetic/ recovery/ scrub/ surgical admission and Nurse- Led Discharge
10. Assisting with Incident report and complaint investigation
11. Support friends and family feedback and conduct audit
12. Demonstrate ability to work in a team
13. Address staffing and clinical concerns by escalating them appropriately
14. Unit Coordination
15. Deputise for Band 7 in absence
Person specification
Qualifications/ Education
Essential criteria
16. NMC Level one Registration or recognised qualification in Operating Department Practice registered with HCPC
17. Mentorship/SSSA (Teaching and Assessing qualification)
18. Post Registration/ CPD Anaesthetic/ Recovery/ Scrub
19. Evidence of ongoing professional development in relevant area of speciality
Desirable criteria
20. Leadership and Management Course
21. Experience managing budgets
22. Team lead in theatres
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
23. Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
24. Ability to work well within a team - run theatre lists
25. Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively
26. Up to date IT skills
Desirable criteria
27. Clinical skills experience within the peri-operative setting
28. Epic trained
29. Venepuncture and Cannulation
Experience
Essential criteria
30. Previous post registration experience within the relevant specialty
31. Experienced and competent in the management of patients within the speciality
32. Supervision of junior staff
Desirable criteria
33. Conducting PDR's
34. Recent experience in Theatres - Anaesthetic, Scrub or Recovery
35. Experience of supervision of junior staff
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.