The closing date is 26 July 2026

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Royal London Hospital for a dynamic, innovative, and highly motivated Renal Theatre Practitioners to join our team as a Band 7 Senior Team Leader. We are seeking a professional with substantial experience as a Band 6 Team Leader in recent Renal, Transplant and Robotic scrub within an acute hospital setting to lead the team in Adult Theatres.

The successful candidate will lead and support a team of theatre scrub professionals, ensuring high standards of patient care are delivered to those admitted via the emergency and trauma pathways. A key responsibility will be providing clinical supervision and developing team members to ensure they possess the skills and attributes required to support the trauma service in a safe environment at The Royal London Hospital.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate exceptional organisational skills to deliver a safe and efficient Renal and Transplant service. You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, and independently as needed, to provide an excellent peri-operative experience for patients.

In return, you will receive support from the management team in developing day-to-day theatre management, rota management, procurement, and people management skills to fulfil quality and safety objectives. We are committed to your ongoing professional and educational growth.

This is a full-time role, working 37.5 hours per week (variable working pattern including weekends and Bank holidays).

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for effective and efficient operational day to day management of the practice setting, including standards of care, budget management and control, clinical governance staff development and training. The post holder is professionally accountable for the maintenance of standards of professional practice and standards of care. They will provide professional clinical leadership within a defined practice setting and provide direction and inspirational leadership to all members within the multi-disciplinary team.The post holder will undertake and supervise clinical practice, audit, research and teaching to set, monitor and continuously improve standards of care and patient experience. The post holder is accountable for managing and developing team performance, managing a devolved budget ensuring efficient and effective use of physical and human resources.The post holder will Take ultimate responsibility for the standard of the environment within his/her identified area of responsibility, ensuring patients' needs are met and staff maintain cleanliness as defined by national standards. They will be accessible and visible to staff, patients and visitors and will ensure that patients are treated with respect and dignity. They will act as professional role models and provide direction and inspirational leadership to all members of the multi-disciplinary team within the area for which accountable for

About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse/ HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner
• Specialist knowledge of theatres procedures/ instrumentation acquired though degree or diploma plus experience and further post registration study/ experience or management qualification in a related field
• Certificate of Mentorship or clinical supervision and assess or training
• Leadership Training.
• Sufficient and/or extensive experience at band 6 level within Scrub role

Desirable

• Working towards master's degree or above

Skills

Essential

• Highly developed communication skills able to communicate sensitive information / medical conditions/ with a wide range of stakeholders
• Highly developed persuasion / motivational and reassurance skills associated with working in a complex environment associated with planned / unplanned work based activities
• Well-developed human resource management skills
• Ability to review/ plan staff rota in accordance with Trust guidance / service need and mitigate workforce risks associated with staff deployment
• Demonstrates the key strengths and motivators of the role within the domains of integrity, ownership delivery and relating to others.
• Proven ability to analyse and use data to support decision making and identify trends
• Evidence of a range of post registration competencies associated with the practice setting and the ability to teach and supervise others learning new skills / procedures
• Able to effectively present information to groups / health
• Well-developed coaching skills care professionals in formal / informal group settings
• Ability to work under pressure across competing demands/ proprieties and demonstrate appropriate delegation and prioritisation skills
• Can demonstrate understanding of Mental Capacity Act/ Safeguarding principles applied to the theatre practice setting
• Proven delegation skills
• Good IT/ Keyboard skills. Knowledge as a minimum of Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams
• Skilled motivator / negotiator
• Able to consistently manage complex / contentious situations with staff / multidisciplinary colleagues to address and solve complex situations /problems
• Well-developed leadership and organisational skills
• Ability to demonstrate passion for staff development
• Ability to demonstrate integrity and ownership
• Flexible, reliable and adaptive approach to role - showing commitment to role development and the development of others
• Flexible approach to shift patterns and service needs which may involve working in different areas or cross site working in different practice settings
• Ability to travel across all Trust sites/ services to attend meetings
• Experience in staff / practice development including undertaking appraisals and Personal development plans.
• Management experience including management of rota, resources, budgets and staff.
• While coordinating, ensure beds are managed accordingly and the information is communicated to the team in a timely manner.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Matron Biju Bhaskaran, biju.bhaskaran@nhs.net