Job summary
Are you a qualified Theatre Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner looking for your next exciting job opportunity in Theatres? Then we want to hear from you. Please make contact to have an informal chat or arrange a visit to the department.
We have a vacancy for a highly motivated, dedicated, and innovative registered practitioner to join our Theatre team as Theatre Lead for Clinical Practice and Education. You will have the opportunity to support the development of perioperative care at GWH and will be crucial to our theatre transformation journey. This opportunity is open to experienced leaders or those wishing to develop their leadership potential and whom demonstrate leadership ability.
Our aim is to continuously deliver high quality, safe patient care in the perioperative setting. Our drive for continuous improvement is an integral part of our Trust ambition and we work collaboratively to improve the experience for our patients and our impact on the environment. We also are embarking on an Improving Together journey which will support clinical teams to make local quality improvements within the department.
Main duties of the job
The Theatre Lead for Clinical Practice and Education will lead on the creation and implementation of our education, role development and training strategy as well as supporting the Matron and Senior Leadership Team to ensure opportunities for developing clinical practice are realised in line with standards of care.
The Theatre Lead is responsible and accountable for the delivery of safe, high-quality care for patients in the perioperative setting through highly visible, credible, and supportive leadership and by demonstrating role model behaviours. This includes the clinical, professional and managerial leadership of the workforce and ensuring that clinical governance is firmly embedded within the perioperative area. The Theatre Lead will empower teams to ensure that practices are up to date and evidence based to ensure patient care is of the highest quality.
The Theatre Lead will support departmental and Trust objectives and act as deputy in the absence of the Matron. They will hold overall responsibility for the management and organisation of their specialist area, including the workforce and associated operational tasks. The Theatre Lead will use their advanced knowledge of clinical practice to develop services to continually meet the needs of patients, other service users and the perioperative team.
About us
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
Service We will put our patients first
Teamwork We will work together
Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect We will act with integrity
We have 15 operating Theatres, 2 recovery areas, a Day Surgery Unit and a 23-hour, surgical short stay unit within our department. We are an inclusive team and work together with a shared goal of delivering high quality, evidence based, safe perioperative care. We have ambitious plans to develop our services to meet the needs of our patients, staff, as well as the expectations of our commissioners, regulators and other health partners.
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Education Team support our perioperative workforce as well as students from a range of nursing and allied health professions and you will lead, support and encourage this team to develop and deliver our education priorities as well as their professional development. The successful applicant should have excellent communication skills, the ability to work independently as well as encourage and support multidisciplinary working. The candidate will be expected to demonstrate their extensive clinical experience and will work clinically to support the department as required (within scope of practice).
Please see full Job description and personal specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Education Team support our perioperative workforce as well as students from a range of nursing and allied health professions and you will lead, support and encourage this team to develop and deliver our education priorities as well as their professional development. The successful applicant should have excellent communication skills, the ability to work independently as well as encourage and support multidisciplinary working. The candidate will be expected to demonstrate their extensive clinical experience and will work clinically to support the department as required (within scope of practice).
Please see full Job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC / HCPC Registered Nurse / Practitioner
- Evidence of appropriate post-registration qualification in the management of relevant clinical speciality or ability to demonstrate an equivalent level of specialist knowledge through significant practical experience.
- Teaching / Assessing / Mentoring / Coaching qualification.
Desirable
- Incident / Root Cause Analysis training
- Management / leadership qualification or willingness to work towards
Experience
Essential
- Recent and significant experience of clinical practice in the perioperative setting
- Experience of educating and supervising practitioners and students in the perioperative setting
- Experience of problem solving using a creative and risk-based approach.
- Evidence of developing policies and procedures to support the effective and safe provision of care in the perioperative setting
- Experience of contributing to the clinical governance agenda
- Experience of supervising teams and undertaking HR process (such as sickness / absence management)
- Experience of communicating widely with people at all levels within and outside of the organisation.
Desirable
- Experience of managing teams and undertaking HR processes (following conduct, performance, and other associated HR policies)
- Experience of investigating incidents and identifying / implementing learning opportunities
- Experience of setting up and monitoring audit activities.
- Experience in managing / coordinating activities within the perioperative setting, demonstrating effective leadership skills.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the process for monitoring / maintaining clinical standards (Audit)
- Highly organised with effective communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
Desirable
- Oversight of pay and non-pay budgets, ability to manage financial resources.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC / HCPC Registered Nurse / Practitioner
- Evidence of appropriate post-registration qualification in the management of relevant clinical speciality or ability to demonstrate an equivalent level of specialist knowledge through significant practical experience.
- Teaching / Assessing / Mentoring / Coaching qualification.
Desirable
- Incident / Root Cause Analysis training
- Management / leadership qualification or willingness to work towards
Experience
Essential
- Recent and significant experience of clinical practice in the perioperative setting
- Experience of educating and supervising practitioners and students in the perioperative setting
- Experience of problem solving using a creative and risk-based approach.
- Evidence of developing policies and procedures to support the effective and safe provision of care in the perioperative setting
- Experience of contributing to the clinical governance agenda
- Experience of supervising teams and undertaking HR process (such as sickness / absence management)
- Experience of communicating widely with people at all levels within and outside of the organisation.
Desirable
- Experience of managing teams and undertaking HR processes (following conduct, performance, and other associated HR policies)
- Experience of investigating incidents and identifying / implementing learning opportunities
- Experience of setting up and monitoring audit activities.
- Experience in managing / coordinating activities within the perioperative setting, demonstrating effective leadership skills.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the process for monitoring / maintaining clinical standards (Audit)
- Highly organised with effective communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
Desirable
- Oversight of pay and non-pay budgets, ability to manage financial resources.
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.
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.
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).
