Sister/Lead Practitioner in Chesterfield

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well-performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 400,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and North East Derbyshire districts. With a workforce of over 4,500 staff and good financial control, currently operating with a positive financial surplus and was recently rated Good by the CQC following their latest inspection in February 2017.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital is a busy and exciting acute hospital which provides a full range of acute adult services, together with 24-hour accident and emergency care, specialist children's services and a new state-of-the-art cancer care centre. Uniquely Chesterfield Royal has a primary care division where we provide GP services to more than 30,000 patients in 5 locations across Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire.

We have a huge variety of patients, with their own unique needs. We are PROUD of the great CARE we give our patients and their families; if you are looking for an NHS Trust that is small enough to CARE and large enough to be exciting Chesterfield Royal Hospital is the place for you.

We are committed to working with our partners in health and social care to deliver long-term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high-quality services and excellent patient care.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful foundation trust with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standards of clinical quality, patient care and staff experience. The Trust's Together as One Strategy describes our organisational values and a pledge to support our people through compassionate and inclusive leadership.

As a leader of the multidisciplinary team within the Operating Department, the post holder will play a vital role in the day-to-day operation and smooth running of the department. They will demonstrate leadership which will encourage and promote effective teamwork and provide clinical expertise in delegated areas of the Operating Department to ensure the highest possible standards of patient care.

The theatre service will be co-ordinated to ensure effective management of personnel and resources and they will support their own team of staff with regard to training and development ensuring that personal development plans are formulated and carried out and mandatory training is attended as and when required.

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route.

This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield, there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community.

Essential criteria include:

• Possess HE Diploma or Degree in Operating Department Practice (or equivalent) OR RGN 1st level
• Current NMC/HCPC Registration
• Minimum 2 years recent ongoing experience in a related area
• Good communication and interpersonal skills & ability to work within and lead a multidisciplinary team
• Management/leadership skills

Desirable criteria include:

• Relevant Post Basic Course/Equivalent
• Appropriate management course
• Relevant teaching qualification/mentorship module

For further details or informal visits, please contact Donna Botham, Department Leader.