Theatre Team Leader - Scrub

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

• Deliver a high standard of perioperative care without direct supervision, based upon a sound evidence base.
• To provide skilled clinical assistance to the anaesthetic and recovery teams.
• Undertakes and document comprehensive, systematic and accurate perioperative care assessment of the physical social and spiritual needs of the patient where appropriate.
• Creates and utilizes opportunities to promote health and wellbeing of patients in their care.
• Leads a perioperative team to manage a group of patients throughout a shift.
• Working within the NMC/HCPC Guidelines and Trust Policies recognising ones own abilities and limitations.
• Maintain a good standard of communication with the multi-disciplinary team and respect the confidentiality of patients, relatives, and colleagues.
• To ensure 24-hour cover, working rotational shifts to include earlies, lates, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays.
• Influence and monitor the standards of direct patient care delivery in accordance with best practice and operational protocols and guidelines.
• Promote good working relationships within the perioperative teams providing appropriate advice and support.
• Facilitate the development of standards of care and assist with the implementation of appropriate monitoring techniques.

Managerial

• Ensure that all staff working within the Policies, Procedures of the Trust in line with NMC/HCPC Guidelines.
• Ensure that adequate resources are available to meet the needs of the patients. Assist with the management of the department resources in an efficient and effective manner.
• Ensure that all equipment for patient use is kept in good working order
• Ensure that adequate skill mix is available to meet the needs of the patients. Planning the appropriate skill mix and staffing levels using competent duty rostering skills. Make every effort to remedy deficits should they arise. If deficits are irresolvable contacting the appropriate Senior Staff for support.
• Support Senior Team Leader in ensure that concerns and complaints from patients, visitors or colleagues are resolved where possible and report to Theatre Manager.
• Be conversant with all Trust Emergency Procedures.
• Use computerised systems to support the provision of patient care and treatment.
• Deputise for the Senior Team Leader.
• As part of the Directorate Team assist with the development and implementation of the Trusts Business Plan and Strategy for Nursing.

Educational and Training

• Maintaining a positive attitude to continuing professional education to enhance knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for safe and effective perioperative practice.
• Maintaining standards by ensuring that evidenced based practice underpins allhealthcare inventions
• Participate in Trust Appraisal System
• Possess a clear understanding of Clinical Governance in relation to standards
• In collaboration with the Senior Team Leader and the Theatres Professional Development Team, ensure effective orientation, supervision and mentorship programmes are in place.
• Facilitate the development of perioperative practice founded on up-to-date information and research.
• Create a learning environment which actively facilitates learning.
• Undertake training sessions in theatre environment evaluating effectiveness within clinical care in patients using appropriate audit tools.
• To take responsibility for professional development including Statutory and Mandatory training for self and others as per Trust policy.

Professional

• Ensures that the Senior Team Leader/Theatre Manager is informed of any professional concerns at the earliest opportunity.
• Ensure that Revalidation requirements for NMC/HCPC Registration are adhered to.
• Ensures current registration with NMC/HCPC of all Registered Practitioners.
• To act as an ambassador for the clinical environment promoting a professional approach to leadership.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person Specification

Essential & Desirable

Essential

• Minimum of 3 years post registration within the Perioperative environment
• Ability to lead a team
• Band 6 experience within Perioperative Environment
• Registered NMC or HCPC Practitioner
• Leadership qualification
• Experience within Scrub for General, Urology, Emergency Theatres
• Experienced Recovery Practitioner
• Able to use initiative and independent thinking to encourage others
• Experience of Resource Management
• Ability to work under pressure to meet required deadlines

Desirable

• Confident in the management of change
• Post Graduate Qualification
• Experience of Clinical Audit

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).

Employer details

Employer name

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Main Theatres, George Eliot NHS Trust Hospital

College Street,

Nuneaton

CV10 7DJ

Employer's website

http://www.geh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)