Deputy Theatre Manager

Job summary

Spire Leicester Hospital is seeking a Deputy Theatre Manager to join our fantastic theatre department on a Full Time, Permanent basis. This is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate, driven, and ready to lead and develop a high performing team.

Main duties of the job

Providing visible clinical and managerial leadership across the Theatre department. Monitoring, supporting and enhancing the delivery of highquality patient care. Acting as a role model, mentor and source of professional advice for theatre staff. Encouraging continual learning and professional development within the team. Identifying and championing improvements in perioperative practice using evidencebased standards. Delegating effectively, ensuring clarity of goals while supporting staff to succeed. Embedding Clinical Governance and risk management into daily operations. Ensuring policies, procedures and legislation are followed consistently. Supporting the achievement of departmental KPIs and budgetary targets. Working closely with the Theatre Manager to optimise theatre utilisation and address underused sessions. Managing staff rosters efficiently to meet service demand while maintaining KPI compliance. Overseeing stock management and working with Finance to ensure effective use of resources. Leading and contributing to departmental audits, reviews and improvement action plans. Ensuring patient information is handled in line with Data Protection and Spire policies.

About us

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.

Job responsibilities

Deputy Theatre Manager | Spire Leicester Hospital | Oadby | Full Time | Permanent Spire Leicester Hospital is seeking a Deputy Theatre Manager to join our fantastic theatre department on a Full Time, Permanent basis. This is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate, driven, and ready to lead and develop a high performing team. As Deputy Theatre Manager, you'll play a key role in leading clinical and operational performance within the department. You will support the Theatre Manager in delivering safe, effective, high quality theatre services while maximising utilisation, maintaining clinical standards and fostering strong relationships with Consultants and multidisciplinary teams. This is a hands on leadership role where no two days are the same - perfect for an experienced theatre practitioner who enjoys both operational challenges and clinical leadership. Key Responsibilities:

Providing visible clinical and managerial leadership across the Theatre department.

Monitoring, supporting and enhancing the delivery of highquality patient care.

Acting as a role model, mentor and source of professional advice for theatre staff.

Encouraging continual learning and professional development within the team.

Identifying and championing improvements in perioperative practice using evidencebased standards.

Delegating effectively, ensuring clarity of goals while supporting staff to succeed.

Embedding Clinical Governance and risk management into daily operations.

Ensuring policies, procedures and legislation are followed consistently.

Supporting the achievement of departmental KPIs and budgetary targets.

Working closely with the Theatre Manager to optimise theatre utilisation and address underused sessions.

Managing staff rosters efficiently to meet service demand while maintaining KPI compliance.

Overseeing stock management and working with Finance to ensure effective use of resources.

Leading and contributing to departmental audits, reviews and improvement action plans.

Ensuring patient information is handled in line with Data Protection and Spire policies.

What We're Looking For:

Experience as a Clinical Practitioner NMC or HCPC registered in a theatre setting

Evidence of substantial post registration continual professional development in management and other clinically related and relevant subjects

Working within a performance driven culture, while maintaining safe standards

Meeting financial and budgetary targets

Management, motivation and development of the clinical team

Benefits: We offer employed colleagues 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

Our Values: We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

Driving clinical excellence

Doing the right thing

Caring is our passion.

Keeping it simple

Delivering on our promises

Succeeding and celebrating together

We commit to our employees' well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward. Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart. Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services. 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. For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Experience as a Clinical Practitioner NMC or HCPC registered in a theatre setting
• Evidence of substantial post registration continual professional development in management and other clinically related and relevant subjects
• Working within a performance driven culture, while maintaining safe standards
• Meeting financial and budgetary targets
• Management, motivation and development of the clinical team

Experience

Essential

• Experience as a Clinical Practitioner NMC or HCPC registered in a theatre setting
• Evidence of substantial post registration continual professional development in management and other clinically related and relevant subjects
• Working within a performance driven culture, while maintaining safe standards
• Meeting financial and budgetary targets
• Management, motivation and development of the clinical team