Senior Nurse Surgical Division: Theatres and Peri-operative Medicine

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in London seeks a Senior Nurse for the Surgical Division. This role requires extensive theatre and perioperative nursing experience, focusing on leadership and quality patient care. Candidates should possess strong strategic planning and change management skills, and a master's degree or equivalent. The position involves overseeing nursing staff, improving service quality, and ensuring operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a senior nursing role in a Theatre & Peri-Operative environment.
• Evidence of managerial responsibilities and operational experience.
• Ability to analyse complex problems and develop solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and professional leadership to nursing staff.
• Ensure high standards of nursing care are delivered.
• Collaborate with clinical directors in strategic direction.

Skills

Strategic planning

Leadership

Change management

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Education

Masters degree or equivalent in related subject

Formal recognised Management/Leadership qualification

Relevant teaching/mentoring qualification

Job description

Senior Nurse Surgical Division: Theatres and Peri-operative Medicine

This post is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual with extensive theatre and perioperative nursing experience and leadership skills, who is highly motivated, energetic and driven. It will appeal to anyone who thrives in an environment which is focused on building upon and continually improving quality, safety and patient experience.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the Divisional Triumvirate teams and Director of Nursing. You will professionally and clinically support the leadership of the nursing workforce for allocated service areas.

As the post holder you will be responsible for the provision of safe, quality and effective services, as well as day to day operational management of the services within your remit. You will ensure the Theatre and Perioperative Medicine services provide the highest standards of professional practice, budgetary and performance management, and service improvement at all times; driving quality in our services to ensure outstanding patient care is at the heart of all we do.

We are seeking to recruit an inspirational leader with the ability to provide strategic vision, clinical expertise and the ability to direct and influence change and to develop and support the operational and strategic portfolio. You will possess a demonstrable record of success in change management, service improvement and reduction of harm.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide forward thinking clinical and professional leadership to nursing staff at all levels within their service group, ensuring that nursing care is delivered to a high standard and that the nursing resource is managed effectively. She/he contributes to the ongoing implementation of the nursing and midwifery strategy, ensuring achievements of all its objectives and proactively modernising nursing roles in accordance with the needs of the patients. She/he will also undertake key functions of the Modern Matron role ensuring the patient experience in wards/departments is of the highest possible standard at all times with particular emphasis on dignity and compassion.

The post holder will work in partnership with the Service Clinical Director and Service General Manager in developing the services strategic direction and policy framework, ensuring that the service contributes significantly to the achievement of the corporate objectives and that effective governance arrangements are implemented and maintained.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience working in a senior nursing role (8a or above) in a Theatre & Peri-Operative environment.
• Evidence of managerial responsibilities and operational experience in an acute setting, including experience in the supervision of staff and students, including HR issues
• Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them;
• Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands;
• Ability to manage and deliver to deadlines and within resources
• Significant financial and budgetary management, with evidence of contributing to cost improvement programmes

Skills

• Able to evaluate and be critical of self
• Ability to initiate and implement large scale change
• Good analytical & organisational ability
• Demonstrates strong leadership skills
• Ability to influence and facilitate MDT working
• To have effective problem solving & QI skills
• Awareness of developments in the NHS and service delivery
• To have been involved in bringing about change to a service/department
• Experience of implementing Evidence Based Practice

Knowledge

• Extensive clinical and managerial knowledge and experience in Perioperative and/or Critical Care settings
• Knowledge of change management processes

Qualifications

• Relevant teaching/mentoring qualification
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Leadership Course/Development Programme
• Formal recognised Management/Leadership qualification
• Masters degree or equivalent in related subject (or on a Masters level degree programme)

Other

• Able to generate new ideas to develop and improve services
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
• Ability to motivate and influence others

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.