Emergency Theatre Team leader; Theatre Practitioner

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Ashley Searson, Anaesthetic Clinical Lead and Theatre Manager

An opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled and motivated Emergency Team Leader to join our Theatre team at The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

We are seeking a qualified Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) or Registered Nurse (RN) with substantial experience in Emergency Theatre's.

• Creates, maintains and enhances effective working relationships
• Undertakes senior responsibility in the absence of the band 7 practitioner
• Organising the clinical workload to ensure that staff are competent and confident to care for the needs of the patient.
• Contributes to the identification of the skill and manpower requirement of the team, adopting flexible working practices.
• Ensures effective delegation in line with the capabilities and competencies of the staff delegated to.
• Participate in the monitoring and the management of sickness/absence
• Participate in the recruitment and selection of staff
• Participate in the identification and monitoring of staff performance through mentorship and assessment of individuals. This may be through a shared team approach or individual performance review.

For a full list of the main duties of this role please refer to the job description and person specification.

• RGN/ODP
• Mentor/Assessor qualification at honours level or equivalent

• Significant post registration experience within theatres /PACU

• Essential knowledge of your own speciality and current issues in health care
• An understanding of skills and knowledge required to develop self and team members
• Continued professional Development
• Demonstrates a clear understanding of budget management
• Awareness of own limitations.

• An ability to work within the peri- operative team and organise and prioritise own and others workload.
• IT Literate
• Proficient organisational skills
• Ability to relate to all staff, patients and carers in a confident manner, demonstrating good listening and an ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Ability to lead, influence and motivate others
• Ability to demonstrate evidence based practice
• Effective problem solving and organisational skills
• Ability to lead, influence and motivate others
• Demonstrates clear direction and leadership for the peri-operative team with regards to professional dimensions of care
• Demonstrates diplomacy and the ability to deal with colleagues, patients and carers in such a way as to avoid conflict
• Recognises areas of interpersonal conflict and develops a proactive stance in resolving issues
• Ability to promote a secure environment for staff, patients and carers

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.

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.

• 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
• 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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