Job summary
We are looking for a passionate and committed individual to join the theatre team at Homerton as a Band 7 Team Leader.
The successful candidate should have robotic and CEPOD scrub experience and knowledge.
The candidate should be motivated and a team player who is dedicated to the provision of high standards of care, safety and practice within the peri-operative environment.
The successful candidate will be accountable to the Matron and will be leading a team within theatres at Homerton Hospital.
With the addition of our 2nd Da Vinci robot this year and the growth within the team it is an excellent opportunity.
Main duties of the job
- Overall manage of a team, managing sickness, performance etc.
- Ensure the smooth, effective running of theatre lists and the department as a whole.
- Coordinating the theatre departments, working with fellow Band 7 team leaders.
- Stock control in relation to the budget and spend.
- Working with the Multidisciplinary Team to ensure high standards of patient care.
- Managing rota's.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
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 on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
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 on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse level 1 or ODP HCPC registered
- Teaching / Assessing / Mentoring Qualification
- Evidence of on-going dynamic continuing professional development within the speciality linked to demonstrable clinical competencies and academic study
- Adult Intermediate life support training
- Evidence of fulfilling CPD
- Leadership or management qualification or training
- Possession of an operative department qualification or relevant degree or in the process of obtaining
Desirable
- Experience of working with an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience with substantial experience as a senior staff nurse/ODP (band 6 or equivalent) in scrub
- Proven management and leadership experience
- Thorough specialty knowledge relevant to the specialty and department
- Proven teaching and development of staff
- Ability to manage workforce processes and issues that may arise
- Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints
- Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk, and quality issues
- Handling safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures
- Awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion
- Understanding of professional and current issues in nursing
- Experience of managing a budget
- Clinical governance experience
- Understanding of audit and research methodologies
- Previous experience of change management and problem solving
Desirable
- Benchmarking & monitoring
- Previous experience of research and audit
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent relevant specialist skills and abilities for the department
- Ability to influence, manage and achieve objectives
- Effective time management
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, able to convey complex & sensitive information to others
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Evidence of a commitment to the development of others
- Ability to work under pressure, flexibly and as part of a team.
- Able to problem solve and initiate change.
- Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries
- Ability to delegate and prioritise
- Appraisal skills
- Computer literate
- Understands issues affecting the provision of health care
- A commitment to providing a quality service and quality improvement
- A flexible approach to work.
- Ability to work as part of a Multidisciplinary team
- Ability to deal with conflict situations
- Ability to challenge professionally to ensure safe working environments
- Awareness of appropriate escalation
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse level 1 or ODP HCPC registered
- Teaching / Assessing / Mentoring Qualification
- Evidence of on-going dynamic continuing professional development within the speciality linked to demonstrable clinical competencies and academic study
- Adult Intermediate life support training
- Evidence of fulfilling CPD
- Leadership or management qualification or training
- Possession of an operative department qualification or relevant degree or in the process of obtaining
Desirable
- Experience of working with an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience with substantial experience as a senior staff nurse/ODP (band 6 or equivalent) in scrub
- Proven management and leadership experience
- Thorough specialty knowledge relevant to the specialty and department
- Proven teaching and development of staff
- Ability to manage workforce processes and issues that may arise
- Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints
- Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk, and quality issues
- Handling safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures
- Awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion
- Understanding of professional and current issues in nursing
- Experience of managing a budget
- Clinical governance experience
- Understanding of audit and research methodologies
- Previous experience of change management and problem solving
Desirable
- Benchmarking & monitoring
- Previous experience of research and audit
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent relevant specialist skills and abilities for the department
- Ability to influence, manage and achieve objectives
- Effective time management
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, able to convey complex & sensitive information to others
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Evidence of a commitment to the development of others
- Ability to work under pressure, flexibly and as part of a team.
- Able to problem solve and initiate change.
- Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries
- Ability to delegate and prioritise
- Appraisal skills
- Computer literate
- Understands issues affecting the provision of health care
- A commitment to providing a quality service and quality improvement
- A flexible approach to work.
- Ability to work as part of a Multidisciplinary team
- Ability to deal with conflict situations
- Ability to challenge professionally to ensure safe working environments
- Awareness of appropriate escalation
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).
