Job summary
The West Wing Theatre Department is looking for an experienced, passionate and dedicated Deputy Team Leader, scrub nurse/ ODP to join our team of highly skilled scrub practitioners. The West Wing Operating Theatre Department is a 14-theatre unit and provides elective and emergency care for adults and children. It is one of four highly specialised craniofacial centres in the UK, one of seven specialist units for cleft lip & palate surgery. It is a tertiary referral centre for neurosurgery and the unit is recognised for ground-breaking work in Ophthalmology surgery. Other specialities include ENT, Maxilla-Facial and Children (general surgery & orthopaedics).
Main duties of the job
Due to an expansion of our team, we have two Band 6 scrub vacancy within our West Wing Theatre department. If you can do the following this may be a great opportunity for your development:
- The ability to work effectively at a senior level,
- The ability to make effective decisions based on all available information and guide the rest of the theatre team to deliver high quality care to our patients.
- Ability to analyse audits, incident reports and risk, taking appropriate action to remedy.
- Has specialist knowledge across a range of surgical specialities and a minimum of 2 years scrub experience.
- Supports the evaluation and implementation of Trust, Divisional and Directorate Quality Priorities.
- Demonstrate leadership skills.
- Human and material resources management will be within the scope of practice of a senior practitioner.
- Acting as shift coordinator.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Additional skills & experience required :
- Actively participate in the development of yourself and other staff (includes the appraisal process, sickness management of your team members to a certain degree, participation in clinical auditing).
- Act as a resource for the development and implementation of LocSSIPs, Policies and Standard Operating Procedures
- Manage change effectively, establishing appropriate goals and delivering change in a realistic time frame (problem solving),
- Act as a role model for professional values and behaviours and supports other staff in their learning and education.
- Negotiating and motivational skills.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Additional skills & experience required :
- Actively participate in the development of yourself and other staff (includes the appraisal process, sickness management of your team members to a certain degree, participation in clinical auditing).
- Act as a resource for the development and implementation of LocSSIPs, Policies and Standard Operating Procedures
- Manage change effectively, establishing appropriate goals and delivering change in a realistic time frame (problem solving),
- Act as a role model for professional values and behaviours and supports other staff in their learning and education.
- Negotiating and motivational skills.
Person Specification
Peri operative
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Part 1. 8. 12 or 15 of register depending on area of practice), ODP HCPC registration or National certification in area of Practice
- Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of an ongoing NMC/HCPC revalidation.
- Minimum of 3 years acute care registered nurse/ODP experience
- Evidence of achievement of a NMC approved Mentorship qualification
- Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate
- Demonstrates ability to maintain and contribute to the development of standards of practice, conduct or decision making in conjunction with team leaders/unit coordinator
- Able to supervise non-registered and less experienced staff to ensure effective care delivery
- Articulate and knowledgeable of skills needed to deliver a high standard of care in the area of practice
- Demonstrates awareness of importance of working as part of a team
Desirable
- Post-graduate qualification related to an area of practice
- UK recognised Degree in Nursing relevant to post or equivalent qualification for ODPs
Person Specification
Peri operative
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Part 1. 8. 12 or 15 of register depending on area of practice), ODP HCPC registration or National certification in area of Practice
- Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of an ongoing NMC/HCPC revalidation.
- Minimum of 3 years acute care registered nurse/ODP experience
- Evidence of achievement of a NMC approved Mentorship qualification
- Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate
- Demonstrates ability to maintain and contribute to the development of standards of practice, conduct or decision making in conjunction with team leaders/unit coordinator
- Able to supervise non-registered and less experienced staff to ensure effective care delivery
- Articulate and knowledgeable of skills needed to deliver a high standard of care in the area of practice
- Demonstrates awareness of importance of working as part of a team
Desirable
- Post-graduate qualification related to an area of practice
- UK recognised Degree in Nursing relevant to post or equivalent qualification for ODPs
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
West Wing Theatres, John Radcliffe Hospital
Headley Way
Oxford
OX3 9DU
Employer's website
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
