Theatre Team Leader

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Nhs Trust; Truro; Presencial; GBP 52.000 - 64.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Senior Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner to lead and develop the theatre team in CEPOD/General Theatres. The Theatre Team Lead will rotate between Tower and Trelawney Theatres and work as a role model for high standards of perioperative care.

You will need to be a strong leader and effective communicator, able to drive professional development, supervise junior staff, and work closely with surgeons and anaesthetists as

Formación

• Registered with NMC or HCPC.
• Degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Teaching/assessing qualification preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Provide on-going professional and clinical leadership to theatre teams delivering perioperative care.
• Lead the delivery of care in rostered shifts and manage patient pathways in the department.
• Rotate between Tower and Trelawney Theatres to ensure service coverage and consistency.
• Collaborate with surgeons and anaesthetists as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Support learners across disciplines and drive continuous improvement in practice.

Conocimientos

NMC/HCPC registered

Team leadership

Communication

Clinical governance

Teaching/assessing

Educación

Degree in relevant topic

Teaching/assessing qualification

Descripción del empleo

Job summary

An experienced senior Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner is required to lead and develop the multi-disciplinary team in CEPOD / General Theatres.

We regularly support learners from multiple disciplines. The appointed Theatre Team Lead will be expected to rotate between Tower and Trelawney Theatres.

You will need to be a good leader, communicator, role model and have excellent standards of practice.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of the Team Leader (TL) position is to provide on-going professional and clinical leadership to the theatre teams who are delivering perioperative care, whilst working collaboratively with the clinicians (surgeon and anaesthetist) as part of the wider multi-professional team.

The TL will assume the delegated responsibility for managing and leading the delivery of care, in a rostered shift, for patients entering the department.

The appointed Theatre Team Lead will be expected to rotate between Tower and Trelawney Theatres.

This includes the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation for every individual patient's programme of care.

About us

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It serves a population of around 470,000 people, a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £740 million.

• Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro
• St Michael's Hospital in Hayle

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities, and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles. This plays a vital part in attracting and retaining highly skilled teams of doctors, nurses and other health professionals who support the care of well over half a million people each year.

Job responsibilities

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

For further information please visit: https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

Person Specification

Practical Skills

Essential

• Relevant specialist skills and abilities for the department
• Able to motivate and develop a team of staff
• Able to problem solve and initiate change

Desirable

• Management qualification/experience
• Recognised Postgraduate Theatre Course or relevant further study

Qualification / registration

Essential

• NMC / HCPC registered
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
• Educated to degree level in a relevant topic or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Management qualification/experience
• Recognised Postgraduate Theatre Course or relevant further study

Experience

Essential

• Experience of supervision of junior staff

Desirable

• Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).