Deputy Team Leader Theatres (Registered Nurse / ODP)

University Hospitals Of Leicester Nhs Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust seeks a Senior Nurse In Charge to oversee ward operations, ensuring safe, patient-centred care and high standards of practice. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team, mentor learners and drive improvement through audit and feedback.

Applicants should have substantive post-registration experience, an NMC registration, and a recognised teaching/assessing qualification.

Qualifications

• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Post-registration experience with senior level responsibilities.
• Understanding of quality, safety and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Support clinical leadership to ensure safe, clean, patient-centred care.
• Mentor and supervise learners and staff in the absence of the nursing lead.
• Promote patient experience and address concerns through feedback and audit.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Change management

Education

NMC registration (RGN/First Level/ODP)

Degree in nursing

Tools

ITaps Practitioner In Charge Programme

Clinical IT systems literacy

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Support Team Leader/Matron to ensure clinical environment is safe, clean, comfortable and well maintained in line with patient and public expectations.

Ensure delivery of care to all patients when in charge meet the standards determined by the Sister/Charge Nurse/Team Leader.

Ensure self and team member's provide a personalised service to patients in accordance with agreed standards and promotes quality, diversity and rights.

Contribute to setting, maintaining and monitoring of standards of care to optimum levels and lead improvement of care through benchmarking, audit and research.

In the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse/Team Leader ensure adequate support, safe mentorship and supervision of learner nurses and staff.

Proactively seek feedback on patient and public experience in order to address concerns in a timely manner and build on success.

(Please refer to the job description/person specification for further details)

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• RGN/- First Level/ODP
• Recognised NMC Teaching and Assessing Qualification or equivalent
• Evidence of Post registration Educational Continuing development
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Desirable criteria

• Degree in nursing or health related subject
• Clinical Leadership Programme(e.g. LEO, RCN, ILM
• ITaps Practitioner In Charge Programme

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of a number of years post registration experience of which a number of them are at a senior level in the capacity of Nurse In Charge within the speciality
• Demonstrates a high level of clinical expertise
• Good understanding of quality, safety and risk management
• Knowledge of the role in the context of local and National plans and professional strategies to deliver services within the current and future NHS.
• Experience of Patient and Public Involvement and qualitative data collection application to improving patient experience.

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrates knowledge of clinical risk management
• Audit experience / research skills
• Development of multi disciplinary working practices

Skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of innovation and achievements in Clinical Practice
• Recognises own limitations
• Can analyse activity data and plans workforce accordingly.
• Demonstrate the ability to see problems arising and plan to avoid or manage them appropriately.
• Passed by occupational health as fit to undertake role.

Desirable criteria

• Maintains sickness levels within Trust target.
• Previous budget management.

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to prioritise
• Evidence of successful change management

Desirable criteria

• Project management
• Innovative and creative leadership skills/techniques

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Essential criteria

• Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.

Other requirements specific to the role

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates understanding of efficient and effective use of resources where the workload can be unpredictable
• Demonstrates the ability to prioritise and implement and use new ways of working
• Basic knowledge of budgetary management

Desirable criteria

• Business planning experience
• Knowledge of budget management

Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria

• Use initiative and has the ability to lead and co-ordinate a multi disciplinary team
• Dynamic, challenging individual, able to lead a team
• Good verbal and written skills
• Able to influence other professional groups
• Effective Communicator and negotiator
• Acts as a Clinical Role model and Support for all Multi disciplinary learners within the ward or department.
• Participates in formal and informal teaching

Desirable criteria

• Project management
• Computer literacy

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours

Additional Information

UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.

The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment.

The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check.

COVID 19 Risk Assessment

Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre-employment process. This now forms part of the mandatory pre-employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer.

The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. Our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors.

If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavor to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager.

Covid Vaccination Status

Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.