Lead specialist team in designated clinical area delivering optimal patient care and providing a high quality service for the multi professional team.
Act as coordinator for the department.
Please note; the start date for this post will be no earlier than April 2025.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for designated specialist areas under the supervision of Theatre Service Manager, its caseload or client group, managing effective use of resources and staff members to provide a 24hr service.
Co-ordinate and monitor the theatres, staff and specialities to maintain effective and efficient multidisciplinary teamworking, ensuring control mechanisms are in place to create safe working practices working within Trust policies.
Support Theatre Service Manager to deliver services within designated specialities, considering financial constraints, to deliver safe, efficient care. Support Theatre Manager with achieving financial savings identified through the "Cost Improvement Process". Authorised signatory for staff time sheets, including bank and agency staff.
About us
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse or ODP
* Practice Based Teaching Qualification
* Educated to Diploma level
* Qualification relevant to the specialist area of practice
* Management course
Previous Experience
* Experience of leading or contributing to the management of the operating department team
* Knowledge of the technical aspects of the modern operating department
* Experience at Grade E or MTO 2 equivalent
* Knowledge of Health and Safety, Control of Infection and Moving and Handling policies
* Must be able to provide assistance to the theatre users in a variety of clinical situations including routine emergency and trauma work using specialist knowledge
* Evidence of professional development relevant to the specialist area of practice
* Forward planning and organisational skills
* Must have the interpersonal skills to work effectively as a member of the multi-professional team and communicate within the organisation as required
* Ability to anticipate the needs of the service
* Problem solving and using a common sense approach
* Maintaining a professional and positive regard to patients and colleagues at all times
Specific Requirements
* Must be committed to providing clinical Theatre services
* Shows evidence of commitment to the development and support of all members of the multi-professional operating department team
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.
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