Theatre Practitioner Team Leader - Anaesthetic & Recovery
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area: Theatre Practitioner for Anaesthetic and Recovery Team
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday over four days, shifts include: 08:00-17:30, 08:00-18:00, 08:00-18:30, 08:00-19:30, 08:00-20:00)
Job ref: 349-WTWA-6933294*
Site: Trafford General Hospital
Town: Davyhulme, Manchester
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/02/2025 23:59
Job Overview
Trafford Elective Surgical Hub (TESH) is a newly established service aimed to increase surgical capacity while focusing on embracing the "High Volume Low Complexity" (HVLC) programme to help reduce the backlog of patients waiting for planned operations.
We are a busy elective hub that provides a variety of specialties, including: General Surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedic, Gynaecology, Ear Nose and Throat (ENT), Adult and Paediatric Dental, Urology, Breast, Plastics, Vascular Access, and Gender Affirmation Surgery. Recently, we introduced Day case Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Thyroid cases, which have been a success in improving patient recovery periods.
We have nine theatres in total and are located in three areas with their own recovery area. We are closely linked with Ward 12, the surgical admission unit, and we provide a combination of day case and inpatient care.
You'll support the Team Managers to ensure the delivery of high-quality care and support the wider nursing team as an advocate and role model.
We are looking to recruit staff who are open, honest, and focused on striving for excellence, having built an enviable international reputation on five unwavering principles for clinical excellence, research and development, teaching, learning, and treating patients with compassion, respect, and dignity. You'll be part of a team continuously growing and learning together with patient care at the center of your role.
Main Duties of the Job
What we need from you:
* NMC/HCPC registration
* Substantial experience at band 5 in Scrub, Anaesthetics, or Recovery
* Experience of leading innovation in practice
* Commitment to providing excellent standards of care and promoting a positive patient experience
* Flexibility to meet the needs of the service
What we will provide:
* Ongoing support and training
* Access to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for every nurse/practitioner across the Organisation
* Band 6 development programme - targeted for either newly promoted band 6 or aspiring Team Managers
Working for Our Organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford, and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate, so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and drive research and innovation through the introduction of Hive, our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which outlines how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing, and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. To be more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits, and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Evidence of CPD in relevant specialty
* Evidence of Level 6/7 studies
* Appropriate management or leadership courses
* Relevant teaching qualification
* Qualified to function as a mentor for pre-registration students
Experience
* Substantial experience at band 5 in clinical specialty
* Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice
* Evidence of multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working
* Experience of clinical audit
* Experience of research activities
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Contact Information:
Name: Emma Mottershead
Job title: Theatre Manager
Email address: emma.mottershead@mft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01619348235
If you would like to visit the department prior to interview, please email to arrange a visit: emma.mottershead@mft.nhs.uk
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