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Job summary

Main area
Ophthalmic Theatr Nursing
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-8159536WXH-A
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Whipps Cross University Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£55,524 - £62,652 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/10/2026 23:59

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Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Theatre Manager - Ophthalmology

Band 7

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. 

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

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.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • First-level degree in Nursing, Operating Department Practice or related healthcare profession.
  • • Current NMC or HCPC registration.
  • • Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to theatre management, leadership and ophthalmology services
Desirable criteria
  • • Ophthalmic specialist qualification.
  • • Leadership or Management qualification.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Significant post-registration experience within an operating theatre environment
  • • Substantial experience within Ophthalmology Theatres.
  • • Experience of coordinating theatre activity, patient flow and service delivery
  • • Experience of managing staff, including appraisal, supervision, performance management and sickness absence
  • • Experience of workforce planning, staffing allocation and skill-mix management.
Desirable criteria
  • • Experience contributing to business cases or service development plans

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • • Knowledge of ophthalmic surgical pathways and theatre processes.
  • • Understanding of infection perioperative prevention and control requirements.
  • • Knowledge of clinical governance, patient safety and risk management frameworks.
  • • Understanding of professional and regulatory standards applicable to theatre practice
Desirable criteria
  • • Knowledge of GIRFT recommendations.
  • • Knowledge of theatre utilisation and operational performance metrics.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to communicate complex or sensitive information effectively
  • • Experience of managing difficult conversations with patients, relatives and staff.
  • • Ability to influence and negotiate with multidisciplinary teams
  • • Ability to build effective working relationships across organisational boundaries.
  • • Competent in Microsoft Office applications
  • • Ability to analyse performance information and produce reports
Desirable criteria
  • • Experience presenting reports, audits or service developments to senior groups.

Other

Essential criteria
  • • Professional, resilient and adaptable
  • • Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
  • • Ability to work flexibly to meet service needs

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ibrahim Hemaida
Job title
Senior Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
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