Band 6 Theatre Team Leader

3 weeks ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham is extraordinary organisation-. Our diverse and rich communities make us distinctive and unique -- the care and KINDness of our patients and families underpins everything we do. Our Trust values of Kind, Connected and Bold define and shape our working practices.

We are looking for a self-motivated, enthusiastic, dynamic, forward thinking Theatre Nurse RN or Operating Department Practitioner ODP for an exiting opportunity as a Band 6 Theatre Team Leader in Thoracic Theatres at QEHB site.

We currently have two thoracic theatres offering a wide range of surgical techniques (including robotics) covering Tracheal, lung and Chest Wall work to support the lung cancer service.

Thoracic theatre experience is desirable but not essential as training within the speciality will be given. You must have recent experience of working within theatre as either a Band 5 or 6, you will need to be flexible and able to demonstrate effective leadership skills and be able to adapt to clinical demands in an environment that can be unpredictable and challenging.

To join our innovative and motivated multi-disciplinary teams, individuals should be able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills, be flexible and work under their own initiative whilst adapting to clinical demands. You will provide professional leadership to dedicated theatre teams whilst developing and maintaining high standards in all areas of practice.

Main duties of the job

Our Trust has excellent opportunities for a Band 6 Team Leader to develop, enhance, consolidate and excel their Theatre Skills, in Anaesthetic & Scrub.

All applicants must demonstrate within their application a strong commitment to teaching and desire to develop and progress your career within the Operating Theatre Department.

All applicants are required to work a range of shifts including earlies, nights, on calls, weekends, Long days, and bank holidays.

We are looking for enthusiastic, talented and passionate practitioners who share our trust values and strive to deliver high standard of care.

In return you can expect to join like minded people who deliver unequivocal excellence in all aspects of their role. You will be passionate about service delivery and will want to make difference to the communities we live and work in.

For further information please contact Adam Melvin,

To apply for the position please complete the application form on NHS Jobs online

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*NMC Registered Nurse / HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner *Knowledge of a broad range of theatre procedures and instrumentation/ processes equivalent to post graduate level acquired through Diploma / Degree plus experience and further study or qualification or an equivalent level of knowledge associated with the practice setting

Desirable

*Health care leadership / management qualification

Experience

Essential

*Recent experience within theatres working as a registered practitioner in an acute practice setting involving the supervision / education of junior staff *Can demonstrate depth and breadth of experience of working in at least 2 areas of peri operative practice ( anaesthetics , scrub or recovery ) , and in different specialties including elective and emergency practice settings *Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration *Evidence of effective multi-professional working *Experienced mentor / assessor / student supervisor *Experience of supporting the implementation change including new procedures/ processes *Evidence of the ability to confidently lead / coordinate a shift / area of the department *Evidence of the ability to organise others and forward plan and review/ adjust staff rotas *Experienced in learning from incidents / complaints and supporting changes in practice *Wide knowledge of a range or pre and post-operative care, ability to plan and organise duties / service requirements associated with physical and human resources , ability to allocate tasks / duties to a range of staff *Can demonstrate an understanding of human resource management associated with codes of practice / professional and Trust guidelines *Can demonstrate understanding of how to review/ plan staff rotas in accordance with Trust guidance / service need and mitigate workforce risks associated with staff deployment *Demonstrates ability , passion and knowledge of the following *Leadership *Team building / team work *Physical / Human Resource management *Change management *Clinical Governance / Patient Safety *Can demonstrate knowledge in relation to immediate incident management involving staff/ patients and the practice setting

Desirable

*Can describe elements associated with workforce planning management *Can demonstrate awareness / knowledge associated with NHS policy / political awareness

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Highly developed communication skills able to communicate sensitive information / medical conditions/ with a wide range of stakeholders *Well-developed persuasion / motivational and reassurance skills associated with working in a complex environment associated with planned / unplanned work based activities *Demonstrates the key strengths and motivators of the role within the domains of integrity, delivery and relating to others *Evidence of a range of post registration competencies associated with the practice setting and the ability to teach and supervise others learning new skills / procedures *Ability to work under pressure , be exposed to interruptions and competing priorities associated with the practice setting -- can demonstrate good use or prioritisation / delegation skills *Can demonstrate understanding of Mental Capacity Act/ Safeguarding principles applied to the theatre practice setting *Sound delegation skills *Good IT/ Keyboard skills *Able to immediately and sensitively manage complex / contentious situations with staff / multidisciplinary colleagues / patients and practice *Well-developed leadership ability *Organised , proactive, reliable and approachable *Flexible, reliable and adaptive approach to role -- showing commitment to role development and the development of others *Flexible approach to shift patterns and service needs which may involve working in different areas or cross site working in different practice settings *Ability to travel across all Trust sites/ services *Ability to travel to meetings outside of the organisation as a representative of the service / Trust

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