Theatre Team Manager

Band 7

Main area

Theatre nursing

Grade

Band 7

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

396-8153683-PB-TA

Site

Kingston hospital - Main theatres

Town

Kingston upon Thames

Salary

£55,524 - £62,652 pa incl hcas pro rata

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

27/09/2026 23:59

Home, community, hospital

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.

Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.

We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.

Our Trust values

These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.

• Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
• Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
• Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
• Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse/Practitioner for the role of team manager for ENT, Maxillofacial, Breast and Plastic surgery in main theatres and Day surgery unit.

You will need excellent leadership and management skills with a strong background in the speciality of perioperative scrub disciplines. You will possess effective problem solving, analytical and clinical judgement skills as well as being an excellent communicator, motivator and team player responsible for leading the theatre teams for these specialities. You will have direct line management of a team of band 6, Band 5 and healthcare support workers for the department as well as participating in the overall senior management team in the development and provision of a comprehensive, high quality, patient centred service within the resources available.

Applications are welcome from Band 6 or 7 Registered Nurses and ODP’s. To apply please submit your application through Trac and if you wish to discuss this role further then please contact: Miles Kemsley – Matron Main theatres and DSU. [email protected]

Main duties of the job

The key functions of the post are:

• Lead and develop the speciality teams in theatres and day surgery.
• Provide a visible presence to the teams and promote excellence.
• Carry out and provide appraisals for staff.
• Liaise with speciality consultants in developing the service.
• Be part of the senior leadership team in the operational running of the wider theatre department and Day surgery unit
• Support the management of risk within Main theatres and DSU.
• Ensure health and safety maintained and act on Datix reports.
• Ensure equipment and instrumentation are maintained with reference from EBME and SSD teams.
• Organise Loan sets and equipment and monitor speciality specific consumables.

Working for our organisation

Development and staff wellbeing

Your growth and happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.

To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.

We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.

Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered General nurse or Registered Operating department practitioner.
• Teaching/Assessing qualification and Theatre Qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant years of experience in Surgery as Band 6 level, in more than one area and specialising in one area at Team Leader level.
• Experience of successful team management, together with experience of leading and implementing change effectively.

Desirable criteria

• Experience in all areas of Surgical Practice.

Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate ability to run the unit on a day-to-day basis.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills

Desirable criteria

• Medicines Management and I.V. Qualified.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Demontrate good working knowledge of all disciplines of Surgery.

We support the NHS Flex for the Future pledge

We welcome conversations about flexible working from day one, including options such as adjusted hours, compressed hours and other arrangements. If flexibility matters to you, please talk to us - we’ll be happy to explore what’s possible for the role and the service.

Your recruitment team

The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:

E: [email protected]

Your application

Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the job description and person specification, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.

Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.

Use of Artificial Intelligence
We kindly ask that you avoid using AI tools to draft your application. We value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own experience and communication style.

References

Please provide a minimum of 3 years’ employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.

Closing date

To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback

If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

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.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Miles Kemsley

Job title

Matron Theatres and DSU

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

02089343393

Additional information

Miles Kemsley – Matron Main theatres and DSU. [email protected]