Theatre Service Manager

Theatre Service Manager

NHS AfC:
Band 7

Salary: £49,387 - £56,515

Hours:

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Closing Date: 18/06/2026 at 23:59

At University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, employing some 10,000 staff and managing an annual budget of £730m as part of a £500m transformation programme to deliver state‑of‑the‑art facilities.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

Active staff network groups include Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces, and we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

The purpose of this role is to lead and manage the performance and business of the Theatre services across UHD. The post holder will work as a key member of the service’s leadership teams working with clinical colleagues to develop and deliver high quality care for patients.

• Provide support to the administrative teams and support the Matrons to embed quality governance and assurance within the Directorate, promoting a proactive approach.
• Act as a Senior Manager within the Theatre and SSD Directorate Management Team, working to meet the objectives of both the Directorate and Care Group while supporting the Trust’s overall vision, values, and strategy.
• Support the service theatre improvement plan to achieve local and national targets, acting as performance lead for the service and working closely with the senior leadership team.
• Forge robust working relationships with the MDT across multiple specialities, ensuring effective communication, resilience and reliability.
• Oversee and manage a team and represent the directorate as required.
• Use analytical and judgemental skills to interrogate data, ensuring action and continuous improvement, and support celebration of achievements.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Senior leadership experience
• Continued recent professional development

Desirable:

• Leadership qualification

Experience

Essential:

• Management of operational performance
• Staff management

Desirable:

• Preparing business cases

Knowledge

Essential:

• Understanding of NHS targets relevant to the role
• Knowledge of national policies and agenda

Desirable:

• Knowledge of hospital procedures and environments

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands. This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID‑19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.