Senior Team Leader, Theatres

Job Summary

BAND 7 SENIOR TEAM LEADER

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Kidderminster Treatment Centre for an experienced and exceptionally motivated individual to join our theatre team.

The Senior Team Leader will complement our existing Senior Structure and will work closely with our Theatre Matron. The role is responsible for the day to day running of the department including operational, financial, regulatory and policy compliance. This will include all aspects of theatre scheduling, service redesign, effective utilisation of resources and delivering an efficient theatre programme.

Our ideal candidate will be highly motivated and fully conversant with all aspects of current theatre practices. Excellent communication skills and a flexible approach are essential as an on-call commitment is required for this post as well as participation in programmes of additional surgical activity.

Mentorship skills are an essential element due to the numbers and variety of student learners we support. The post holder will also have leadership and problem-solving skills, will assist in annual appraisals, stock and budget control. As part of the theatre management team you will co-ordinate the theatre department and deputise for Theatre Matrons when required.

You Will Be a

ODP or RN with relevant experience at band 6 in a theatre setting.

Main duties of the job

1. To ensure high standards of patient care at all times through the effective management of staff and resources.
2. To lead a regular programme of education and development for registered and unregistered staff to optimum potential.
3. To promote the role of the theatre practitioner as the patient advocate throughout the peri-operative process.
4. To communicate effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to co-ordinate all aspects of patient care.
5. To liaise and work closely with the person taking continuing responsibility for the Operating Theatres.
6. To accept personal responsibility and accountability for infection prevention and control practice.
7. To deputise for the Theatre Matron as necessary.

About Us

Our purpose is simple – Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision – working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our Objectives Are Simple

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

1. To ensure high standards of patient care at all times through the effective management of staff and resources.
2. To lead a regular programme of education and development for registered and unregistered staff to optimum potential.
3. To promote the role of the theatre practitioner as the patient advocate throughout the peri-operative process.
4. To communicate effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to co-ordinate all aspects of patient care.
5. To liaise and work closely with the person taking continuing responsibility for the Operating Theatres.
6. To accept personal responsibility and accountability for infection prevention and control practice.
7. To deputise for the Theatre Matron as necessary.

Key Duties
Management

1. To ensure that duty rotas for staff provide effective and suitably qualified and experienced staff to cover the requirements of a 24 hours service.
2. To actively participate in the co-ordination of the theatre department, ensuring the best use of available staff to provide safe patient care on a 24 hour basis.
3. To meet with your team leaders on a regular basis both as a group and individually and to keep records of discussions.
4. To take all measures to ensure safety and report all accidents/incidents/near misses on the datix system.
5. To take responsibility for the investigation of incidences using the datix process and to ensure that learning is shared and embedded in clinical practice.
6. To lead risk management within own area of responsibility, participating in the identification analysis of risk.
7. To have an understanding of the theatre budget, ensuring efficient and effective utilisation of resources.
8. To be conversant with trust policies, procedures and to participate in the development of policies/procedures where appropriate.
9. To ensure that staff attendance is appropriately managed where it falls below trust expectations.
10. To participate in the selection and recruitment of staff.
11. To ensure that your team appraisals are effective and done in a timely fashion in order to identify training needs to develop both staff and the theatre service.
12. To be responsible for the equipment in own specialty, ensuring that it is used safely and effectively, kept in working order and properly maintained.

Education and Training

1. To be aware of current and most up to date research and developments to ensure high standards of practice within theatres and to maintain a wide knowledge of current health / surgical / peri-operative issues.
2. To facilitate teamwork and a no blame culture that supports staff to learn and develop.
3. To assist and participate in the induction programme for newly appointed staff.
4. To maintain a learning environment where the training and development needs of individuals can be met, supporting staff to develop clinical and managerial skills.
5. To ensure all staff that are directly managed maintain high levels of mandatory training percentage through attending appropriate training or the completion of e-learning.
6. To participate in the development of training programmes in accordance with identified needs and in partnership with the education facilitator for theatres.

Professional

1. To maintain a professional attitude at all times, developing the role of the theatre practitioner in the best interest of the patient and in accordance with the nursing and ODP codes of conduct.
2. To promote a positive attitude towards peri-operative care and the trust.
3. To be responsible for their own personal and professional development and attend all mandatory training.
4. To encourage staff to participate in clinical supervision.
5. To counsel staff in relation to personal and professional matters.
6. To perform other duties as directed by theatre matron / senior theatre matron.

General Duties

1. Participate in the on-call rota or out of hours duties as required for emergency surgery.
2. To provide short-term cover for colleagues during periods of leave.
3. To adhere to the trusts IT policies regarding email and internet usage.
4. To ensure that all trust standards are maintained and monitored in order to improve the quality of care to all whom come into contact with services provided by this Trust.
5. Every employee has a duty to take care of the health and safety of him / herself and of other persons who may be affected by his / her acts or omissions at work and to cooperate with the trust to ensure that statutory and trust regulations are complied with.

Person Specification

Experience Essential

• Competent to scrub / assist anaesthetist / recover wide range of elective and emergency patients.
• Experience of working in a senior team leader capacity.
• Experience of day to day management of theatre suite.
• Experience of leading clinical supervision or coaching conversations.

Knowledge and skills, Personal Qualities, Other Job Requirements Essential

• Specialist knowledge relevant to the role applied for.
• Able to demonstrate effective leadership of staff.
• Able to demonstrate effective teaching and development of staff and students.
• Evidence of being involved in implementing quality improvement in the workplace.
• Evidence of being up-to-date with current issues in professional practice.
• Fully aware of the Clinical Governance agenda.
• Fully aware of principles of infection control.
• Fully aware of Health & Safety at Work.
• Able to promote equality, diversity and rights.
• Excellent communication skills written and verbal.
• Leadership and decision-making skills.
• Assertive, resourceful and approachable.
• Able to demonstrate initiative and good time management.
• Ability to advocate for patients, carers and staff.
• Non-judgemental and able to promote individuals equality, diversity and rights.
• Calm under pressure and able to deal with conflict.

Qualifications Essential

• Registered Nurse Level 1 (currently registered with NMC or Registered ODP (currently registered with HCPC).
• Evidence of teaching qualification/experience.
• Evidence of relevant post registration education.
• Evidence of portfolio development.
• Leadership course.

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. #J-18808-Ljbffr