This post is for internal candidates to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust and Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust. If you are not currently working within either of these Trusts, your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application

Job overview

The Clinical Theatre Equipment and Improvement Lead is a senior clinical, operational and transformational role responsible for the strategic, operational and governance management of theatre equipment and managed service arrangements across theatres. The post holder will provide clinical day-to-day management and specialist leadership, ensuring equipment readiness, safe theatre flow, resilience across both hospital sites, and effective delivery of equipment requirements linked to current services, continuous improvement and future transformation.

The role will support implementation of the HTP theatre model by leading equipment gap analysis, asset planning, procurement coordination, supplier engagement, capital equipment preparation and readiness assurance for service moves between PRH and RSH. The post holder will liaise with key stakeholders across the trust to ensure that equipment plans are safe, affordable, deliverable and aligned to future clinical pathways.

Main duties of the job

• Provide Band 7 specialist leadership for theatre equipment services, ensuring safe, effective and efficient support to theatre teams.
• Lead equipment readiness for HTP and service change, including planning, risk management, asset tracking, escalation and assurance.
• Manage governance arrangements for theatre equipment, medical devices, stock, procurement, maintenance, decontamination and supplier performance.
• Act as a specialist point of advice on theatre equipment, consumables, loan kit, managed services and asset lifecycle planning.
• Analyse complex operational, financial and supplier information to support decision-making, service improvement and business planning.
• Work collaboratively with clinical, operational, corporate, supplier and transformation teams to support consistent cross-site service delivery.
• Maintain accurate reports, records, action trackers and risk logs for governance, divisional and transformation meetings.
• Work autonomously across Trust sites, promoting patient safety, accountability and continuous improvement.

Working for your organisation

Together with our staff we have developed a set of values which form a framework for a positive and supportive environment for our patients, visitors and staff. We believe that all candidates should be able to demonstrate and be equally committed in fulfilling these values to be successful in their application.

Our Poppy’s Promise Commitment

We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team —  clinical or non-clinical — plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.

We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising  individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.

Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a  meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.

By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values — ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.