Job summary
Are you a highly motivated nurse, with excellent organisation & interpersonal skills, seeking a leadership role?
We are looking for Theatres Team Leader to work across our Maxillofacial, Dermatology & Plastic Surgery teams at West Mendip Hospital!
You will demonstrate a 'leading by example' style of leadership with clinical credibility, maintaining visibility and accessibility to both staff and patients, including undertaking direct patient care.
Whether you're seeking a full-time or part-time position, we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
You will ensure the highest standard of clinical care is provided, be easily identifiable to clients and users, provide leadership and have the appropriate level of authority to provide support, advice and assistance required by patients, their families, carers and colleagues. Emphasis on the areas of patient/client safety, patient experience, user engagement and clinical outcomes will be essential. Assist with the efficient delivery of expert nursing care within Theatres.
About us
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Communication and Relationships
Essential
- Responsible for communicating with the surgeon, anaesthetist and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that the operating list runs efficiently, and that the whole team is prepared with the necessary skills and equipment.
- Participate in and lead safety briefings and the 5 steps to safer surgery in line with local policy, ensure policy is followed by all staff
- Work with sterile services to ensure appropriate instrumentation is available at all times
Planning and Organisation
Essential
- Leading a team of staff ensuring that the compliment of staff is appropriate to deliver the service from a skill mix and skills perspective, actively promotes flexibility. Adjusting the roster and providing cover in emergency situations
- Provide professional leadership, advice and guidance to junior colleagues and develop collaborative partnerships with other disciplines
Analytics
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative as required and within agreed policies and procedures showing decision and influencing skills
Responsibility for patient care/treatment
Essential
- Ensure team run the operating lists efficiently, that late starts are minimised and that measures are in place to ensure good utilisation is evident
- Supervise and educate junior members of staff to provide high standards of care
- Assist in emergency situations and initiate emergency procedures in line with Trust/department policy
- Be clinically competent in all areas of practice relevant to the department
Policy, Service & development Responsibilities
Essential
- Ensure the team adhere to the Trust drug policy and follow the safe ordering, storage and administration of medicines guidelines
- Lead in the development and delivery of appropriate training materials / programmes to promote professional development
- Identify and minimise clinical and non-clinical risk to minimise risk of harm to patients, staff and visitors. Ensure good use of the Trusts incident reporting system.
Desirable
- Seek opportunities to create changes, which will enhance standards of care and practice
Responsibility for Finance, equipment and resourses
Essential
- Responsible for ensuring that ward/department-based equipment is maintained and regularly serviced and all staff have been through training in safe use of equipment
- Ordering of appropriate stock in the department of all equipment/consumables for the delivery of patient care, review and adjust stock levels of consumables at appropriate intervals
- Responsible for the repair and maintenance of theatre equipment
- Assist with monitoring and ordering specialist equipment and consumables for the specific area of responsibility
Desirable
- Assist the directorate in developing strategies to reduce costs while maintaining safety and quality
Responsibility for Supervision, Leadership and Management
Essential
- Assist in managing sickness/absence, adhering to Trust human resource policies, to ensure a fair and consistent approach when dealing with staff issues
- Responsible for the day to day supervision, co-ordination and training of staff within your designated area of responsibility, conducting career conversations and devising personal development plans for the team, ensure staff comply with mandatory training requirements
Desirable
- Make recommendations where it is evident that appropriate changes may improve efficiency / patient care or experience / cost reduction
Information & Administration
Essential
- Collect and enter data onto the theatre computer system in an accurate and timely way
- To keep up to date with current professional issues and maintain the knowledge and skills necessary to perform your role effectively. Develop and maintain a professional portfolio
- Ensure the team have completed relevant benchmarks of competency and that their skills are updated and reassessed as required
Person Specification
Communication and Relationships
Essential
- Responsible for communicating with the surgeon, anaesthetist and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that the operating list runs efficiently, and that the whole team is prepared with the necessary skills and equipment.
- Participate in and lead safety briefings and the 5 steps to safer surgery in line with local policy, ensure policy is followed by all staff
- Work with sterile services to ensure appropriate instrumentation is available at all times
Planning and Organisation
Essential
- Leading a team of staff ensuring that the compliment of staff is appropriate to deliver the service from a skill mix and skills perspective, actively promotes flexibility. Adjusting the roster and providing cover in emergency situations
- Provide professional leadership, advice and guidance to junior colleagues and develop collaborative partnerships with other disciplines
Analytics
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative as required and within agreed policies and procedures showing decision and influencing skills
Responsibility for patient care/treatment
Essential
- Ensure team run the operating lists efficiently, that late starts are minimised and that measures are in place to ensure good utilisation is evident
- Supervise and educate junior members of staff to provide high standards of care
- Assist in emergency situations and initiate emergency procedures in line with Trust/department policy
- Be clinically competent in all areas of practice relevant to the department
Policy, Service & development Responsibilities
Essential
- Ensure the team adhere to the Trust drug policy and follow the safe ordering, storage and administration of medicines guidelines
- Lead in the development and delivery of appropriate training materials / programmes to promote professional development
- Identify and minimise clinical and non-clinical risk to minimise risk of harm to patients, staff and visitors. Ensure good use of the Trusts incident reporting system.
Desirable
- Seek opportunities to create changes, which will enhance standards of care and practice
Responsibility for Finance, equipment and resourses
Essential
- Responsible for ensuring that ward/department-based equipment is maintained and regularly serviced and all staff have been through training in safe use of equipment
- Ordering of appropriate stock in the department of all equipment/consumables for the delivery of patient care, review and adjust stock levels of consumables at appropriate intervals
- Responsible for the repair and maintenance of theatre equipment
- Assist with monitoring and ordering specialist equipment and consumables for the specific area of responsibility
Desirable
- Assist the directorate in developing strategies to reduce costs while maintaining safety and quality
Responsibility for Supervision, Leadership and Management
Essential
- Assist in managing sickness/absence, adhering to Trust human resource policies, to ensure a fair and consistent approach when dealing with staff issues
- Responsible for the day to day supervision, co-ordination and training of staff within your designated area of responsibility, conducting career conversations and devising personal development plans for the team, ensure staff comply with mandatory training requirements
Desirable
- Make recommendations where it is evident that appropriate changes may improve efficiency / patient care or experience / cost reduction
Information & Administration
Essential
- Collect and enter data onto the theatre computer system in an accurate and timely way
- To keep up to date with current professional issues and maintain the knowledge and skills necessary to perform your role effectively. Develop and maintain a professional portfolio
- Ensure the team have completed relevant benchmarks of competency and that their skills are updated and reassessed as required
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
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).
