The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) is a large teaching hospital with approximately 850 in-patient beds, employing around 7,000 staff and serving a population of approximately 220,000. A comprehensive range of services are provided locally in Salford, across Greater Manchester and wider still, on a national level.
As part of the development, the Trust embarked on a 47 million pound new build to ensure there are adequate facilities to deliver major trauma and emergency services within a state of the art new theatre.
As a Team Leader for Neurosurgical Scrub and Support Teams, which includes leadership of spinal , ENT and emergency theatre night teams, you will need to be able to provide senior clinical leadership to support patient centred care, which is of a high standard.
As a key leader in our theatre team, you will take charge of the quality management within your designated area, providing vital senior support to ensure seamless operations. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include coordinating and delivering exceptional patient care in the Operating Theatres, ensuring each procedure meets the highest standards.
With your extensive theatre scrub expertise, you will oversee the daily management of your clinical area, guaranteeing care is delivered in line with Trust policies and maintaining accurate records. You will lead and support a team of practitioners, fostering a culture of excellence and evidence-based, patient-centered care.
Your role involves planning and coordinating theatre activity for both elective and emergency cases across multiple specialties. You will manage staffing, including appraisals, rotas, recruitment, and supervising learners. Additionally, you will provide expert advice to patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams, utilizing clinical audits, research, and teaching to continuously improve standards.
We’re looking for someone with senior leadership experience, who is proactive in driving improvements, managing change, and inspiring teams to deliver outstanding surgical care. If you’re ready to lead with passion and make a meaningful difference, we want to hear from you.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to
make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -
care,
appreciate and
inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lesley McAlpine Job title: Lead Nurse - Peri-Operative Care Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 0161 206 1615 Name Lesley McAlpine Job title Lead Nurse - Peri-Operative Care Email address
[email protected] Telephone number 0161 206 1615