Theatre & Anaesthesia Team Lead Job Description
This is a pivotal role in supporting the Electronic Health Record (EHR) implementation across our organization.
* Lead the implementation of key inpatient clinical applications, including Theatre, Theatre Materials Management and anaesthesia solution capabilities.
* Act as the application champion at the group level and ensure alignment of system functionality with surgeons, anaesthetists, theatre, recovery and ancillary staff and their associated clinical workflow requirements.
* Provide strategic and tactical leadership for the Theatre & Anaesthesia workstream, ensuring alignment with clinical operations, financial systems, and overall programme goals.
This role provides an ideal opportunity for a clinical expert who understands the intersections of Theatre & Anaesthesia operations, and health IT systems. Primary duties include:
* Delivering the new Theatre & Anaesthesia workstream within the project scope and governance.
* Implementing the programme, identifying stakeholders, establishing a project team and allocating responsibilities.
* Collaborating with other clinical workstream leads where required.
Team Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
Serve as the primary liaison to clinicians and supporting staff, ensuring system design meets clinical documentation and workflow needs.
* Leads Theatre & Anaesthesia engagement sessions, adoption planning, and go-live readiness efforts.
* Recommend policy changes and process improvements related to Theatre & Anaesthesia use to drive efficiencies and improve outcomes.
* Coordinate a cross-functional clinician/provider implementation team across Theatre & Anaesthesia teams during the transition.
Workflow & System Design
Collaborate with clinical and technical teams to support end-to-end clinical integrity across modules.
* Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for clinician/provider-related functions in MEDITECH, including Theatres, Theatre MM and anaesthesia capability.
* Collaborate with MEDITECH analysts and operational leaders to design and validate Theatre & Anaesthesia workflows within MEDITECH Expanse.
Implementation Support, Data Validation & Testing:
* Oversee Theatre & Anaesthesia system configuration, data migration validation and integration with existing or planned enterprise platforms.
* Lead testing activities for Theatre & Anaesthesia modules, including integrated and user acceptance testing (UAT).
* Ensure provider-facing modules are integrated with other clinical systems to support seamless care delivery and documentation.
Documentation & Governance:
* Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation, including current state/future state maps, risk/issue logs, decision registers, benefits registers, and change logs.
* Support governance processes by preparing materials for the Clinical Design Forum and senior management meetings.
Qualifications & Experience
Required:
* Registered Nurse (RN) with post graduate perioperative qualification.
* Minimum 3 years of perioperative experience in an acute care hospital or surgical center.
* Minimum 2 years of experience supporting or leading system implementations, preferably MEDITECH or similar ERP/EHR platforms.
Preferred:
* Prior hands-on experience with MEDITECH Expanse, especially the Surgical Services or OR module.
* Experience with digital documentation tools, surgical case management systems, or electronic preference cards.
Benefits
Competitive pay, fully paid maternity and paternity leave, competitive pension plan, company funded death in service benefit, critical illness cover, performance and recognition rewards, enhanced annual leave, flexible working opportunities, and career development opportunities.