Clinical Lead Practitioner - Urology Theatres
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Job summary
Band 7 Clinical Lead Practitioner - Urology Theatres
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and driven individual to lead our highly graded Urology Operating theatre team at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
The team was one of the first to pioneer the robotic assisted surgery in 2007 and was awarded a Royal Berkshire Staff Excellence Award in 2020 for operational excellence.
We are looking for innovative and motivated clinical lead practitioner with a passion for urology surgery, who also pose excellent leadership qualities to embrace our Trust CARE values, being an advocate for delivering outstanding care to our patients whilst meeting the priorities of both our patients and staff.
You will need to be an inspirational leader who has the passion to deliver excellence in all aspects of nursing care, and will need to be able to demonstrate excellent transformational skills in order to drive improvements in both practice and learning.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job roles includes:
1/ Manage people and financial resources to ensure the effective operation of the team for which they are responsible. Ensure effective skill-mix and appropriate caseload management at all times.
2/ Allocate work and assess performance of the team members objectively against set criteria/competencies. Be responsible for ensuring individual performance review and personal development plans are completed for self and team members. Provide clear feedback to team in a way that is conductive to maintaining and improving performance. Work closely with Employee relations as appropriate.
3/ Establish and maintain effective two-way communication channels with Lead nurse, team members and all relevant stakeholders.
4/ Be responsible for standard of nursing care delivered in work area. Display evidence that staff provide holistic, evidence-based, patient-centred care.
5/ Responsible for the standards of cleanliness in the clinical area and for a well maintained environment.
About us
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Details
Date posted
18 July 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
193-6450545PCG
Job locations
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Craven Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Craven Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer's website
https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Lead Practitioner Theatres & Anaesthetics
Lavona Dampies
lavona.dampies@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
01183228207
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