Deputy Team Leader RN/ODP

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS teaching Trust in the UK is seeking a Band 6 Scrub Nurse for their Ophthalmology and ENT Scrub team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing theatre teams and ensuring high standards of patient care. The Trust is committed to compassionate excellence and supports professional development, making it an ideal place for dedicated healthcare professionals to thrive.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years experience in a surgical setting.
• Specialist knowledge across a range of surgical specialties.
• Participation in clinical audit processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage theatre teams effectively, ensuring high-quality patient care.
• Participate in clinical audits and quality improvement initiatives.
• Develop and demonstrate leadership skills among staff.

Skills

Leadership skills

Decision making

Negotiating

Problem solving

Human resource management

Education

Nursing Degree

Job description

The West Wing Operating Theatre Department is a 14-theatre unit and provides elective and emergency care for adults and children. It is one of four highly specialised craniofacial centres in the UK, one of seven specialist units for cleft lip & palate surgery. It is a tertiary referral centre for neurosurgery and the unit is recognised for ground-breaking work in ophthalmology surgery. Other specialities include ENT, Maxilla-Facial and children (general surgery & orthopaedics).

This Band 6 position sits with the Ophthalmology and ENT Scrub team.

We have one Band 6 scrub vacancy within our JR Theatre department

• Develop the ability to work effectively at a more senior level,
• Develop the ability to make effective decisions based on all available information and guide the rest of the theatre team to deliver high quality care to our patients,
• Develop negotiating and motivational skills,
• Actively participate in the development of yourself and other staff (includes the appraisal process, sickness management of your team members to a certain degree, participation in clinical auditing),
• Ability to analyse audits, incident reports and risk, taking appropriate action to remedy,
• Has specialist knowledge across a range of surgical specialities and desirable that you have at least 3 years experience
• Act as a resource for the development and implementation of LocSSIPs, Policies and Standard Operating Procedures
• Supports the evaluation and implementation of Trust, Divisional and Directorate Quality Priorities,
• Manage change effectively, establishing appropriate goals and delivering change in a realistic time frame (problem solving),
• Acts as a role model for professional values and behaviours and supports other staff in their learning and education,
• Ability to develop and demonstrate leadership skills.
• Human and material resources management will be within the scope of practice of a senior practitioner. Acting as shift coordinator.
  
  

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles

Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rajni Sanwal Job title: Team Leader Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01865231337