
Experienced Registered Nurse with a strong background in perioperative care and proven leadership experience at Band 7 level. Specialist in trauma and orthopaedics with extensive exposure to complex surgical procedures across multiple specialties.
Demonstrates strong leadership in theatre coordination, staff management, and service development, including involvement in new theatre build projects, workforce planning, and procurement. Known for improving team dynamics, maintaining high clinical standards, and delivering safe, efficient patient care in high-pressure environments.
- Deliver high-quality perioperative care across multiple NHS and private settings.
- Adapt quickly to new teams and environments while maintaining safety and efficiency.
- Support a wide range of surgical specialties including orthopaedics.
Maintain strong communication within multidisciplinary teams.
- Supported safe operation of mobile theatre units across the UK.
- Performed equipment checks and ensured clinical safety compliance.
- Participated in incident reporting and governance processes.
- Worked across multiple sites, demonstrating flexibility and resilience.
- Led theatre teams across general surgery, urology, and vascular.
- Managed staff allocation, theatre flow, and emergency case integration.
- Addressed team dynamics and improved communication between staff groups.
- Supported recruitment, workforce planning, and service delivery.
- Ensured compliance with NMC/HCPC standards and patient safety protocols.
- Led orthopaedic theatre teams across two units.
- Coordinated theatre lists and supported efficient patient flow.
- Played a key role in development of a new theatre unit (4 theatres, recovery, pre-assessment).
- Supported recruitment, training, and retention of staff.
- Involved in procurement of new surgical instruments and service expansion.
- Conducted staff appraisals and performance management.
- Managed incidents and escalations in line with governance frameworks.
- Led infection control and cleaning audits, improving compliance from 43% to 93%.
- Conducted staff training and performance as a manual handling link.
- Delivered perioperative care across multiple specialties.
- Gained experience in recovery, orthopaedics & trauma, general surgery, ENT, maxillofacial, gynaecology, obstetrics and emergency theatres.
- Theatre Team Leadership & Coordination
- Trauma & Orthopaedic Scrub Expertise
- Clinical Governance & Incident Management
- Staff Appraisals, Mentorship & Development
- Theatre List Management & Patient Flow
- Infection Prevention & Control
- Manual Handling
- Audit & Quality Improvement
- Conflict Resolution & Team Engagement
- Equipment Procurement & Service Development
NMC Registered Nurse
- Experience across orthopaedics, trauma, spinal, arthroscopy, revisions, upper and lower limb surgery.
- Supported cancer pathways during COVID-19 including major general and maxillofacial cases.
- Volunteered in A&E and ITU.