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Theatre Team Leader

Job in Truro, Cornwall, TR1, England, UK
Listing for: National Health Service
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-25
Job specializations:
  • Healthcare
    Healthcare Nursing
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job summary

An experienced senior Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner is required to lead and develop the multi- disciplinary team in Urology Theatres.

We regularly support learners from multiple disciplines. The appointed Theatre Team Lead will be expected to rotate between Tower and Newlyn Theatres and where urology lists/template will be.

You will need to be a good leader, communicator, role model and have excellent standards of practice.

Main duties of the jobThe purpose of the Team Leader (TL) position is to provide on-going professional and clinical leadership to the theatre teams who are delivering perioperative care, whilst working collaboratively with the clinicians (surgeon and anaesthetist) as part of the wider multi-professional team.

The TL will assume the delegated responsibility for managing and leading the delivery of care, in a rostered shift, for patients entering the department.

The appointed Theatre Team Lead will be expected to rotate between Tower and Newlyn Theatres and where urology lists/template will be.

This includes the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation for every individual patient's programme of care.

About us The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It serves a population of around 470,000 people, a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately 740 million.

RCHTis responsible forthe provision of services at three main sites with approximately 780 inpatient beds:

Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro St Michael's Hospital in Hayle West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities, andare committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles. This plays a vital part in attracting and retaining highly skilled teams of doctors, nurses and other health professionals who support the care of well over half a million people each year.

Details Date posted
11 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

BandBand 6

Salary
Depending on experience

Pa pro rata

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time

Reference number

Job locations

Royal Cornwall Hospital

TruroTR1 3LJ
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

Identity Checks Professional registration and qualification checks

Employment history and reference checks

Occupational Health clearance

Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check

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We reserve the right to close this advert early. We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss  may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Job description
Job responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE:

To view the full

Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

Identity Checks Professional registration and qualification checks

Employment history and reference checks

Occupational Health clearance

Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check

Right to work in the UKFor further information please visit:https://-regulation

We reserve the right to close this advert early. We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss  may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

Person Specification

Practical Skills

Essential Relevant specialist skills and abilities for the department

Able to motivate and develop a team of staff

Able to problem solve and initiate change

Qualification / registration

EssentialNMC / HCPC registered

Recognised teaching/assessing qualification

Educated to degree level in a relevant topic or equivalent experience

Desirable

Management qualification/experience

Recognised Postgraduate Theatre Course or relevant further study

Experience

Essential

Experience of supervision of junior staff

Desirable

Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints
Person Specification

Practical Skills

Essential Relevant specialist skills and abilities for the department

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