Senior Sister

Go back South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Senior Sister / Senior Charge Nurse / Principal ODP The closing date is 17 December 2025 This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader to drive productivity and operational performance in a state of the art £36 M surgical centre in North Yorkshire. Using your extensive perioperative knowledge you will actively contribute to the effective running of a multi‑speciality theatre department and join a team of passionate professionals delivering exceptional perioperative care. Main duties of the job You will lead a multidisciplinary theatre team in our new £36 M surgical centre which opened in 2025. The Friarage surgical Centre has 6 main operating theatres, 2 minor operating theatres, a 2‑bay regional block room, 12‑bay recovery. You will work closely with the Senior sister for the admissions and discharge areas of the surgical centre maintaining patient flow throughout the building. Using your extensive perioperative management knowledge you will be instrumental in collaborative decision making to drive an increasing trajectory in operational performance in planned elective intraoperative care. You will execute and administer daily management of the theatre teams, lead on rostering to set KPI's, participate in list reviews, have a strong sense of service improvement and liaise with key stakeholders to ensure safety, productivity and efficiency of the operating theatre department. You will champion and deliver strategy, gaining support from key stakeholders to deliver operational objectives and advocate for the theatre service. You will confidently and effectively mitigate and manage risk to maintain the safety of staff and patients and continue to promote an open and honest culture within the department. About us We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities. South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions: Your Leadership Impact Leading your Team to Success Leading Into the Future Service Improvement for Beginners Developing your Service Improvement Skills Lean Practitioner The leadership and improvement programme aims to: Explore leadership within the NHS Promote Trust values and behaviour Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role. After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in‑house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team. Job responsibilities Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role. Person Specification Knowledge & Skills Ability to work within the boundaries of the NMC / HCPC code of professional conduct Evidence of professional development An awareness of Government Documents / Policies in relation to changes in the National Health Service. Demonstrate an awareness of clinical governance and risk management. Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. Strong leadership skills Demonstrates the ability to be functional as both a team leader and team member. Audit, investigatory and root cause analysis skills. Proficient in IT and digital systems. Proficient in changing culture, work processes. Development of policy, SOP, guidance. Lead on policy / SOP development Qualifications & Training RN or ODP with an active professional registration with either the RCN or HCPC Holds a first Degree in Nursing or Operating Department practice. Has undergone formal leadership training and holds a relevant qualification Masters degree in a relevant Health or leadership / Management subject Experience Knowledge and experience of providing person centred care Previous experience of managing teams. PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES Caring and empathetic attitude towards patients, carers and colleagues at all times Motivated and enthusiastic Receptive to change Undertake further training and development to maintain competencies and expand job role. Flexible approach to working hours and practice. Ability to manage conflict and bring teams together. 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. South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust #J-18808-Ljbffr