South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced transformational clinical leader with an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the perioperative environment to join the theatre team in leading the transitional process from our existing estates to our new £36M surgical centre in 2025.
This will be a fantastic opportunity for a candidate to bring their skills and experience, implementing change and forging a new identity for the Friarage Hospital theatre provision whilst maintaining it's strong community ethos.
If you enjoy a fast paced environment, leading teams through a changing environment, delivering key operational metrics whilst maintaining exceptional levels of safe and effective care then this is the post to progress your career.
Main duties of the job
You will lead a multidisciplinary theatre team from our existing 5 main theatre department to our new £36.M surgical centre due for opening in 2025. The Friarage surgical Centre will have 6 main operating theatres, 2 minor operating theatres, a 2 bay regional block room, 12 bay recovery.
You will work closely with the Senior sister for the admissions and discharge areas of the surgical centre maintaining patient flow throughout the building. Using your extensive perioperative management knowledge you will be instrumental in collaborative decision making from the existing operational model, transition period and implementation phases before full operational maturity.
In addition to leading the theatre teams through this changing period you will execute and administer daily management of the theatre teams, lead on rostering to set KPI's, participate in list reviews, have a strong sense of service improvement and liaise with key stakeholders to ensure safety, productivity and efficiency of the operating theatre department. You will champion and deliver strategy, gaining support from key stakeholders to deliver operational objectives and advocate for the theatre service. You will confidently and effectively mitigate and manage risk to maintain the safety of staff and patients and continue to promote an open and honest culture within the department.
About us
Leadership and Improvement TrainingSouth Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessionso Your Leadership Impacto Leading your Team to Successo Leading Into the Futureo Service Improvement for Beginnerso Developing your Service Improvement Skillso Lean PractitionerThe leadership and improvement programme aims to:o Explore leadership within the NHSo Promote Trust values and behaviourso Develop your leadership effectiveness and skillso Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
* Ability to work within the boundaries of the NMC / HCPC code of professional conduct
* Evidence of professional development
* An awareness of Government Documents / Policies in relation to changes in the National Heath Service.
* Demonstrate an awareness clinical governance and risk management.
* Strong leadership skills
* Demonstrates the ability to be functional as both a team leader and team member.
* Audit, investigatory and root cause analysis skills.
* Proficiant in IT and digital systems.
* Proficient in changing culture, work processes.
* Development of policy, SOP, guidance.
* Lead on policy / SOP development
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
* RN or ODP with an active professional registration with either the RCN or HCPC
* Holds a first Degree in Nursing or Operating Department practice.
* Has undergone formal leadership training and holds a relevant qualification
* Holds or actively working towards a relevant MSc in a relevant healthcare or Managerial / Leadership qualification
EXPERIENCE
* Knowledge and experience of providing person centred care
* Previous experience of managing teams.
* Demonstrate the behaviours and skills of a carer and act as a professional role model
* Previous experiences of working in an acute health care setting
* Understand the psychological and social needs of patients and their families
* Implementing the 6 C's of practice
* Experience of change involvement
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
* Caring and empathetic attitude towards patients, carers and colleagues at all times
* Motivated and enthusiastic
* Receptive to change
* Undertake further training and development to maintain competencies and expand job role.
* Flexible approach to working hours and practice.
* Ability to manage conflict and bring teams together.
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.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£46,148 to £52,809 a yearPer annum (pro rata)
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