Theatre Lead-Orthopaedic Theatres £6000 Incentive

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

This post attracts a recruitment incentive of £6000 pro rata (conditions apply)

Essex and Suffolk Elective Orthopaedic Centre (ESEOC), situated in the Dame Clare Marx Building, is set to open its doors in 2024. This cutting-edge facility will specialize in elective Orthopaedic surgery and Orthopaedic day cases.

With eight laminar flow theatres, three wards, recovery facilities, and comprehensive support services, ESEOC is poised to become one of the largest centres of its kind in Europe. The Centre is committed to delivering high-volume, low-complexity cases locally, fostering excellence, and contributing to education, training, and research in the field.

The quality of patient care and efficient use of all operating theatres is wholly dependent on the effective utilisation of clinical resources. As Theatre Lead, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the clinical management of the Orthopaedic theatres.

Main duties of the job

You should be a registered nurse or a healthcare professional with either NMC or HCPC ODP registration. A post graduate qualification in management would be desirable.

Key Responsibilities will include:

Supporting the Matron in optimising the operational management of theatres including the management of senior staff
Co-ordinating the provision of a timely, high standard, cost effective and safe theatre service, developing collaborative relationships between the multi-professional team and geographical areas, which supports the patients journey
Working under the direction of the Matron to ensure that through continuous quality assurance, services are modernised to provide a positive patient experience and improve staff satisfaction
Under the guidance of the matron, work alongside the Student Facilitator and Training and Education

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

24 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR164-23

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5UP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Want to know more about our new EOC?

Please see our online brochure via this link below:

https://esneft.pagetiger.com/gbhtm/1

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role, please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Want to know more about our new EOC?

Please see our online brochure via this link below:

https://esneft.pagetiger.com/gbhtm/1

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role, please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oBSc (Hons ) Operating Department Practice or RGN/Dip. HE, NVQ III in Operating Department Practice/C&G 752 or Dip. HE Operating Department Practice
oCurrent registration of professional body
oMentorship in Public Health (998) or comparable educational mentorship qualification

Desirable

oEducated to Master Degree Level in relevant subject or equivalent experience.
oAdvanced Scrub Competencies
oCertificate in Management Skills or comparable management qualification

Experience

Essential

oDemonstrable performance as a senior theatre practitioner within theatres including staff supervision/management of staff.
oEvidence of attending and applying into practice training related to the theatre specialty.
oEvidence of service development and improvement within the Theatre Service

Knowledge

Essential

oEvidence of ongoing performance in a lead theatre practitioner role demonstrating departmental organisation with responsibility and accountability at a senior level
oEvidence of advanced clinical knowledge and ability underpinned by continual professional development.
oGood understanding of competency based learning.
oUnderstand the principles of the appraisal process.
oGIRFT

Desirable

oUnderstanding of the tendering process and prosthesis management including involvement in the clinical trials and procurement process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oBSc (Hons ) Operating Department Practice or RGN/Dip. HE, NVQ III in Operating Department Practice/C&G 752 or Dip. HE Operating Department Practice
oCurrent registration of professional body
oMentorship in Public Health (998) or comparable educational mentorship qualification

Desirable

oEducated to Master Degree Level in relevant subject or equivalent experience.
oAdvanced Scrub Competencies
oCertificate in Management Skills or comparable management qualification

Experience

Essential

oDemonstrable performance as a senior theatre practitioner within theatres including staff supervision/management of staff.
oEvidence of attending and applying into practice training related to the theatre specialty.
oEvidence of service development and improvement within the Theatre Service

Knowledge

Essential

oEvidence of ongoing performance in a lead theatre practitioner role demonstrating departmental organisation with responsibility and accountability at a senior level
oEvidence of advanced clinical knowledge and ability underpinned by continual professional development.
oGood understanding of competency based learning.
oUnderstand the principles of the appraisal process.
oGIRFT

Desirable

oUnderstanding of the tendering process and prosthesis management including involvement in the clinical trials and procurement process.

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

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

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5UP

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5UP

Employer's website

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