Band 8a - Theatre Manager, HWE Surgical Centre

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.

Person specification

Education and qualifications:

Essential criteria

• Registered Practitioner with current NMC or HCPC registration.
• Teaching & assessing qualification.
• Specialist knowledge at post-registration level in relevant specialist areas - minimum of 2 specialties.

Desirable criteria

• Masters in relevant subject.
• Management qualification.

Knowledge:

Essential criteria

• Understanding of responsibilities under NMC / HCPC Code of Conduct.
• Risk management issues including H&S, clinical risk management and quality issues.
• Significant knowledge of HCAI.
• Understanding the GIRFT guidelines and is able to agree and meet the targets set up for the facility.

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of relevant research and its application to practice.
• Current NHS policy including frameworks, NICE guidelines.

Experience:

Essential criteria

• Experience in senior clinical post within theatre environment.
• Clinical expertise within orthopaedic theatres.
• Experience of leading a team.
• Experience of identifying education and training needs of others.
• Managing conflict.
• Managing sickness absence.
• Management of clinical incidents / complaints.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of audit / benchmarking.
• Experience in management of human and financial resources.
• Experience of organisational collaboratives/partnership working.

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.

As an employer of nearly 6,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 631.5KB)