Job summary This advert is for a Theatre Recovery/PACU deputy team leader.You will be enthusiastic, dynamic, motivated and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, along with considerable experience in post anaesthetic care. This post involves a 24hr working pattern including weekends and night duty. We are the acute site providing a 24-hour emergency service for both adult and paediatric patients. We have seven main theatres covering specialties such as laparoscopic surgery, ENT, urology, gynaecology, orthopaedic trauma, emergencies, general surgery and obstetrics. This post involves face to face contact with patients. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that the post holder may come in to contact with people who have COVID-19. The role involves working 32 hours per week, across 7 days Monday - Sunday, including days and nights. You may be required to work across the trust sites, on the Leigh and Wrightington site as well as being based on the Wigan site. Main duties of the job Manage a team of practitioners on a daily basis in the theatre recovery areas, providing and promoting excellent patient care. Support theatre efficiency, being dynamic in the management of safe effective care to support theatre throughput. Provide and support education within your skillset and support the team in their ongoing development. Have excellent communication skills used to ensure safety within the department. Act as department lead out of hours. Responsibility for managing staff sickness, and roster duties, ensuring that the department is safely covered and information is accurate. Communicate with the multidisciplinary team to support patients and staff providing care. About us Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values. WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs. Date posted 31 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum, pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time, Flexible working Reference number 302-25-6925030S Job locations Royal Albert Edward Infirmary Wigan Lane, Wigan Wigan WN1 2NN Job description Job responsibilities Acting as a resource of specialist professional knowledge bases for the team, through application of theory in practice. Assisting with promoting the delivery of evidence based patient focused care. Recognises the appropriateness of transferable skills when providing individualised patient care. Identifying, maintaining and improving the quality of care through facilitation of evidence based practice. Participation in managing effectively and clearly identifying what is required of others, setting goals and targets and providing accurate feedback on performance roles and responsibilities. Demonstrating sound leadership skills, principles, which reflect an awareness of local/national policies and strategies, and ensure up-to-date knowledge of legal matters that, may arise. Assisting with the development of competencies (in self and team) which safeguard practice and effectiveness in role(s) and lead the team as a credible and accountable practitioner. Ensuring compliance with NMC/HPC Codes of Conduct. Demonstrating understanding of the effective use of allocated resources / funding. Demonstrating an understanding and working knowledge of skill mix. Demonstrating and participating in development of the service to meet demands, and adapt to the changing needs of the service. Empowering self and team to creatively meet professional and organization objectives. Promoting safe systems, which assure all aspects of risk reduction, compliant with Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the agenda for Clinical Governance. Maintain Clinical and managerial records in accordance with current guidelines ensuring adverse incidents arereported to the appropriate person without delay. Maintaining Health and Safety, and Control of Infection in clinical areas in line with trust policies and procedures. Delegate tasks to the team members that reflect their level of competency. Deputise in the absence of the Senior Team Leader when required Job description Job responsibilities Acting as a resource of specialist professional knowledge bases for the team, through application of theory in practice. Assisting with promoting the delivery of evidence based patient focused care. Recognises the appropriateness of transferable skills when providing individualised patient care. Identifying, maintaining and improving the quality of care through facilitation of evidence based practice. Participation in managing effectively and clearly identifying what is required of others, setting goals and targets and providing accurate feedback on performance roles and responsibilities. Demonstrating sound leadership skills, principles, which reflect an awareness of local/national policies and strategies, and ensure up-to-date knowledge of legal matters that, may arise. Assisting with the development of competencies (in self and team) which safeguard practice and effectiveness in role(s) and lead the team as a credible and accountable practitioner. Ensuring compliance with NMC/HPC Codes of Conduct. Demonstrating understanding of the effective use of allocated resources / funding. Demonstrating an understanding and working knowledge of skill mix. Demonstrating and participating in development of the service to meet demands, and adapt to the changing needs of the service. Empowering self and team to creatively meet professional and organization objectives. Promoting safe systems, which assure all aspects of risk reduction, compliant with Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the agenda for Clinical Governance. Maintain Clinical and managerial records in accordance with current guidelines ensuring adverse incidents arereported to the appropriate person without delay. Maintaining Health and Safety, and Control of Infection in clinical areas in line with trust policies and procedures. Delegate tasks to the team members that reflect their level of competency. Deputise in the absence of the Senior Team Leader when required Person Specification Qualifications Essential Qualification Registered Nurse/ODP with current NMC/HCPC registration. Academically accredited post registration theatre scrub / anaesthetic / PACU Mentorship/teaching Evidence Desirable Degree/Diploma Leadership or equivalent Management qualification Mentorship or equivalent Experience Essential Evidence leadership skills / experience. Current teaching and assessment skills. Extensive perioperative experience in scrub/ anaesthetics or post - anaesthetic care, as appropriate to role. Experience of auditing standards of care. Skills Essential Highly developed interpersonal, verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Developed analytical and problem solving skills. Standard keyboard skills and use of health care IT packages such as, ORMIS, HIS etc. Evidence of ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team. Desirable Ability to participate in research/audit. Knowledge Essential Specialist clinical knowledge within own discipline of perioperative practice, as appropriate to role. Sound knowledge of factors affecting efficiency in the perioperative care. Sound understanding of principles of Clinical Governance (NatSSIPs, Risk Management & Audit) relating to perioperative practice. Desirable Knowledge of a broad range of surgical specialties and disciplines of perioperative practice i.e. scrub anaesthetics and recovery. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Qualification Registered Nurse/ODP with current NMC/HCPC registration. Academically accredited post registration theatre scrub / anaesthetic / PACU Mentorship/teaching Evidence Desirable Degree/Diploma Leadership or equivalent Management qualification Mentorship or equivalent Experience Essential Evidence leadership skills / experience. Current teaching and assessment skills. Extensive perioperative experience in scrub/ anaesthetics or post - anaesthetic care, as appropriate to role. Experience of auditing standards of care. Skills Essential Highly developed interpersonal, verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Developed analytical and problem solving skills. Standard keyboard skills and use of health care IT packages such as, ORMIS, HIS etc. Evidence of ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team. Desirable Ability to participate in research/audit. Knowledge Essential Specialist clinical knowledge within own discipline of perioperative practice, as appropriate to role. Sound knowledge of factors affecting efficiency in the perioperative care. Sound understanding of principles of Clinical Governance (NatSSIPs, Risk Management & Audit) relating to perioperative practice. Desirable Knowledge of a broad range of surgical specialties and disciplines of perioperative practice i.e. scrub anaesthetics and recovery. 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address Royal Albert Edward Infirmary Wigan Lane, Wigan Wigan WN1 2NN Employer's website http://www.wwl.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)