Deputy Team Leader (Scarborough & Bridlington)

NHS; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the NHS as a Deputy Team Leader at Scarborough Hospital/Bridlington, overseeing surgical teams and enhancing patient care delivery. This role seeks a motivated professional with robust clinical experience and proven leadership skills. Applicants should have a minimum of 3 years' Theatre experience and an NMC registration to ensure high-quality care and team management.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years Band 5 Theatre anaesthetic experience.
• Registered Nurse or ODP with current registration required.
• Experience in service improvement and change management.

Responsibilities

• Manage teams to ensure delivery of person-centered care.
• Participate in assessing, planning, and evaluating patient care.
• Demonstrate advanced leadership skills and delegate tasks.

Skills

Clinical Skills

Leadership

Team Coordination

Patient Care

Time Management

Education

Registered Nurse with current NMC registration

NVQ assessor

Job description

Go back York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Deputy Team Leader (Scarborough & Bridlington)

The closing date is 02 July 2025

Band 6 Permanent: Scarborough/Bridlington

Deputy Team Leader

An exciting opportunity has arisen in theatres at Scarborough Hospital/Bridlington Hospital, to recruit a Band 6 Deputy Team Leader within our surgical team.

We are looking for a highly motivated, dynamic practitioner with the appropriate clinical and scrub experience.

You will work alongside the Band 7 to support the team, and continuously develop our service to provide excellent care for our patients. The successful applicant will need to demonstrate a keen interest in improving and developing their leadership skills, to enable management of staff and be an effective role model demonstrating high levels of clinical competence & expertise.

You need to have the ability to confidently coordinate the multidisciplinary team, and be able to confidently handle challenging situations.

You will have a minimum of 3 years, Band 5 Theatre anaesthetic experience. You should be able to demonstrate involvement in service improvement with some evidence of change management. You will demonstrate skills in self-management including time management, prioritisation and organisational skills.

This is a demanding role where you will be expected to exhibit knowledge of how we work towards our Trust's vision and be a real team player.

Shift patterns will include covering weekends and bank holidays. You must be able to commit to a rotating shift pattern.

Main duties of the job

You will manage your teams in order to ensure the right workforce is available to deliver person centred care, in a safe and effective clinical environment.

• Demonstrate advanced clinical skills and the ability to prioritise care delivery.
• Recognise the importance of a MDT approach to patient care and coordinate the care delivery acknowledging individual personal contributions, including statutory and voluntary organisations with the professional guidelines.
• To actively participate in the assessing, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for the patient, and to contribute to the continuing development of nursing care in agreement with the Department's objectives.
• Ensure nursing practice is evidence based and support and develop research initiatives, applying the findings to practice.
• Advise patients and carers of all aspects of the care and promote compliance where appropriate.
• The post holder is responsible and accountable for their own practice in line with Trust Infection Prevention and Control policies that reflect evidence, best practice and legislative requirements.
• Demonstrate advanced leadership skills and the ability to delegate and assess staff performance through the IDR process, and use of objective setting as a development tool.
• Provide clinical advice and support to junior staff and where appropriate other health workers.
• Scrub experience is essential.

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for further job details and requirements.

About us

Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY at the hospital site. Remote interviews will not be available.

The validity of Nursing and Midwifery Council PIN will be checked before shortlisting (Only applicable to registered roles) - inaccuraciesin NMC PIN details will mean your application will not be progressed

Interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with the Recruiting Manager to have an informal discussion about the role

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance through a range of provider

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [e-mail].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration or ODP with current HCP registration.
• NVQ assessor

Experience

• Evidence of continued educational and professional development.
• Scrub experience is essential
• Minimum 3 years Theatre experience

Knowledge

• Demonstrate awareness of current theatre issues and developments.
• Demonstrate awareness and understanding of NHS standards of Professional Practice.
• Demonstrates understanding of Health and Safety / COSHH

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust