Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Surgical Specialties Division at University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, for a Theatre Service Manager covering the Westmoreland Street site.



We are looking for a dynamic leader, who is passionate about quality, patient-centred care, and our people. You will work closely with the wider theatres and WMS team to support the operational running of the department while also driving improvement across the clinical services.



The WMS Theatre Service Manager is an exciting role, providing key operational leadership across 7 operating theatres. The role is pivotal to the successful running of operating theatres at Westmoreland Street and works closely with the WMS Theatre Senior Nurse, as well as managing the Admin Team Leader for theatres.



This is a dynamic leadership role focused on optimising theatre productivity, ensuring financial efficiency, and delivering effective procurement processes at Westmoreland Street Theatres. The successful candidate will work in close partnership with clinical and operational teams to improve utilisation, reduce waste, and deliver high-quality patient care in a complex surgical environment. They will lead on performance monitoring of theatre productivity metrics, from list utilisation and cancellation rates to start/finish times, using validated data to drive improvement projects.



This post holder will also have key responsibility for theatre financial management, delivering cost improvement plans (CIPs), supporting capital business cases, and overseeing procurement to secure value for money. Along with the Senior Nurse, they will act as the operational lead for estates and equipment within theatres, liaise with external providers, and ensure that resources are aligned with service needs.



We are seeking a proactive and analytical individual with a passion for operational excellence and a collaborative approach to leadership.



University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.



We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:



University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)



National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery



Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals



University College Hospital Grafton Way Building



Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine



University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre



The Hospital for Tropical Diseases



University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street



We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology .



We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.



For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached .



Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*



UCLH top trust to work at in England - for the second year running ! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust



In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England - for the second year running ! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust .



Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work .



At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.