Job summary
Theatre Team Leader Band 6 Permanent Full Time - hours per week (On Call Commitment) Aintree Theatres are going through exciting transformational changes to deliver the future of healthcare services across Liverpool.
We are seeking highly motivated, professional Theatre practitioners to lead a team within a very busy, multi specialty Theatre unit. We are looking for dynamic individuals, with excellent leadership skills and an in-depth knowledge of Upper GI, Vascular, Urology, Colo-rectal, Endocrine and General Surgeries. You will have the motivation, vision and leadership qualities necessary to lead a successful theatre team. As a key member of the C Theatres, senior team, you will be required to deliver high standards of perioperative care, and have the ability to support and develop your team to meet the needs of an ever changing and fast evolving theatre department.
Within C Theatres we enjoy the reputation of being a Centre of Excellence in surgical intervention in minor/intermediate and major surgical specialties and have the luxury of working in our newly built £20 million Hybrid vascular suite. As part of the Aintree Vascular Centre this gives all of our patients access to innovative, image guided surgery in a state of the art purpose built unit.
This is an opportunity to join a friendly, supportive team, where you can develop personally and also support a team of dedicated professionals to deliver patient care that we can all be proud of.
Main duties of the job
To assist in the effective management of Main C theatres, in order to promote a quality service to patients. To provide supervision and advice across the theatres, ensuring that standards of care are fully maintained. Be able to undertake full responsibility for the Unit in the absence of the Theatre Manager. To effectively lead a team in order to meet known service needs and performance needs. Ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework, you will motivate colleagues and drive continuous improvement with an emphasis on patient safety.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities Perform comprehensive assessment of pen-operative patient care needs, plan,implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs /technology and varying levels of complexity. Collect, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records to enableeffective care delivery. Involve the multidisciplinary team and where possible patients and carers/relatives in theplanning and delivery of care. Work collaboratively with other professionals and departments to ensure patient needsare met, especially with regard to efficient enhancement of the patient journey within thespeciality. Establish and maintain effective communication with multi- disciplinary team, patientsand carers/relatives. Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations, Treat all information regarding clients and patients as confidential.
Management/Leadership Responsibilities
Act as an effective role model. Lead a team, organising and co-ordinating the daily care delivery Deputise for the Speciality Leader in their absence. Accept delegated line management responsibilities of other team members includingperformance development reviews and provide counselling & support where necessary. Support the Speciality Leader to maximise best use of clinical resources, implementing bestpractice in patient flow, and the patient's journey. Participate in the interviewing of staff for theatre teams. Promotes the development of services within the speciality area and assist the SpecialityLeader to implement change. Ensure the effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources: reportingfluctuations and developments in a timely manner. Monitor health, safety and security of self and others. Promote best practice in the theatre area.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
2. Registered ODP, current HPC registration
3. Post-registration qualification
Experience
Essential
4. Broad range of relevant clinical expereince
5. Experience of service development
Skills
Essential
6. Excellent communication skills
7. Basic IT skills
8. Excellent prioritisation skills
9. Leadership abilities