# Theatre Team Lead - General

**Company**: Spire Wellesley
**Location**: Southend-on-Sea, Essex
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £5000 joining bonus
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Theatre Team Lead in General Surgery to join our experienced and dynamic team at Spire Wellesley. As a Theatre Team Lead, you will provide exemplary planned care for patients while managing a team. You will ensure the team delivers effective patient care by providing appropriate clinical and managerial leadership.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

- Supporting the Theatre Manager to lead, teach, counsel, and appraise staff to ensure development needs are identified and met.

- Supervising and educating junior staff, RGNs, ODPs, and carrying out clinical supervision.

- Contributing to the overall advancement of the Operating Department to promote excellence in clinical care.

- Acting as a role model, demonstrating high levels of clinical expertise, leading, managing, and delivering excellence in clinical care.

- Assessing patient's health and well-being across a complex and changing caseload.

- Developing care plans that are appropriate to the patient, taking into consideration the care pathway, perioperative risks, and their well-being.

- Working alongside the Theatre Administrator to ensure equipment and implants required for surgeries are booked in a timely manner.

- Liaising with Company Representatives as and when necessary to provide support to surgeons and staff.

Requirements:

- Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner with current NMC/HCPC registration, no restrictions or conditions to practice.

- Experience of working in teams and with minimum supervision.

- Previous leadership experience would be an advantage; however, we offer award-winning training and CPD.

- At least 3 years of General Scrub experience.

- ENY, Gynae, or Urology experience is desirable.

- Mentorship qualification.

- Ability to manage complex cases.

- Good understanding of financial budgets is desirable.

Benefits:

- Competitive salary.

- £5000 joining bonus for direct applications accepted before the 30th September 2026.

- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays.

- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options.

- 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers.

- Free Bupa wellness screening.

- Private medical insurance.

- Life assurance.

- Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park.

## Skills

### Required
- Registered Nurse
- Operating Department Practitioner
- Leadership
- Clinical expertise
- Mentorship

### Nice to have
- ENY
- Gynae
- Urology
- Financial budgeting

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