Theatre Team Leader

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Liverpool is seeking a motivated theatre team leader specializing as a senior scrub practitioner. Responsibilities include managing theatre operations, supporting the clinical team, and ensuring high patient care standards. Candidates must possess relevant theatre experience and appropriate UK professional registration, along with strong leadership skills. This position offers opportunities for staff development and participation in a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Excellent training programmes

Leadership and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to function as a leader within the theatre team.
• Demonstrated experience in theatre skills.
• Must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Responsibilities

• Lead practitioner for an operating theatre.
• Support theatre team as a role model.
• Manage theatres to ensure excellent patient care.

Skills

Effective management skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Decision making

Mentorship experience

Education

Qualification in ODP or RN

Teaching and assessing qualification

Job description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated theatre team leader to join our team.

You will specialise as a senior scrub practitioner within both obstetric and gynaecological theatres.

We are proud to have a Davinci Robot within our theatres and have two dedicated obstetric theatre night teams. Our education team are focused on ensuring staff development and opportunities, providing excellent training programmes. Training also includes a leadership and development program, aiming to create managers and leaders of the future.

We are looking for experienced, forward thinking and highly motivated staff who can take the lead, acting as a role model to junior staff and facilitating new initiatives, change and policy development. Previous obstetric experience is desirable and applicants must be able to demonstrate expertise in theatre experience and have appropriate UK professional registration.

Main duties of the job

Function as the lead practitioner for an operating theatre or a designated area, acting as a role model for the clinical team.

Demonstrate ability to function competently both as a leader and as a member of the multidisciplinary team.

Participate in the scrub rota, including the on call rota, and be the lead practitioner when on duty. Act as a resource person to others, providing advice and support to the MDT, patients and relatives.

Assist in the management of the theatres to ensure excellence in patient care and to have responsibility for staff and service development.

Develop the clinical protocols and SOPs.

Contribute to an effective, motivated and competent workforce and ensure that high quality standards are maintained and developed. Contribute to the development of performance review in accordance with Trust policy. Be receptive to change with the Department and encourage new ideas and developments.

Demonstrate people management skills, delegation, negotiation and assertiveness as appropriate.

About us

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and families. Each year we deliver over 7,500 babies, carry out over 49,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly & preterm newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles and have over 4,000 genetic appointments taking place. We believe that this along with a strong dedication to research & innovation makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.

We have some of the leading experts in their field, which has been showcased on national TV and news, making our teams famous across the world for professionalism, skill & compassion.

The Trust is constantly innovating and evolving its services to provide the most cutting edge and modern care possible. As well as developing services on our current site we have long-term aspirations for the future. We have recently launched a number of new strategies which provide a detailed long-term plan for our services.

Check out why Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work using the links below:

Online brochure: https://www.liverpoolwomens.nhs.uk/media/4121/recruitment-pack-great-place-to-work-16pp-v4-final.pdf

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

• To function as the lead practitioner for an operating theatre or a designated area.
• To be a role model and peer support for scrub practitioners
• To assist in the management of the theatres to ensure excellence in patient care and to have responsibility for staff and service development.

Additional responsibilities are available within the job description.

Person Specification

Skills/knowledge/ability

• Ability to develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations.
• Able to demonstrate effective management, interpersonal, problem solving and decision making skills.
• Evidence of the ability to lead, manage, coordinate, delegate and motivate a theatre team and review performance.
• Understanding of the skills and knowledge required to develop team members.
• Experience of mentorship and an ability to identify learning and development needs.

Experience

• Significant relevant theatre experience
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Documented evidence of a wide range of theatre skills
• Ability to demonstrate a mindset that embraces change as an opportunity
• Can demonstrate the ability to organise and prioritise workload

Qualifications

• Qualification in ODP or RN
• Anaesthetic/Recovery or Scrub qualification.
• Degree or equivalent experience
• Teaching and assessing qualification or other equivalent experience

Work Related Circumstances

• Flexible working shifts pattern including nights, weekends and on call.
• Good general health and attendance record
• Ability to work with an unpredictable workload and deal with difficult situations when they arise.

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.