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South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job overview
Theatre Services at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have an opportunity to recruit an experienced, motivated, forward thinking Senior Theatre Practitioner to work predominantly within Trauma & Orthopaedics in Theatre Services - Main Theatres and Day Surgery Unit.
We are proud of our ethos of welcoming new practitioners and providing a friendly, team orientated environment. We provide an in depth induction and support personal and professional development including Leadership and Management opportunities.
The Trust has 12 Operating Theatres: 6 in Main Theatres, 4 in Day Surgery and 2 at Stratford, providing a variety of surgical specialities, including Orthopaedics, Trauma, Urology, Gynaecology, ENT, General, Breast, Ophthalmology and Dental.
The successful candidate(s) will have a minimum of 2 years experience working in Orthopaedics, as well as experience in out of hour's emergency work including NCEPOD & Trauma. Full participation in 24/7 working including nights, weekends, evenings and an on-call commitment is required.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work using your own initiative as well as working effectively within a team will be essential and the successful candidate(s) will need to demonstrate full flexibility within their specialty areas of expertise, working between them as service needs demand.
Main duties of the job
The post holder carries responsibility for the management of the Operating Theatres in both Main and Day Surgery Unit by appropriate deployment, delegation, co-ordination and supervision of all grades of staff in their charge in the absence of the Team Leaders in order to provide a 24-hour service. In conjunction with the Team Leaders is responsible for the operational management of the Department. This responsibility includes ensuring all staff work within the competencies appropriate to their professional qualifications, providing clinical expertise to all staff within the operating theatre team.
The post holder will deputise for the Team Leaders in their absence. The post holder will provide an environment conducive to the needs of all permanent staff and learners, meeting their learning and developmental requirements.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* NMC/HCPC Registration
* Recognised NMC/HCPC Teaching and Assessing Qualification
* Evidence of CPD
Experience
Essential criteria
* Significant scrub experience in Trauma & Orthopaedics
* Evidence of achievements and innovation in clinical practice
* Evidence of managing and supporting learners in practice
* Involvement in audit and research
* Evidence of leading a team
* Experience in the application of professional accountability
Skills
Essential criteria
* Ability to manage the theatre department in the absence of Team Leaders
* Ability to assess, plan and evaluate perioperative care
* A knowledgeable practitioner with the ability to apply evidence-based practice
* Knowledge of professional code of conduct/professional accountability
* Must be articulate and able to demonstrate good communication skills, including negotiation skills both verbally and in writing
* Excellent command of the English language and able to present information both written and verbally in a clear and logical manner
* Able to communicate sensitive information to colleagues and patients
* Act as clinical role model and a supervisor/preceptor/assessor
* Ability to develop professional and clinical evidence based perioperative practice
* Demonstrate leadership qualities
* Ability to challenge current practices and influence change within the theatre team
* Knowledge of research/audit and clinical governance
* Evidence of leading a multi-disciplinary team
* Demonstrate a commitment to education and training working in conjunction with the Workforce Development Lead for Theatre Services
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
* Professional at all times
* Positive, dependable and tolerant outlook
* Good interpersonal skills
* Able to identify and cope with stress
* Demonstrates commitment to achieve individual and team objectives
* Innovative and dynamic individual, able to lead a team
* Able to adapt to changing circumstances and influence change successfully using negotiating skills
* Shows initiative and is able to think positively and stimulate a productive team climate
* Able to self-motivate
* Ability to work independently
* Liaise confidently and effectively with other disciplines
* Organisational and problem-solving skills
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