Spire Liverpool is recruiting an Theatre Team Leader to join their welcoming and supportive team. This role offers excellent career development opportunities. Spire Liverpool Hospital offer a comprehensive range of medical and surgical treatments to patients from Merseyside. We pride ourselves on patient care with clinical excellence at the heart of what we do. Our vision is to be recognised as an excellent healthcare business bringing together the best people who are dedicated to developing excellent clinical environments and delivering the highest quality patient care. Spire Liverpool will offer you further ongoing professional and personal development, including but not limited to leadership development programmes and quality improvement practitioner training. Duties and Responsibilities As a Theatre Team Leader you will be overseeing a small team and will be supported by both a Theatre Manager and a Deputy as well as a team of other Team Leads. Working as part of this friendly and supportive team you can expect to assist patients undergoing a variety of elective procedures. Support the Theatre Manger to lead, teach, counsel and appraise staff to ensure development needs are identified and met. Implement personal development plans to meet ongoing development needs. Supervise and educate junior staff, RGNs, ODPs and carry out clinical supervision. Contribute to the overall advancement of the Operating Department to promote excellence in clinical care. Act as a role model, demonstrating high levels of clinical expertise, leading, managing and delivering excellence in clinical care. Prepare the operating theatre room for surgery in relation to instrumentation, equipment and supplies required for specific operative procedures, ensuring waste is kept to a minimum. Be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients to ensure delivery of a high standard of care on every shift. Assess patient’s health and well-being across a complex and changing caseload. Develop care plans that are appropriate to the patient, taking into consideration the care pathway, perioperative risks and their wellbeing. Work alongside Theatre Administrator to ensure equipment and implants required for surgeries are booked in a timely manner. Liaise with Company Representatives as and when necessary to provide support to surgeons and staff. Who were looking for: Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner - HCPC or NMC registration 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 5 years ortho scrub experience would be advantageous amongst other specialities Mentorship qualification is desirable Ability to manage complex cases. Good understanding of financial budgets is desirable. You must be passionate and driven and be able to demonstrate your dynamic thinking. Completed SFA training would be an advantage, however willingness to undertake within first 3 years with Spire will be considered Benefits We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to: 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 We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward. Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care. For us, its more than just treating patients; its about looking after people. Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications About Us At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We’re committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development. We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to make a positive difference to peoples lives through outstanding personalised care. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards. About the Team Spire Liverpool Hospital is a leading provider of private hospital treatments for our patients in the North West of England. With a full multidisciplinary medical team, we’re specialists in a wide range of treatments. Our high-quality accommodation and aftercare means we’re committed to looking after you and your health.