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• Assist the Theatre Manager and the Surgery, Cardiac, Anaesthetics and Critical Care Clinical Business Unit (CBU) management team in achieving the Trusts aims and objectives.
• Ensure the effective planning and implementation of theatre lists in order to optimise theatre time and use of staff and other resources by liaising with relevant medical/surgical staff, , CBU service managers and admissions staff.
• Manage and implement change in a pro-active way to improve productivity, to enhance clinical practice by improving quality and standards of care and to encourage costs effectiveness and savings.
• To exhibit and promote the highest standards of personal and professional behaviour in accordance with the departmental code of conduct, and Trust policies.

• Ensure all staff in area of responsibility have clearly identified roles and responsibilities.    
• Regularly gauge the morale of theatre staff and implement/suggest corrective actions to help improve low morale if/when it is present.
• Ensure there are clear communication processes in place to keep all staff fully up to date with current developments in Theatres, CBU and the Trust.
• Actively promote partnership working with staff and their representatives
• Monitor and manage staff sickness and absence within their area in line with Trust Policies and Procedures.
• Keep accurate records of training and study leave for the staff group liaising closely with the Theatre Training Co-ordinator.
• Plan and participate in the recruitment, selection and orientation of staff and develop effective retention strategies.
• Lead and participate in the Trust’s PDR and PDP process in order to manage performance, ensuring that training needs are identified and training plans developed and monitored.
• Facilitate a learning environment where staff can reach their full potential.
• • Communicate with other Clinical leads and all staff to ensure they are informed and involved and have the opportunity to contribute to the development of the service.
  • Maintain a visible and accessible presence within the department.
  • Promote and maintain an open and effective communication structure within the theatres department with appropriate daily, weekly and monthly meetings as required.
  • Ensure that all direct reports are ‘Team Briefed’
  • Ensure staff treat all patients and their families with respect & dignity at all times.
  • Maintain effective external communication links with service mangers, senior nurses, specialist nurses, general managers and other divisional or departmental teams as appropriate.
  • Represent theatres at meetings as required and promote effective communications.
  • Delivery of a balanced budget for own cost centre including the cost effective use of resources, identifying budget pressures and proposing action to address them.
  • Ensure that cost improvement initiatives are identified and implemented and evaluate the outcome of such initiatives.
  • Influence the purchasing process by advising on the appropriateness of equipment within the sphere of responsibility and produce business cases for new and replacement equipment.
  • To ensure compliance with statutory requirements and standing financial instructions, including the procurement of equipment and clinical material.
  • • Maintain credibility as a theatre practitioner and act as a role model within area of expertise.
    • Regularly review and update own personal development as identified by professional bodies.