About The Role
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated Theatre team manager (Orthopaedics) at Pinderfields Hospital.
For questions about the job, contact Victoria Psarra, Matron, Victoria.psarra@nhs.net, or Melanie Precious, m.precious@nhs.net, 01924 317356.
Main duties
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual with extensive orthopaedic theatre experience to become a key member of our dynamic multidisciplinary team. This role is ideal for someone looking to take the next step in their perioperative career or seeking a fresh challenge in a supportive and forward thinking environment.
The successful candidate will demonstrate strong clinical leadership, team-building, and communication skills, developed through experience within the orthopaedic speciality.
All responsibilities will be performed within the scope of the post holder’s qualifications and registration.
As a senior member of the team, the post holder will act as a role model and mentor, supporting junior staff and students through training, supervision, and participation in professional development processes such as Preceptorship, Knowledge and Development Reviews (PKDR), and recruitment and selection activities.
The post holder will also take charge of the department as part of the theatre management team, demonstrating confidence in leadership and departmental coordination.
Participate in clinical practice to deliver the quality agenda through monitoring, evaluating, planned improvement of Key Performance Indicators.
Report any dangerous acts or omissions which compromise the Health and Safety of staff or patients.
Developing an understanding of budget management. Leading and participating in being cost effective and developing a workforce that appreciates the correct utilisation of resources.
Qualifications
* Current professional registration (NMC/HPC)
* First Level Degree, Diploma, or relevant to healthcare or equivalent or working towards
* Teaching/mentoring qualification
Experience
* Relevant and current theatre experience at band 6 level
* Current experience at leading a team
* Experience of staff management and dealing with difficult situations
* Experience with audit action plan development and review; experience taking a lead role in audit; knowledge of current NHSE theatre plan
* Experience with staff engagement
* Significant experience within Orthopaedic surgery
* Proven ability to support clinical activity within the orthopaedic team, with confidence and competence in scrubbing for a wide range of complex elective and trauma surgical procedures
Skills And Attributes
* Excellent communication skills
* Effective interpersonal skills
* Ability to motivate, support and lead individuals and a team
* Displays professional integrity and credibility
* Ability to network both within the organisation and externally
* Patient focused approach
* Ability to organise and prioritise own work and that of others; ability to think strategically
* Flexible and adaptable
* Physical aptitude to undertake regular episodes of moderate physical effort including manual handling
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to review the full requirements.
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application Guidance
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our Benefits
* Access to the NHS pension plan
* Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
* Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
* Extensive benefits and support, including:
* Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Home electronics scheme
* Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
* Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
* Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
* Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
* Career progression, training and support
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