Job summary
This an excellent opportunity for a Nurse or ODP with scrub experience to join our grown Theatre General Team. Due to moving to a longer working operating day (0730-1930) we have increased our theatre scrub teams with the help of Student and International Nurse recruitment drives, and we now require an additional Team Leader to effectively manage the team. Here are Wexham we promote a working family approach, with everyone looking after each other, listening and action events, regular training, external training opportunities, staff development, flexible working opportunities, and a happy working environment. Frimley Health has recently and successfully implemented a trust wide Electronic Patient Record system, opened a brand new multi-million pound hospital (Heatherwood Hospital), and continuously pushes for improvement.
Main duties of the job
As the Band 7 Team Leader for the General Surgery Team, you will expected to have strong scrub practitioner knowledge, and leadership qualities to lead a team professionally and develop their skills further. You will be required to ensure that the practices and behaviours of staff meet our trust values, Theatre Standard Operating Procedures, as well maintaining high standards of quality care. If you are passionate about leading & teaching others, staff wellbeing and experience, providing high standards of care to our patients, patient safety, and making changes then we would like to hear from you.
About us
Wexham Park Theatres is a great place to work where staff are encouraged to develop, progress, and maintain a suitable work life balance. Wexham Theatres has recently recruited an additional 15+ newly qualified students and International Nurses where they are encouraged to duel train developing skills in multiple surgical specialities, working in recovery, and nurses are also given opportunities to gain their anaesthetic nursing qualification. The Theatre Leadership team have a strict OPEN door policies, listening to staff, engaging staff with change, developing ways of working, and giving staff the chance to improve their working lives and ways of working to benefit that patients.
Frimley Health Theatres is a Tri-Site Team, and staff can be posted to work on our Frimley Park and Heathwood Hospital Sites if the needs of the service require it.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to work within the trust values, ensuring that they are embedded into clinical practice to give our patients and staff the best possible outcome and experience.
To be accountable for the operational management of the General Surgery Team within theatres, covering: General Surgery, Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Urology, Breast surgeries. To ensure that staff comply to policies and procedures therefore being able to induct staff, teach junior staff and students is a must. The post holder will also be accountable for ensuring up-to-date clinical practice, providing clinical staff with leadership across the department when designated Theatre Coordinator and also ensuring the effective utilisation of the theatre complex, and CEPOD list.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to work within the trust values, ensuring that they are embedded into clinical practice to give our patients and staff the best possible outcome and experience.
To be accountable for the operational management of the General Surgery Team within theatres, covering: General Surgery, Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Urology, Breast surgeries. To ensure that staff comply to policies and procedures therefore being able to induct staff, teach junior staff and students is a must. The post holder will also be accountable for ensuring up-to-date clinical practice, providing clinical staff with leadership across the department when designated Theatre Coordinator and also ensuring the effective utilisation of the theatre complex, and CEPOD list.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current HCPC/NMC registration
- Educated to Degree level in healthcare or equivalent experience
- Mentorship qualification or equivalent
- Leadership/ Management qualification
Desirable
- Educated to Masters degree in Healthcare
- Post Graduate qualification
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience in Anaesthetics
- Relevant experience a band 6 level
- Experience of running a team
Desirable
- Multi specialty theatre experience
- Experience of teaching/leading study days
- Experience working across split site
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current HCPC/NMC registration
- Educated to Degree level in healthcare or equivalent experience
- Mentorship qualification or equivalent
- Leadership/ Management qualification
Desirable
- Educated to Masters degree in Healthcare
- Post Graduate qualification
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience in Anaesthetics
- Relevant experience a band 6 level
- Experience of running a team
Desirable
- Multi specialty theatre experience
- Experience of teaching/leading study days
- Experience working across split site
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.
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).
Additional information
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).
