Senior Team Leader - Scrub Theatres - Band 7

Job summary

We are excited to launch an expansion in our team leadership within our Scrub Theatre service at the Royal London Hospital. We are seeking experienced scrub practitioners to join a unique opportunity to lead one of our 21 elective and emergency theatres at one of the largest trauma centres in London.

Our state-of-the-art theatres service elective and emergency specialties and complex procedures, including hepatobiliary, complex ENT, trauma & orthopaedics, reconstructive orthopaedics, neurosurgery, complex vascular surgery, interventional radiology, maxillofacial surgery, robotic procedures, renal transplants, plastic reconstructive surgery, urology and ophthalmic surgery. We also offer paediatric expertise to the major trauma service for Southeast England.

Candidates who meet the criteria will be invited to attend an open day where you will be able to:

• Meet our Theatres team
• Take a tour of our Theatres and surgical and trauma services
• Undertake your assessment and interview on the same day. There will be an in-tray exercise with management and clinical scenarios as part of the interview process

This is an exciting opportunity to be a key part of our leadership, inspiring a safe and efficient peri-operative service. If you are a Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner with NMC or HCPC registration, with experience in a complex theatre environment and are looking to become a leader within our dynamic multidisciplinary team, we would welcome an application from you.

Main duties of the job

This is a key role within our multidisciplinary service, responsible for the operational management and supportive leadership of one of our scrub theatre teams. Therefore, we are seeking scrub practitioners with extensive experience within an acute theatre setting and management experience or demonstrable aptitude toward this.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the operational management of their theatre, including people leadership, budget management, governance, implant and instrument stock management, rota management, procurement and service development (including theatre utilisation, session planning, bed management while coordinating and audits).

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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