Band 8a - Theatre Manager, HWE Surgical Centre
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Do you want to be part of a team working in brand new, purpose-built theatres providing planned surgery for patients across Hertfordshire and west Essex?
We are looking NOW for talented staff to form the core team that will be the beating heart of the Hertfordshire and West Essex Surgical Centre being built at St Albans City Hospital and set to open in Spring 2025.
More than 4,000 patients will be seen at the hub each year for non-complex orthopaedic, hip and knee surgery as well as ear, nose and throat procedures and spinal injections. Being separated from emergency services will reduce the risk of short-notice cancellations.
This is a fabulous opportunity to play a key role in a flagship collaborative project between the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Herts and West Essex Integrated Care Board.
The Surgical Centre will focus on Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) standards and will be a highly efficient facility, achieving 85% theatre utilisation and operating sessions over an extended 10-hour day, four days a week, with shorter, 8-hour operating session taking place on Friday and Saturdays.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for leading a highly skilled and efficient clinical team within theatres, to deliver excellent and safe patient care. You will develop a positive working culture within the theatre environment, driving a productive and efficient facility which will deliver the intended KPIs and outputs.
The role of the Theatre Manager is to lead and collaborate with the team and colleagues, to ensure that all patients scheduled for surgery are safely prepared and the co-ordination of their theatre time is communicated effectively with all clinical colleagues.
You will develop the service to ensure that appropriate protocols and governance are in place and to audit the services regularly to ensure that best practice is maintained.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications:
* Registered Practitioner with current NMC or HCPC registration.
* Teaching & assessing qualification.
* Specialist knowledge at post-registration level in relevant specialist areas - minimum of 2 specialties.
* Masters in relevant subject.
Knowledge:
* Understanding of responsibilities under NMC / HCPC Code of Conduct.
* Risk management issues including H&S, clinical risk management and quality issues.
* Significant knowledge of HCAI.
* Understanding the GIRFT guidelines and is able to agree and meet the targets set up for the facility.
* Understanding of relevant research and its application to practice.
* Current NHS policy including frameworks, NICE guidelines.
Experience:
* Experience in senior clinical post within theatre environment.
* Clinical expertise within orthopaedic theatres.
* Experience of leading a team.
* Experience of identifying education and training needs of others.
* Managing conflict.
* Managing sickness absence.
* Management of clinical incidents / complaints.
* Experience of audit / benchmarking.
* Experience in management of human and financial resources.
* Experience of organisational collaboratives/partnership working.
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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