Sister/Charge Nurse/Senior Operating Practitioner (Recovery/PACU)

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Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Sheffield is seeking a highly motivated Senior Practitioner/Sister/Charge Nurse for Operating Services. Applicants should possess extensive theatre experience and relevant qualifications, demonstrating strong leadership and clinical skills. This role offers both full-time and part-time opportunities, with support for career development and staff well-being.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working hours

Health and wellbeing packages

Pension schemes

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration.
• Operating department practitioner with valid HCPC registration.
• Completion of relevant teaching/assessing qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate clinical expertise and excellent leadership.
• Manage and support theatre operations effectively.
• Mentor and supervise staff to maintain high clinical standards.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Management skills

Communication

Organisational ability

Education

Registered Nurse (General Level 1)

Operating department practitioner qualification

Mentor Preparation Certification

Management and Leadership Qualification

Job description

Main area Theatre Recovery Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (30 hours min considered) Job ref 190-0311-DIR

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Sheffield Teaching Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £37,338 - £44,962 pa/ pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 11/06/2025 23:59 Interview date 25/06/2025

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

We have an excellent and exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and suitably experienced Senior Practitioner/Sister/Charge nurse to Operating Services at Royal Hallamshire Hospital & Northern General Hospitals.

We are looking for dynamic, enthusiastic, committed and aspirational people who want to do a good job and fulfil their own personal objectives and goals and make a difference to patients and the staff alike.

As we are a highly skilled area you will get support and be mentored into success. There are opportunities for promotions and training and courses you can attend to gain knowledge and qualifications to aid your practice and maintain high standards.

Main duties of the job

Applications are invited from Operating Department Practitioners and Registered Nurses who have extensive experience in Theatres.

Possession of a Post Basic Qualification or equivalent and specialist competencies is essential. Completion of management/leadership development would be desirable.

Applicants should hold a relevant teaching/mentoring qualification.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate clinical expertise and management and leadership skills. It would be expected that applicants would be able to demonstrate excellent skills in clinical practice and organisational ability, together with superb communication and interpersonal skill.

Please note this advertisement is for both full time and part time opportunities.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

We are open and honest to feedback and encourage our staff to get on board to help us make the changes and improvements we need to improve patient care and encourage their positive experience.

We take staff health and wellbeing seriously and have link staff to assist you throughout the trust as well as offering a range of health and wellbeing services available to support you in your personal life as well as your work.

We want to look after our staff and create a family environment and together we can achieve a department that continues to be successful.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (General Level 1) with valid NMC Registration.
• Operating department practitioner (City&Guilds 752/ODP level 3 or Diploma/BSC Operating department practice) with valid HCPC registration
• To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
• Completion of Mentor Preparation.
• Working towards degree level credits in associated pathway
• Post registration specialist course
• Management and Leadership Qualification.

Apptitude and Attitude

• Be Able to demonstrate: Asertiveness and Confidence
• Ability to build a cohesive team.
• Effective handling of critical incidents.

Skills and Knowledge

• Recruitment and Selection
• Staff Communication
• Staff Counselling
• Staff Development Forums
• Seamless Surgery
• Human Resource Management Skills
• Experience of Change Management

Clinical Experience

• Extensive clinical experience in area of specialism
• Evidence of setting, implementing and audit of clinical standards.
• Evidence of promoting high quality clinical practice as expert in the team
• Evidence of responding to change in a positive manner
• Ability to demonstrate development of individualised programmes of care.
• Knowledge of Risk Management.
• An understanding of the clinical governance agenda
• Development of clinical competencies.
• Experience of clinical supervision.
• Involvement in research projects and quality developments.

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The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.