To strengthen our team and respond to increasing demand we are looking for a dynamic and confident leader to join our senior theatre team within recovery.
We provide a range of specialties across our two sites: 10 theatres at our East Surrey sit, providing 24-hour emergency cover and elective operating, and 4 theatres at our Crawley site, providing day surgery procedures.
The post will be based within Recovery on the East Surrey Hospital site, where we provide 24/7 cover and this requires shift rotation, including; evenings, weekends and night duties.
The successful candidate will provide leadership and managerial support for the junior staff working within the recovery unit of the operating theatre department. You will also work closely with fellow theatre practitioners, team leads and clinicians in maintaining, improving and developing high standards of patient care.
We pride ourselves on supporting staff through training and development.
You will be keen to develop and contribute to the delivery of high quality, safe care with a real focus on continually improving the patient experience.
The successful candidate should have a "can do" approach in supporting the theatre, wards and departments objectives and they will be able to demonstrate the Trust Values and expected behaviours.

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operates a 24-hour service, 365 days a year. As such, all nursing, clinical, and operational roles may involve working on a 24/7 shift basis, unless otherwise specified during the recruitment process. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.
Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. For part time roles you will receive a pro rata'd (proportional) salary payment based on the appropriate pay step/point and hours worked in accordance with AfC and all medical and dental terms and conditions.
Note: Some vacancies may receive a high volume of applications. In such cases, the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
We take our responsibilities to the environment extremely seriously and have an ambitious Green Plan that we're delivering. Actions include having uniforms made from recycled plastic, 100% renewable electricity and planting 150 trees at East Surrey Hospital. Read our plan here.

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:
· Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
· National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
· We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.