Senior Theatre Team Leader: Anaesthetic Team (Operating Department Practitioner or Registered Nurse)
Band 7 £49,387- £56,515 per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
Are you a dynamic and experienced theatre practitioner ready to take the next step in your leadership journey? Join our forward-thinking and innovative team at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Milton Keynes Theatre Department currently consists of 12 theatres, a newly established treatment room and 2 recovery areas over two sites within the hospital. We cover a range of specialities including trauma and orthopaedic, ENT, and ophthalmology. The theatre service is expanding and soon will be adding a further two orthopaedic theatres to further improve our service.
For any further information or an informal visit, please contact Arabelle Casey, Theatre Manager at arabelle.casey@mkuh.nhs.co.uk or call 01908 995604.
Interview date 08 October 2026.
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We are seeking an enthusiastic Senior Team Leader to lead our Anaesthetic Theatre Team and support the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate patient care throughout the perioperative pathway. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Anaesthetic Practitioner with a passion for high standards of care, staff development and continuous improvement.
The successful candidate will be a Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner with current NMC or HCPC registration, excellent communication skills and substantial theatre experience, ideally across a range of specialties. You will provide expert clinical leadership, support and develop staff, and work closely with the theatre management team to ensure safe, efficient and patient-centred care.
The role involves line managing the Anaesthetic Theatre Team, maintaining high-quality services and ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the department. Working in partnership with the Deputy Theatre Manager and multidisciplinary colleagues, you will coordinate theatre activity across both elective and emergency pathways.
You will be accountable for your own practice and that of theatre staff, working within Trust policies to drive service improvements, promote best practice and support positive patient outcomes.
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre. We have just opened the Oak Wards – a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards.
Further investment is underway, including the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.
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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Arabelle Casey Job title: Theatres Operational Manager Email address: Arabelle.Casey@mkuh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01908 995694
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