Job summary
We have an exciting Band 6 opportunity in Children's Theatre within the Royal Victoria Infirmary for a dynamic, motivated, enthusiastic and forward thinking individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who has a flexible attitude and approach.
You will be part of a highly specialised department supported by a Matron Band 7 and other senior staff. This is a uniquepostwhere you will be part of a team, which offers a supportive, friendly and encouraging work environment with excellent opportunities for development.
Thesuccessful postholder will possess the ability to work autonomously, as well as embracing multi-disciplinary team working to support the care of children in Children's Theatres, as well as Adult Theatres when required. The Theatre Suite consist of 6 theatres covering many different specialities such as ENT, Plastics, General Surgery, Urology, Oncology, Transplant and a 24 hour emergency service.
You will need to be a highly organised individual who can lead a team ensuring the highest standards of patient safety and care are maintained. The teaching and developing of junior colleagues will be an important part of your role; therefore, it is important that you be in possession of a relevant teaching certificate. Acting as a role model within your team the wider department and as an ambassador for our organisation will be an expectation.
- Interview Date 17/08/2023
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
Main duties of the job
- Ensure all staff within Theatre / Department are kept fully appraised of all the governance indicators relating to their Theatre and Department and participate in bringing about improvements where necessary.
- Communicates with patients, carers and the wider multi-disciplinary team and in so doing, acknowledges / accommodates barriers to communication and understanding including speech, hearing, language and emotions.
- A specific part of the role is to lead the weekend 8.30 am team brief with the consultant anaesthetist & co-ordinate the activity by liaising with all specialty surgeons, anaesthetists and staff.
- The Team Leader will be expected to make decisions and organise staff into the specific areas where the work is required.
- To liaise with surgical teams during discussions regarding priority p The Team Leader will be expected to ensure that Consultants are identified and encouraged to discuss patient priority procedures with each other and the Anaesthetist.
- Use the time during no activity to ensure staff stock and clean theatres and surrounding areas to ensure theatres maintain high standards of cleanliness and are fully prepared at all times to receive patients for surgery.
- Co-ordinate the out of hour's theatre workload to ensure that procedures take place in a safe environment maintaining patient dignity and respect at all times.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
Rated 'Outstanding' by theCQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You must have the ability to plan, coordinate and deliver high standards of care across all theatres while maintaining patient safety at all times.
Act as a role model and manage barriers to effective communication, share information and resources, share opinions respectfully and be able to effectively explore and resolve any complex/difficult issues which may arise.
An ability to evaluate your own work, receive and provide feedback to others is essential. You will be required to lead teams and support others in their role and must be proactive in decision-making whilst facilitating staff training and education.
This role involves being able to manage equipment, repairs, stock, ordering and report faults. As a major trauma centre, it is important to have an insight into emergency preparedness such as major incident, business continuity, operational resilience, evacuation planning and infectious diseases. Willing to take part in audit, risk assessments and clinical supervision. Also to be prepared to take on any additional training required for the role such as DATIX, allocate health roster etc
- Ensure that quality indicators (CAT / Safety Thermometer) returns for Theatre / Department are completed monthly.
- Attends Directorate Sisters / Charge Nurse / Senior ODP meetings and Trust wide Sisters / Charge Nurse / ODP Forums.
- The Team Leader is responsible for ensuring all theatre data collection forms are accurately completed.
- The Team Leader is responsible for ensuring that staff fully comply with the requirements of tray tracking of instruments.
- Advise and support junior members of staff.
- Use down time to facilitate staff training & education by using the time productively such as ensuring staff actively use time for mandatory training.
- To be proactive & make decisions when extra staff may be required to be called in to support activity.
- Assesses complex issues and facilitates decision making relating to patient care, safety treatment options and outcomes, and supervises others in doing this.
- Receives and delivers confidential and sensitive information which will be complex and sensitive (e.g. child protection or adult safeguarding)
- To support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse / Senior ODP, acting as a deputy when the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse / Senior ODP is absent.
- In areas within the organisation Nurses / ODPs may be banded at 6 by virtue clinical reasons, for example, critical care.
- Provide effective support and leadership to staff, patients and carers within the Theatre or Department.
- Act as role model, teacher and supervisor for junior staff and students.
- Ensure systems are in place to provide the continuity of safe effective care for patients at all times.
- Effective member of the multi-disciplinary team.
- May be required to participate in an On-call rota as required.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You must have the ability to plan, coordinate and deliver high standards of care across all theatres while maintaining patient safety at all times.
Act as a role model and manage barriers to effective communication, share information and resources, share opinions respectfully and be able to effectively explore and resolve any complex/difficult issues which may arise.
An ability to evaluate your own work, receive and provide feedback to others is essential. You will be required to lead teams and support others in their role and must be proactive in decision-making whilst facilitating staff training and education.
This role involves being able to manage equipment, repairs, stock, ordering and report faults. As a major trauma centre, it is important to have an insight into emergency preparedness such as major incident, business continuity, operational resilience, evacuation planning and infectious diseases. Willing to take part in audit, risk assessments and clinical supervision. Also to be prepared to take on any additional training required for the role such as DATIX, allocate health roster etc
- Ensure that quality indicators (CAT / Safety Thermometer) returns for Theatre / Department are completed monthly.
- Attends Directorate Sisters / Charge Nurse / Senior ODP meetings and Trust wide Sisters / Charge Nurse / ODP Forums.
- The Team Leader is responsible for ensuring all theatre data collection forms are accurately completed.
- The Team Leader is responsible for ensuring that staff fully comply with the requirements of tray tracking of instruments.
- Advise and support junior members of staff.
- Use down time to facilitate staff training & education by using the time productively such as ensuring staff actively use time for mandatory training.
- To be proactive & make decisions when extra staff may be required to be called in to support activity.
- Assesses complex issues and facilitates decision making relating to patient care, safety treatment options and outcomes, and supervises others in doing this.
- Receives and delivers confidential and sensitive information which will be complex and sensitive (e.g. child protection or adult safeguarding)
- To support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse / Senior ODP, acting as a deputy when the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse / Senior ODP is absent.
- In areas within the organisation Nurses / ODPs may be banded at 6 by virtue clinical reasons, for example, critical care.
- Provide effective support and leadership to staff, patients and carers within the Theatre or Department.
- Act as role model, teacher and supervisor for junior staff and students.
- Ensure systems are in place to provide the continuity of safe effective care for patients at all times.
- Effective member of the multi-disciplinary team.
- May be required to participate in an On-call rota as required.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch) / Operating Department Practitioner
- Current NMC / HCPC registration
- Diploma in a health related subject, prepared to take degree level study
- Specialist qualification if relevant to role or previous experience
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship)
Desirable
- Degree in health related subject
- Relevant specialist qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Previous post registration experience which must be relevant and recent
- Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development
- Understanding of professional accountability in a leadership role
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
Desirable
- Audit / research experience
- Relevant clinical skills relating to the specialty e.g. cannulation / IV drug administration / scrub skills relevant to speciality / anaesthetic skills appropriate to speciality
Skills & Abilities
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch) / Operating Department Practitioner
- Current NMC / HCPC registration
- Diploma in a health related subject, prepared to take degree level study
- Specialist qualification if relevant to role or previous experience
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship)
Desirable
- Degree in health related subject
- Relevant specialist qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Previous post registration experience which must be relevant and recent
- Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development
- Understanding of professional accountability in a leadership role
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
Desirable
- Audit / research experience
- Relevant clinical skills relating to the specialty e.g. cannulation / IV drug administration / scrub skills relevant to speciality / anaesthetic skills appropriate to speciality
Skills & Abilities
Essential
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).
