Job summary
We are excited to launch an expansion in our team leadership within our Theatre service at the Royal London Hospital. We are seeking experienced practitioners to join a unique opportunity to lead one of our 21 elective and emergency theatres at one of the largest trauma centres in London.
We are seeking highly motivated applicants who can demonstrate examples of well-developed leadership, people management, financial management, organisational skills and strategic planning.In your supporting statement please provide us some examples of your experience of delivering these.
Our state-of-the-art theatres service elective and emergency specialties and complex procedures, including hepatobiliary, complex ENT, trauma & orthopaedics, reconstructive orthopaedics, neurosurgery, complex vascular surgery, interventional radiology, maxillofacial surgery, robotic procedures, renal transplants, plastic reconstructive surgery, urology and ophthalmic surgery. We also offer paediatric expertise to the major trauma service for Southeast England.
This is an exciting opportunity to be a key part of our leadership, inspiring a safe and efficient peri-operative service. If you are a Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner with NMC or HCPC registration, with experience in a complex theatre environment and are looking to become a leader within our dynamic multidisciplinary team, we would welcome an application from you.
Main duties of the job
This role provides key strategic oversight for Theatres and Recovery at The Royal London Hospital. The post holder provides innovative clinical and professional leadership to nursing at all levels within the service group, ensuring nursing care is delivered to a high standard and the nursing resource is managed effectively. This will be achieved by the post holder supporting theatres band 7 team, in running the directorate theatres, recovery and the PDN's. The post holder will be required to work collaboratively with the other Matrons within both Peri-operative medicine and the wider division and be supportive of nursing leads in these areas in their delivery of safe and compassionate care. The post holder is responsible for maintaining the standards as identified by the Care Quality Commission and other regulatory bodies are maintained supporting quality improvement projects with the ward sister/charge nurse and support the multidisciplinary team to take forward the directorates quality and safety agenda. This post combines clinical expertise, leadership and educational/research skills with managerial and professional responsibilities.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Registered Operating Department Practitioner
- Degree level registered nurse
- Relevant mentorship/teaching qualification i.e. ENB 998 or equivalent
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Post-registration qualification in a relative area of practice
- Knowledge of clinical governance systems in the acute setting
- Comprehensive knowledge of acute nursing
- Knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures
- Ability to study at Masters level (or working towards)
Desirable
- Leadership/management course
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Promotes, monitors and maintains best practice in health, safety and security
- Formal presentation skills
- ICT (computer) skills
- Skills in negotiating and influencing
- Clinical governance and risk management
Desirable
- Audit skills
- Ability to interpret, analyse and present complex data and findings
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of NHS organisational challenges and developments
- Extensive previous experience at Band 7 level or above in a theatre department
- Recent clinical experience in the relevant areas of practice.
- Experience in staff / practice development including policy development
- Experience of leading a team to develop and deliver on action plans related to external organisations assessment ( e.g. CQC)
- Experience of change management and service improvement
- Experience of collaborating with a multi-professional team
- Knowledge of organisational funding flows and the complexities of reporting in a complex organisation
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Registered Operating Department Practitioner
- Degree level registered nurse
- Relevant mentorship/teaching qualification i.e. ENB 998 or equivalent
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Post-registration qualification in a relative area of practice
- Knowledge of clinical governance systems in the acute setting
- Comprehensive knowledge of acute nursing
- Knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures
- Ability to study at Masters level (or working towards)
Desirable
- Leadership/management course
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Promotes, monitors and maintains best practice in health, safety and security
- Formal presentation skills
- ICT (computer) skills
- Skills in negotiating and influencing
- Clinical governance and risk management
Desirable
- Audit skills
- Ability to interpret, analyse and present complex data and findings
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of NHS organisational challenges and developments
- Extensive previous experience at Band 7 level or above in a theatre department
- Recent clinical experience in the relevant areas of practice.
- Experience in staff / practice development including policy development
- Experience of leading a team to develop and deliver on action plans related to external organisations assessment ( e.g. CQC)
- Experience of change management and service improvement
- Experience of collaborating with a multi-professional team
- Knowledge of organisational funding flows and the complexities of reporting in a complex organisation
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent
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).
