The senior leadership team of the Surgical and Associated Specialities board are recruiting to a new innovative position to provide leadership to the SCP workforce. This role will work alongside the operational and clinical leads to ensure that the needs of all surgical specialities are met.
* Interview Date: Wednesday 04 December 2024
* 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
Management and coordination of the robotic rota ensuring that the system utilisation is maximised will be a core element of this role. In addition, this role will have oversight of all elective and emergency rotas. The Lead SCP will continue to practice clinically and will provide a senior presence in the theatre and clinic environment to support all staff development.
Demonstrating compassionate leadership, this role will manage the current SCP workforce, ensuring that the team develop and grow and that skills and expertise are maintained. Representing the SCP team, this role will support specialities and the board in response to governance processes including incident investigation and involvement in the PSIRF process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide senior clinical, managerial and professional leadership to the Surgical Care Practitioner (SCP) workforce, setting and ensuring the delivery of high standards of patient care. The post holder will be required to set the vision for the SCP workforce, ensuring the full remit and breadth of the SCP role (within and outside of the peri-operative environment) is fully embedded in clinical practice and mirrors national standards and best practice. The Lead SCP will be required to lead and develop the workforce and service whilst continuing to be a practicing SCP as part of their job plan. The post holder will be required to ensure all relevant training and education is in place to support the SCP workforce to grow and develop, ensuring a future pipeline and a clear strategy for succession planning. Alongside this, working with the Clinical Board and Executive Chief Nurse Team, the post holder will work to ensure robust governance and safety processes are in place to support the SCP workforce in practice.
* Line manages the SCP team including appraisals, absence management and supporting health and wellbeing of staff
* Provide expert assistance and support in robotic surgery to the Consultant Surgeons, SPRs, theatre staff and patients involved in robotic surgery
* Co-ordinate and organise MIS sessions
* Support training and direct supervision within the SCP team
* Develop and manage cross speciality dynamic robotic rota to maximise robotic system utilisation
* Contributes to the directorate business planning process by providing information to the Director of Operations in relation to own area of practice
* Prepare quarterly robotic utilisation and productivity reports (SurgiNet/Intuitive)
* Managing robotic instrument inventory and ensuring three robotic systems are in safe functioning condition
* Develop and deliver training courses for robotic assistants/ robotic coordinators in NSTC
Provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in clinical settings to whom all users and providers of the service can turn to for assistance, advice and support.
Provide professional support and advice to Divisional managers to facilitate the smooth running of the service.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
* Registered General Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner
* Educated to Masters level
* Surgical Care Practitioner qualification
* Management experience/qualification
Desirable
* Recognised leadership/management qualification/programme of study or equivalent experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
* Significant post registration experience
* Recent clinical experience in related speciality
* Experience of operational, people and financial management service strategy business planning and performance management
* Expert knowledge of professional issues
* Proven change management and service practice developments
* Fully conversant with the NHS Modernisation agenda and current national strategy
* Line management experience
* Demonstrable QI and audit experience
Desirable
* Evidence of recent relevant ongoing professional development
* Experience of multisystem and multi-speciality robotic programme
* Broad range of experience in theatre
Skills & Abilities
Essential
* Excellent communication/negotiation skills
* Good IT Skills
* Effective organisation and time management skills
* Extended skills training - minimal invasive skills (MIS)
* Demonstrate leadership skills and organisational ability at a senior level
Employer details
Employer name
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Freeman Hospital
317 01 Freeman Hospital
NE7 7DN
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