Barts Health NHS Trust
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic Theatre Manager to join the Ophthalmology Service at Whipps Cross University Hospital.
We are seeking an inspirational Registered Nurse (RN) or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) with substantial theatre experience and a passion for delivering high-quality patient care. This is a key leadership role within our Eye Treatment Centre, providing professional, operational, and clinical leadership across the Ophthalmic Theatre Service.
The successful candidate will lead and support multidisciplinary scrub, anaesthetic, and recovery teams, ensuring the safe, effective, and efficient delivery of ophthalmic surgical services. Working closely with the Matron, Senior Nurse, Consultants, and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for workforce management, theatre productivity, clinical governance, patient safety, service improvement, and staff development.
While ophthalmology theatre experience would be advantageous, it is not essential for candidates who can demonstrate theatre management experience, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to service excellence.
This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and forward-thinking individual to contribute to the continued development and success of our ophthalmology surgical services.
Main duties of the job
The Ophthalmology Theatre Manager will provide professional, operational and clinical leadership within the Ophthalmic Theatre service, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-centred care in accordance with Trust objectives, national standards and evidence-based practice. The post holder will act as an expert clinical role model, promoting excellence in surgical, anaesthetic and recovery practice through the education, development and support of the multidisciplinary theatre team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oFirst-level degree in Nursing, Operating Department Practice or related healthcare profession.
- oCurrent NMC or HCPC registration.
- oEvidence of continuing professional development relevant to theatre management, leadership and ophthalmology services
Desirable
- oOphthalmic specialist qualification.
- oLeadership or Management qualification.
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant post-registration experience within an operating theatre environment
- oSubstantial experience within Ophthalmology Theatres.
- oExperience of coordinating theatre activity, patient flow and service delivery
- oExperience of managing staff, including appraisal, supervision, performance management and sickness absence
- oExperience of workforce planning, staffing allocation and skill-mix management.
Desirable
- oExperience contributing to business cases or service development plans
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of ophthalmic surgical pathways and theatre processes.
- oUnderstanding of infection perioperative prevention and control requirements.
- oKnowledge of clinical governance, patient safety and risk management frameworks.
- oUnderstanding of professional and regulatory standards applicable to theatre practice
Desirable
- oKnowledge of GIRFT recommendations.
- oKnowledge of theatre utilisation and operational performance metrics.
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to communicate complex or sensitive information effectively
- oExperience of managing difficult conversations with patients, relatives and staff.
- oAbility to influence and negotiate with multidisciplinary teams
- oAbility to build effective working relationships across organisational boundaries.
- oCompetent in Microsoft Office applications
- oAbility to analyse performance information and produce reports
Desirable
- oExperience presenting reports, audits or service developments to senior groups.
Other
Essential
- oProfessional, resilient and adaptable
- oCommitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
- oAbility to work flexibly to meet service needs
Closing Date: 19 October 2026
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