East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Team Leader – Maternity Theatres
The closing date is 08 May 2026
We are recruiting for a Team Leader – Maternity Theatres who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The Registered ODP / Registered Nurse is a vital and valued role to support in providing high-quality, compassionate care to patients and their families/carers within the clinical / peri‑operative environment. Based within the theatre team they work closely with the multi‑disciplinary team in monitoring and maintaining policies, standards of nursing care, staff and service development.
We have a new role available as Scrub Theatre Team Leader. This post requires candidates to have an all‑round knowledge of elective (Vascular, Orthopaedics, Urology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Plastics, Robotics, ENT and General Surgery) and emergency procedures.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Responsibilities
* The post holder will continuously maintain health, safety and control of infection in clinical work areas.
* Assist in the care for patients undergoing elective and emergency caesarean sections.
* Receive, transfer and position patients for clinical procedures.
* Ensure equipment, supplies and waste are kept to a minimum.
* Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure the safety and comfort of women.
* Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with the multidisciplinary team, women and relatives.
* Plan, implement and evaluate the peri‑operative care of the women as part of a multi‑disciplinary team.
About the Trust
We provide a range of general and specialist services across our hospitals: The Lister Hospital, Stevenage; New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City; Hertford County, Hertford.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees and support flexible working patterns.
Qualifications / Training
* Registered Nurse or Registered ODP.
* Willing to undertake post registration courses as advised by the Practice Educators/Theatre Team Leaders.
* ILS / PILS.
Previous Experience
* Relevant experience in an inpatient or day‑surgery theatre, maternity theatre or other relevant clinical area.
* Peri‑operative practice, skilled in recovery and scrub.
* Experience providing clinical support outside of the theatre area.
Skills
* Good interpersonal and communication skills.
* Can organise and prioritise.
* Ability to demonstrate initiative.
* Flexible and adaptable.
* Clear written and spoken English.
* Can perform in the role of scrub and circulating assistant.
* Relevant experience within maternity or gynaecology surgery.
* Can effectively and efficiently run a theatre list.
Knowledge
* Awareness of the National 6 C’s campaign.
* Awareness of Trust values.
* Understanding of peri‑operative patient care.
* Understanding of aseptic technique.
* Teamwork.
* Participation in audit.
Other Requirements
* Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff.
* Role model the Trust values every day.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£39,959 to £48,117 a year – pro rata.
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