Job summary
Expected Shortlisting
Date
22/08/2025
Planned Interview
Date
29/08/2025
We
are looking for a highly motivated and experienced individual to join the
Paediatric PACU Team based at the Leeds Childrens Hospital, Leeds General
Infirmary. We are a 24/7 team, covering emergency and acute work across
Yorkshire and the wider surrounding area. This fast paced, ever evolving
service runs 365 days a year. Therefore, interested candidates must be
available to work unsociable hours, nights and weekends as part of their
rota. Together with emergency/acute work, we recover a multitude of specialities,
the team also cover a number of additional areas. Our cohort of patients
range from neonates to young adults and interested candidates should be able
to build a rapport with both patients and their carers to facilitate
excellent patient-centred care. Successful applicants will be experienced
practitioners with a wide variety of clinical and leadership experience. We
are looking for innovative thinkers, with excellent communication and
leadership skills.
Main duties of the job
Maintain
a high standard of patient-focused care in accordance with Leeds Teaching
Hospitals NHS Trust guidelines and policies. Assist the Team Leader in
leading and teaching the perioperative teams throughout the 24-hour period.
Coordinate activities within the perioperative environment ensuring effective
communication is maintained at all times, providing support to all staff
within the Department. Act as a role model for the development of clinical
skills and knowledge within the perioperative team. Demonstrate teaching and
assessing skills with a recognised teaching/assessing qualification.
Maintain
and promote a clean, secure and safe working environment.
Support
the Team Leader in setting and monitoring standards and seek to continuously
improve standards and the quality of patient care. Support the Team Leader to
build an effective and responsive theatre environment.
Provide
assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of perioperative care for
patients.
About us
Successful
applicants will be experienced practitioners with a wide variety of clinical
and leadership experience. We are looking for innovative thinkers, with
excellent communication and leadership skills. In conjunction with the Team
Leader, the successful candidate will ensure effective management of clinical
services and efficient deployment of staff according to service needs. The
jobholder will play an essential role in ensuring effective management of the
Department in the absence of the Team Leader. Support the Team Leader in
setting and monitoring standards and seek to continuously improve standards
and the quality of patient care. Support the Team Leader to build an
effective and responsive theatre environment. Provide assessment, planning,
implementation and evaluation of perioperative care for patients.
For
further information or to arrange a departmental visit please contact Daniel
Mckenna or James Fox on 0113 3923210.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As
an experienced practitioner the jobholder will co-ordinate activities within
the peri-operative environment ensuring effective communication is maintained
at all times, providing support to qualified and unqualified staff within the
department. He/she will play a key
role in the assessment of patient care needs and the development,
implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. The jobholder will play
an essential role assisting Team Leader in leading and teaching the
peri-operative teams throughout the 24 hour period.
The
jobholder will act as a role model, promoting quality evidence-based
practice, developing the peri-operative team and ensuring effective
management of the department in the absence of the Team Leader.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As
an experienced practitioner the jobholder will co-ordinate activities within
the peri-operative environment ensuring effective communication is maintained
at all times, providing support to qualified and unqualified staff within the
department. He/she will play a key
role in the assessment of patient care needs and the development,
implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. The jobholder will play
an essential role assisting Team Leader in leading and teaching the
peri-operative teams throughout the 24 hour period.
The
jobholder will act as a role model, promoting quality evidence-based
practice, developing the peri-operative team and ensuring effective
management of the department in the absence of the Team Leader.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a Perioperative Practitioner or equivalent within relevant specialities
- Insight into clinical speciality
- Working with a wide range of professional colleagues
- Ability to demonstrate leadership and organisational skills
Desirable
- Recruitment and selection
- Clinical audit and standard setting
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Teaching and assessing skills
- Effective communication skills
- Time management skills
- Able to work as an independent practitioner and as a team member
- Ability to act professional at all times
- Understanding of the process of change
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Registered Operating Department Practitioner Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a Perioperative Practitioner or equivalent within relevant specialities
- Insight into clinical speciality
- Working with a wide range of professional colleagues
- Ability to demonstrate leadership and organisational skills
Desirable
- Recruitment and selection
- Clinical audit and standard setting
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Teaching and assessing skills
- Effective communication skills
- Time management skills
- Able to work as an independent practitioner and as a team member
- Ability to act professional at all times
- Understanding of the process of change
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Registered Operating Department Practitioner Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
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).
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).
