Job summary
Senior ODP/ Anaesthetic Nurse, Band 6
We are looking for an experienced Band 6 ODP to join are friendly team working in a major London teaching hospital .
Due to expansion we are looking for highly motivated individuals to join our dynamic anaesthetic team. Here at Chelsea and Westminster we cover a wide range of specialties including; Burns, Maternity, Bariatric, Colorectal to name a few not to mention our Paediatric and Neonatal specialties as part of our Chelsea Children's Hospital.
If you think you have what it takes to work in a fast paced environment where no two days are the same then this could be the opportunity for you. To apply for this role you will need to have a minimum of 2 years post qualifying experience in an anaesthetic capacity.
The post holder will be a clearly identifiable senior clinical staff member, and team leader. They will have significant clinical experience, provide sound clinical expertise to their team, and coordinate and deliver high quality care. They will be a role model for expert clinical care, and lead on specific projects / management functions as delegated by the Sister / Charge Nurse.
In general settings, they will be the assigned deputy for their manager, generally known as a Junior Sister / Charge Nurse, coordinating clinical, managerial and education requirements of the area, and being a role model for team members, whilst delivering and overseeing high standards of care. In midwifery settings they will be called a Midwife.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Lead ODP and senior theatre staff in the management of the service and be accountable for supporting the provision of a high quality cost effective care. S/he will provide professional leadership to staff and work in close collaboration and cooperation with other health care professionals. The post holder will be responsible for leading and managing staff and leading areas of service improvement as delegated.
The post holder will ensure that all activities are carried out within Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust policies and guidelines and promote the objectives of theTrust's Nursing Vision and Strategy
The post holder will report to the Lead ODP, and work collaboratively with the Nurse Manager, Lead Anaesthetist and Surgeon and all members of the multi-disciplinary team involved in the care pathway of the patient including:
Main Theatre Staff and Labour Ward Staff; Anaesthetists; Surgeons; TSSU staff; Porters; Service Manager; Administrative staff; Ward Staff; Clinical Site Managers/bed Managers
About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals,Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people.Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's,in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for -our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe,effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate.We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminsterand are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management Responsibilities
- To support the Lead ODP and senior staff to manage human, material and financial resources to support the delivery of high quality patient care.
- To maintain team records as delegated by the team leader.
- To support the staff recruitment and selection process.
- To ensure that necessary stores and equipment are available and in good working order.
- To participate in service development projects and assist with the setting and implementation of priorities and objectives.
- In conjunction with colleagues maintain effective partnership working with the relevant leads to ensure patient responsive practice and service improvement.
- To ensure staff have appropriate orientation and induction to the Trust and clinical area and that staff have an identified mentor.
- To actively participate in ensuring that staff have an annual appraisal and Personal Development Plan and support them to obtain their objectives.
- To maintain effective communication between all groups of staff both within and external to the department, including participating in meetings
- To work collaboratively with staff from all disciplines to ensure the seamless delivery of care including pre-assessment, scheduling, ward staff, peri-operative staff, patients and their carers and all other healthcare professional involved in the pathway of care.
- To act on concerns raised by patients and staff and participate in the management of complaints.
Clinical Responsibilities
- To ensure the appropriate level of clinical and non clinical skills to ensure a high and safe standard of care
- To support the implementation and evaluation of programmes of care
- To manage patient care in specialist area and ensure that the patient surgical pathway is effectively managed.
- Maintain standards of documentation including paper and computer records such as PICIS and in accordance with the NMC Standard for Records and Record Keeping
- Act as a clinical role model to staff in the delivery of a high standard of nursing care within the designated area.
- To participate in the development and maintenance of evidence based standards of care.
- To involve families and carers in the planning and provision of care where appropriate.
- To develop mechanisms to monitor users perceptions of the service.
- To foster collaborative relationships and communication within and between the multidisciplinary team.
- To participate in the formulation and development of clinical governance action plans.
- To participate in activities such as benchmarking and audit to ensure that the service and patient care are monitored, evaluated and that improvements are made.
Quality Improvement/ Clinical Governance
- To participate in auditing areas of clinical practice to improve the quality of service To take immediate local action to mitigate patient or user dissatisfaction/complaint.
- To manage clinical risk and contribute to the management of heath and safety issues
- To assist with or participate in departmental and Trust initiatives or audits, related to Service Improvement / Clinical Governance
- To assist in the implementation of statutory guidelines e.g. NICE guidelines, National Service Frameworks
- To follow the principles within the Clinical Governance and Research Governance framework using clinical risk team as a resource
- To practice in accordance with the Trusts Nursing Vision and Strategy
Professional Responsibilities
- To act within the NMC/HPC Code of Conduct and NMC guidelines.
- To ensure nurses & ODPs act within their professional code of conduct.
- To critically reflect on own performance for example through clinical supervision.
- To ensure that Healthcare Assistants act in a professional manner and in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines.
- To recognise opportunities for own professional development and that of others. To ensure staff are developed through involvement in training and education To adhere to and operate within hospital policies and procedures.
- To ensure that working conditions are safe, in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act and Infection Control Policy.
- To support the development of the service in relation to the Trusts corporate plan, Nursing Vision and Strategy and local objectives.
Education and Development
- To support the maintenance of staff records
- To create a learning environment and facilitate others to develop
- To support learners in the clinical environment including pre-registration students in meeting their learning objectives.
- To provide opportunities for support workers to develop their knowledge skills.
- To participate in developments of the electronic patient records and PICIS
PLEASE SEE JD/PS FOR DETAILS OF THE POST
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management Responsibilities
- To support the Lead ODP and senior staff to manage human, material and financial resources to support the delivery of high quality patient care.
- To maintain team records as delegated by the team leader.
- To support the staff recruitment and selection process.
- To ensure that necessary stores and equipment are available and in good working order.
- To participate in service development projects and assist with the setting and implementation of priorities and objectives.
- In conjunction with colleagues maintain effective partnership working with the relevant leads to ensure patient responsive practice and service improvement.
- To ensure staff have appropriate orientation and induction to the Trust and clinical area and that staff have an identified mentor.
- To actively participate in ensuring that staff have an annual appraisal and Personal Development Plan and support them to obtain their objectives.
- To maintain effective communication between all groups of staff both within and external to the department, including participating in meetings
- To work collaboratively with staff from all disciplines to ensure the seamless delivery of care including pre-assessment, scheduling, ward staff, peri-operative staff, patients and their carers and all other healthcare professional involved in the pathway of care.
- To act on concerns raised by patients and staff and participate in the management of complaints.
Clinical Responsibilities
- To ensure the appropriate level of clinical and non clinical skills to ensure a high and safe standard of care
- To support the implementation and evaluation of programmes of care
- To manage patient care in specialist area and ensure that the patient surgical pathway is effectively managed.
- Maintain standards of documentation including paper and computer records such as PICIS and in accordance with the NMC Standard for Records and Record Keeping
- Act as a clinical role model to staff in the delivery of a high standard of nursing care within the designated area.
- To participate in the development and maintenance of evidence based standards of care.
- To involve families and carers in the planning and provision of care where appropriate.
- To develop mechanisms to monitor users perceptions of the service.
- To foster collaborative relationships and communication within and between the multidisciplinary team.
- To participate in the formulation and development of clinical governance action plans.
- To participate in activities such as benchmarking and audit to ensure that the service and patient care are monitored, evaluated and that improvements are made.
Quality Improvement/ Clinical Governance
- To participate in auditing areas of clinical practice to improve the quality of service To take immediate local action to mitigate patient or user dissatisfaction/complaint.
- To manage clinical risk and contribute to the management of heath and safety issues
- To assist with or participate in departmental and Trust initiatives or audits, related to Service Improvement / Clinical Governance
- To assist in the implementation of statutory guidelines e.g. NICE guidelines, National Service Frameworks
- To follow the principles within the Clinical Governance and Research Governance framework using clinical risk team as a resource
- To practice in accordance with the Trusts Nursing Vision and Strategy
Professional Responsibilities
- To act within the NMC/HPC Code of Conduct and NMC guidelines.
- To ensure nurses & ODPs act within their professional code of conduct.
- To critically reflect on own performance for example through clinical supervision.
- To ensure that Healthcare Assistants act in a professional manner and in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines.
- To recognise opportunities for own professional development and that of others. To ensure staff are developed through involvement in training and education To adhere to and operate within hospital policies and procedures.
- To ensure that working conditions are safe, in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act and Infection Control Policy.
- To support the development of the service in relation to the Trusts corporate plan, Nursing Vision and Strategy and local objectives.
Education and Development
- To support the maintenance of staff records
- To create a learning environment and facilitate others to develop
- To support learners in the clinical environment including pre-registration students in meeting their learning objectives.
- To provide opportunities for support workers to develop their knowledge skills.
- To participate in developments of the electronic patient records and PICIS
PLEASE SEE JD/PS FOR DETAILS OF THE POST
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse level 1 or Registered Operating Department Practitioner
- Teaching & Assessing qualification or equivalent
- Evidence of post registration study in peri-operative care, NVQ level study or equivalent
Desirable
- Leadership qualification
- Relevant degree/willing to work towards
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience as a senior band 5 staff nurse/ODP or equivalent in Operating Theatres, day Surgery, Treatment Centre or similar environment
- Proven experience of operating list management
- Teaching and development of staff Experience of managing the patients pathway for patients undergoing day and short stay surgical procedures Benchmarking & monitoring
Desirable
- Audit & research experience
- Experience in Change management
- Experience in dealing with HR issues.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to manage and achieve objectives
- Effective time management of self/others
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work under pressure, flexibly and as part of a team.
- Proven clinical skills and related knowledge in relevant area
- Good level of IT skills and proven ability to use operating theatre and hospital IT systems
- Self-motivated & able to work under own initiative
- Evidence of a commitment to the development of others
- Budgetary awareness
- Understands issues affecting the provision of health care
- A commitment to providing a quality service and quality improvement.
- A good understanding and demonstration of Customer Service standards.
Desirable
- Working knowledge of business planning process
- Policy/ guideline development
- Experienced in clinical supervision/clinical supervisor
- Experience in recruitment and selection of staff
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse level 1 or Registered Operating Department Practitioner
- Teaching & Assessing qualification or equivalent
- Evidence of post registration study in peri-operative care, NVQ level study or equivalent
Desirable
- Leadership qualification
- Relevant degree/willing to work towards
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience as a senior band 5 staff nurse/ODP or equivalent in Operating Theatres, day Surgery, Treatment Centre or similar environment
- Proven experience of operating list management
- Teaching and development of staff Experience of managing the patients pathway for patients undergoing day and short stay surgical procedures Benchmarking & monitoring
Desirable
- Audit & research experience
- Experience in Change management
- Experience in dealing with HR issues.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to manage and achieve objectives
- Effective time management of self/others
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work under pressure, flexibly and as part of a team.
- Proven clinical skills and related knowledge in relevant area
- Good level of IT skills and proven ability to use operating theatre and hospital IT systems
- Self-motivated & able to work under own initiative
- Evidence of a commitment to the development of others
- Budgetary awareness
- Understands issues affecting the provision of health care
- A commitment to providing a quality service and quality improvement.
- A good understanding and demonstration of Customer Service standards.
Desirable
- Working knowledge of business planning process
- Policy/ guideline development
- Experienced in clinical supervision/clinical supervisor
- Experience in recruitment and selection of staff
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).