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Senior Team Leader - Scrub Theatres - Band 7
Main area: Theatres
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 259-6264017RLH-04AD
Site: Royal London Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £54,320 - £60,981 per annum inc
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/01/2025 23:59
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
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Job overview
We are excited to launch an expansion in our team leadership within our Scrub Theatre service at the Royal London Hospital. We are seeking experienced scrub practitioners to join a unique opportunity to lead one of our 21 elective and emergency theatres at one of the largest trauma centres in London.
We are seeking highly motivated applicants who can demonstrate examples of well-developed leadership, people management, and organisational skills. In your supporting statement, please provide us some examples of your experience of delivering these.
Our state-of-the-art theatres service elective and emergency specialties and complex procedures, including hepatobiliary, complex ENT, trauma & orthopaedics, reconstructive orthopaedics, neurosurgery, complex vascular surgery, interventional radiology, maxillofacial surgery, robotic procedures, renal transplants, plastic reconstructive surgery, urology, and ophthalmic surgery. We also offer paediatric expertise to the major trauma service for Southeast England.
This is an exciting opportunity to be a key part of our leadership, inspiring a safe and efficient peri-operative service. If you are a Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner with NMC or HCPC registration, with experience in a complex theatre environment and are looking to become a leader within our dynamic multidisciplinary team, we would welcome an application from you.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for the operational management of their theatre, including people leadership, budget management, governance, implant and instrument stock management, rota management, procurement, and service development (including theatre utilisation, session planning, bed management while coordinating and audits).
Candidates who meet the criteria will be invited to attend an open day where you will be able to:
* Meet our Theatres team
* Take a tour of our Theatres and surgical and trauma services
* Undertake your assessment and interview on the same day. There will be an in-tray exercise with management and clinical scenarios as part of the interview process.
This is a key role within our multidisciplinary service, responsible for the operational management and supportive leadership of one of our scrub theatre teams. Therefore, we are seeking scrub practitioners with extensive experience within an acute theatre setting and management experience or demonstrable aptitude toward this.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NMC Registered Nurse / HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner
* Specialist knowledge of theatres procedures / instrumentation acquired through degree or diploma plus experience and further post-registration study / experience or management qualification in a related field
* Certificate of Mentorship, clinical supervision, or leadership
* Working towards master’s degree or above.
Experience
* Sufficient and/or extensive experience at band 6 level within Scrub role
Skills
* Highly developed persuasion / motivational and reassurance skills associated with working in a complex environment associated with planned / unplanned work-based activities
* Proven ability to analyse and use data to support decision making and identify trends
* Well-developed coaching skills for care professionals in formal / informal group settings
* Able to consistently manage complex / contentious situations with staff / multidisciplinary colleagues to address and solve complex situations / problems
* Well-developed leadership and organisational skills
* Ability to demonstrate integrity and ownership
As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
You’ll have access to a range of benefits including one of the best pension schemes in the UK, leisure and entertainment discounts, and parental leave and childcare support schemes we’re really proud of.
We're also committed to ensuring that you are supported in gaining and developing the skills and knowledge needed to carry out your work safely and effectively, and to achieve your full potential. We offer a range of apprenticeships at all levels, as well as an extensive range of career development opportunities.
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