Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Theatre Team Leader to join the team at North Tyneside General Hospital and Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital General Surgery Theatres .
We are looking for an experienced ODP/Nurse to lead and manage the theatre breast and plastic surgery service. Working cross site, you will be expected to take responsibility for training core staff in micro vascular surgery and lead on all training in major breast and plastic surgery. You will be responsible for ordering of implants, kit and repairs of instruments.
You must be dynamic, flexible and forward thinking and motivated to drive change and creative ways of working to cover trust wide service needs.
This role will be based at North Tyneside General Hospital with cross site working and very strong links to the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital.
Night shift, weekend working and on calls will be a part of normal duties on a rolling rota.
Main duties of the job
- Develops implements and evaluates programmes of care for their clinical area.
- To be responsible for the provision of nursing care and maintain high clinical standards.
- To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC/ HPC Code of Professional Conduct.
- Take responsibility for the management of a clinical area and take charge in the absence of the Theatre Team Manager.
- To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist in the provision of nursing care and maintain high clinical standards
- To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC / HPCP Code of Professional Conduct
- Develop over time and contribute to the management of a clinical area and take charge in the absence of the theatre team manager
- To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust.
- This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates teamworking and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist in the provision of nursing care and maintain high clinical standards
- To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC / HPCP Code of Professional Conduct
- Develop over time and contribute to the management of a clinical area and take charge in the absence of the theatre team manager
- To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust.
- This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates teamworking and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1 st Level live NMC Registered Nurse or HCP Registered Operating Department Practitioner
- Registered Mentor
- Diploma or in-depth experience and knowledge within the perioperative environment.
Desirable
- leadership course
- Management Training Certificate
- Degree in nursing / health related topic
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1 st Level live NMC Registered Nurse or HCP Registered Operating Department Practitioner
- Registered Mentor
- Diploma or in-depth experience and knowledge within the perioperative environment.
Desirable
- leadership course
- Management Training Certificate
- Degree in nursing / health related topic
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).
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.
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).
