Head of Surgical Services

Posting date:	11 June 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	Negotiable
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	27 June 2025
Location:	London, NW8 9NH
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	B0263-25-0111

Summary

Provide professional leadership and management across all theatres, endoscopy and recovery and ensuring appropriate structures are in place to support nurses / theatre practitioner at all levels. Provide oversight in relation to management and use of equipment, processes and training and competency of staff working within the Minor Procedures Suite in OPD. To ensure that professional nursing issues and continuous quality of care improvements. To evaluate/develop Policies and Procedures that reflect the patient safety and quality agenda and the Hospitals policies and procedures, and staff accept ownership of these. Ensure systems are in place for the management and monitoring and audit of quality standards, complaints, critical incidents and untoward occurrences. To Identify personal training objectives in line with annual personal development plan in conjunction/agreement with staff and Management. Maintain skills level and knowledge to perform duties as Head of Surgical Services. Accountant to ensure purchasing is based on value for money and clinical effectiveness. Maintain a programme of rolling replacement for key equipment where required and identify where new equipment is required in line with the Consultant and specialty strategy. Manage trials of theatre equipment and consumables in accordance with hospital policies. Participate in the tendering process. Working with the director of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, ensure the organisation is compliant with all standards in relation to the management of medical devices. Working closely with the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Team review medical devices incidents across the organisation to improve reporting and learning from these