Lead Practitioner - Anaesthetics
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield, S5 7AUView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
20 October 2026
1 day leftJob description
Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts is delighted to advertise a Lead Practitioner position within the Anaesthetic dept. This is an excit...
- To provide positive team leadership, ensuring a high standard of patient care is delivered in a safe, professional environment.
- The post holder is responsible for planning the development of the team and for the operational management of staff within a defined team, including appraisals, rotas, recruitment and selection and the supervision of students.
- The post holder's duties would reflect a 60% clinical and 40% managerial commitment.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
This is an opportunity to work in a friendly and supportive environment within the Operating Services/Theatre team. You will provide strong clinical leadership to the directorate and will assist the Executive team to build relationships across patient pathways and work closely with our partners in Surgical Care Groups to provide high quality patient care.
The Operating Services has 42 operating theatres across 2 sites providing 24 hour peri operative care within a range of specialties, You could be asked to support at both sites for cover.
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN, Diploma in Nursing or City and Guilds 752 / ODP NVQ level 3 / Diploma in Operating Department Practice
- To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- 1st degree or evidence of working towards
Experience
Essential: - Managerial experience leading a team; - Extensive experience in a wide range of surgical specialities.
Desirable
- Extensive experience working within the relevant specialty.
- Previous Band 7 experience
- Previous experience deputising for Lead Practitioner within speciality
Further Training
Essential: - Relevant short courses e.g. Management Infection Control, H&S, Intermediate Life support; - Clinical related courses in specialism; - Service Improvement
Desirable: - Accredited management training; - Leadership course
Special skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills with all multidisciplinary team
- Ability to manage own work and that of others
- Understanding of performance management within operating theatres
Desirable: - Excellent Leadership qualities
How to apply
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First seen
7 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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