Anaesthetic and Recovery Team Leader: Hampshire Orthopaedic Centre
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
We are excited to announce the opening of our state-of-the-art Orthopaedic Centre in Winchester, scheduled for July 2025. This new facility is a testament to our Trust's ongoing commitment to enhancing healthcare services in the region and working collaboratively with orthopaedic services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight to serve patients across our communities.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated, experienced nurse/ ODP to lead the anaesthetic and recovery team for the new Central Hampshire Elective Orthopaedic Hub, located on the Royal Hampshire County Hospital site in Winchester.
We are seeking a proactive, enthusiastic, and experienced anaesthetic/recovery practitioner who is interested in delivering evidence-based, patient-centred care at what is an exciting time for the service. The delivery of high quality, effective, and compassionate care is essential to our organisation.
The post holder will be directly accountable for the care of patients undergoing surgery within the Hampshire Orthopaedic Centre, in relation to patient safety, staffing arrangements, the management of theatre lists, resource use (including supplies and equipment), maintaining professional and clinical standards, line management, staff compliance with policies and procedures, and supporting the teaching and induction of staff to provide an effective learning environment. The post holder will also be expected to provide clinical leadership to staff within the HOC and wider theatre team.
Main duties of the job
Excellent team working and communication skills are essential for this role along with a need to establish and maintain good working relationships within the multidisciplinary team and wider services to work collaboratively and co-operatively to enhance quality of care.
The successful candidate will provide direction and inspirational leadership to all members of the multidisciplinary team; they will also be expected to work as an expert clinical practitioner providing through themselves and their clinical area an excellent quality of care to patients and service users.
About us
At Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three hospitals in Basingstoke, Winchester, and Andover, as well as in the care we provide in the community. We provide medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire and specialist services to people across the UK and internationally.
Job responsibilities
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working will be considered.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person Specification
Experience and qualifications
* Current professional UK registration e.g. HCPC, NMC with at least 5 years post registration experience in anaesthetics and recovery environment.
* At least 2 years experience at band 6
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Evidence of leadership and management
* Knowledge of perioperative standards and guidance
* Quality Improvement training
* Experience of undertaking clinical audit
* Evidence of mentorship award/involvement of teaching and mentoring learners
Other specific requirements
* Leadership/management/teaching skills
* Ability to work and remain calm under pressure
* Leadership and management study
Clinical skills
* Strong evidence of specialist clinical skills
* Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills
* Evidence of planning and organisational skills
* Able to manage people effectively
* Work based learning course/theatre course
* Advanced practice skills/qualification
* Insight into clinical governance
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.
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hampshire Orthopaedic Centre: Royal Hampshire County Hospital
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