Would you like to be part of a highly motivated, forward-thinking, and hardworking team? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen within the Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust to join our busy 24-hour committed team providing patient care within the Acute and Obstetrics Theatres.
This post would suit a highly motivated individual with experience in both anaesthetics and scrub who wishes to progress their career to the next level of clinical leadership. The successful candidate would be required to embrace the key values of the Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, known as The Leeds Way - Patient centred, Fair, Collaborative, Accountable, and Empowered.
Full induction programme and Preceptorship package including 6 months Passport to Practice - Training, Competency, and monthly progress reviews.
In-house Cell Salvage Training.
8-week in-house PACU skills training package.
6-week Supernumerary package.
Expected Shortlisting Date: 25/04/2025
Planned Interview Date: 02/05/2025
Main duties of the job
The Acute and Obstetric Theatre Team is a dedicated emergency service which provides expertise in a number of specialties, including Renal Transplantation, Hepato-Biliary Pancreatic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Colorectal, Laparoscopic General Surgery, Urology, Gynaecology, and Obstetrics. The team also provides an Acute Venous Access Lines Service for numerous inpatients requiring treatment in outlying areas within the Trust.
The role includes coordinating daily activities whilst ensuring effective communication is maintained at all times, and providing support to qualified/unqualified staff and students within the department. This will be on a teaching, assessing, and mentoring capacity, and a recognised mentoring qualification is essential, or a commitment to completing this course within a year of being in post would be a requirement. Also, involvement with the assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs of care is a key part of the role.
The service is 24 hours and covers days, nights, weekends, and Bank Holidays. The role requires multi-disciplinary team working, as well as a possible requirement of supporting other teams within the theatre suite, i.e. Liver Transplantation.
A full induction package will be provided as well as the support of the Team leader who will assist the successful candidate during their introductory period.
About us
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute health providers in the UK and based in one of the fastest growing and vibrant cities in the north. For all new starters to the Trust, they will attend both a corporate induction and a local Theatres and Anaesthetics Induction Programme. We also have a 6-month Preceptorship framework to support you in your new role, which incorporates further education sessions and support forums and clinical supervision. On a team level, we also offer all newcomers introductory packs which help and support your transition into our busy and diverse team.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay, or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Job responsibilities
JOB DETAILS
Job Title: Specialist Peri-operative Practitioner
Reports to: Peri-operative Team Leader
Accountable to: Theatre Manager/Matron
Band: Band 6
Unit/Department: Acutes and Obstetrics Theatres
Directorate: Theatres and Anaesthetics
Location: Geoffrey Giles Theatres, St James Hospital
AfC Job No: 177
As an experienced practitioner, the jobholder will coordinate activities within the peri-operative environment ensuring effective communication is maintained at all times, providing support to qualified and unqualified staff within the department. He/she will play a key role in the assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care.
The jobholder will play an essential role assisting the Team Leader in leading and teaching the peri-operative teams throughout the 24-hour period.
The jobholder will act as a role model, promoting quality evidence-based practice, developing the peri-operative team, and ensuring effective management of the department in the absence of the Team Leader.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Operating Department Practitioner or Registered Nurse (Level 1) with anaesthetic skills
* Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Skills and Behaviours
* Ability to communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
* Ability to teach, supervise, and assess qualified and unqualified staff
* Clinical leadership
* Recruitment and selection (desirable)
Experience
* At least 18 months at Advanced Peri-operative Practitioner or equivalent
* Clinical audit and standard setting
* Working with a wide range of professional colleagues
Other Criteria
* Professional and patient-focused
* Flexible, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
* Enthusiastic with the ability to lead and motivate
* Excellent interpersonal skills
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.
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