Theatre Lead Practitioner *Internal Applicants*
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) TRUST EMPLOYEES
Band 6 Theatre Lead Practitioner
37.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner to join our clinical team within our operating theatre complex at the West Cumberland Hospital.
NCIC has 2 hospital sites in Carlisle & Whitehaven serving a population of around 320,000 people. While based at one hospital, the successful applicant will have the opportunity to gain experience in working across both sites. We provide theatre support to women's health, maternity, breast, urology, vascular, colorectal and general surgery, trauma and elective orthopaedic surgery, and ENT and head & neck, for both adults and paediatrics, in both main theatre & day surgery settings. We support Critical Care inter-hospital transfers and specialist services within the Trust such as Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, imaging, and the emergency department.
Main duties of the job
The main role of this post is, as team leader, to provide excellent intra-operative care following the NCIC values and policies for all patients undergoing surgery within the Theatre Department.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programs of care in partnership with the patient and the multidisciplinary team.
As a senior member of the Theatre team, the post-holder will provide leadership to their immediate team(s), deputising for Theatre Clinical Lead in their absence to coordinate the day-to-day running of the department as well as delivering a range of non-clinical support to the team in relation to absence management, compliance rates, and staff rostering.
Demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high-quality care every time':
* Being a clinically led organisation
* Quality and safety at the heart
* A positive patient experience every time
* A great place to work
* Managing our money well
As an organisation, we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered General Nurse with perioperative nursing competency and active NMC registration or Registered ODP with relevant registration
* Mentorship and Assessors certificate
* Leadership qualification (ILM Level 3, leadership 1,2,3 training programmes) or equivalent
* Intermediate Life support training
* Paediatric Immediate Life Support Training
Skills and Aptitudes
* Good interpersonal skills
* Effective co-ordination and delegation skills
* Good organisational skills
* Demonstrates specialist knowledge underpinned by theory
* Ability to undertake and assist with complex clinical situations
* Ability to plan and prioritise work
* Ability to work as a team member
* Ability to mentor or supervise staff
* Ability to maintain and use equipment safely
* Ability to work unsupervised
Knowledge and Experience
* Budgetary awareness
* Clinical Judgement
* Staff rostering
* Continuing professional development with current portfolio
* NMC / HPC Code of Professional Conduct
* Computer Literate
* Knowledge and application of 5 Steps To Safer Surgery
* Clinical Governance
* Mentor to pre-registration students
* Clinical Audit
* Teaching/assessing
* Delivering Service Improvement
* Role of the PCPI strategy
Personal Circumstances
* Positive approach to change
* Supportive
* Organised and adaptable
* Motivated
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.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
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