Job Overview We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Junior Sister / Charge Nurse to work under the General and Speciality Team based at Wexham Park Hospital, within our Main Theatres Department. If you are a Junior Sister / Charge Nurse with experience and are looking to develop and further your career in clinical leadership and management, as well as honing your skills to scrub in for different sub-specialities, then we would love to hear from you. We offer the successful candidates full support and are committed to personal and professional development with the help of our dedicated practice development team and team leaders. Be part of our General and Speciality team for an amazing secondment opportunity for your personal and career development Main duties of the job The department is looking for an enthusiastic leader to operationally support the specialist teams inclusive of CEPOD, Obstetrics, Gynae, Upper G.I, Colorectal, Urology and Breast surgery. The team will be covering a 24/7 roster including nights, weekends and on calls. You will be expected to use your excellent clinical skills supported through evidenced based knowledge and to actively contribute to service development, identifying opportunities across the perioperative pathway. Mentoring and development of staff and their well being will be a high priority along with supporting senior management, roster management, sickness reviews, staff appraisals, mandatory and statutory training (MAST) management as well as supporting the departmental/ trust strategy. Your investment will ensure the delivery of high quality/ safe care for all our patients for the next 12 months. Working for our organisation Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area. We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough. Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future. We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties. Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities To work according to the NMC Code of Conduct (2015/ HCPC Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics (2016)/HCPC Standards of Proficiency for ODP’s (2014). Trust policies and professional guidelines To be responsible and accountable for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision for perioperative patients To lead and monitor the performance and standards of care within the theatre team based on current evidence based practice/s In conjunction with the Band 7 team leaders, facilitate the development of the service and personal development of all staff within the theatre department. To deputise for the Band 7 team leaders in their absence, attending appropriate meetings, maintaining an organised and structured workforce To lead the day to day operational requirements of the theatre team ensuring efficient use of theatre utilisation whilst maintaining a safe environment for patients and staff. To mentor new starters and/or students not only with their intra-operative learning/exposure but to provide them a holistic view of Theatre Nursing. To show leadership by taking initiative, being proactive, and helping the team. Listen actively, be respectful, and offer solutions when problems arise. be someone others can rely on and a good role mode, and who is always eager to learn and grow. Person specification Qualification Essential criteria NMC/HCPC Diploma (HE) Operating Department Practice (or NVQ equivalent) Desirable criteria Leadership Course Nursing/ Perioperative degree or working towards a degree Formal mentorship / assessment qualification e.g. completion of the Trust associate mentorship programme. Academically accredited post registration qualification in Theatre/Perioperative Practice or relevant experience. Professional experience Essential criteria Own continuing professional development Desirable criteria Relevant clinical experience in theatres. Ability to practice within more than one role of peri-operative practice Awareness of current professional peri-operative practice issues Skills Essential criteria Effective communication skills (verbal & written Desirable criteria Ability to adapt to change within working situations Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities. We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment. Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future. Apply online now