Theatre Sister / Charge Nurse/ Principle ODP

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Clinical Practice

Work clinically alongside staff for 50% of the role as a clinical expert to raise, monitor and evaluate standards of clinical practice using evidence-based frameworks.

Demonstrate an advanced level of clinical competence and inform practice development with a sound and current knowledge of professional practice and health care issues, promoting evidence-based practice.

Act as a role model and clinical expert to colleagues by guiding practice, assessing competence, and supporting the implementation of any policies to actively enhance learning in the knowledge and provision of perioperative care.

Establish and develop effective relationships with the multi-disciplinary team to plan and facilitate changes and innovation in practice and support the implementation of change effectively.

Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team and matron to plan, deliver, maintain, and evaluate an effective specialist, clinical environment through role modelling, leadership, and excellence in practice.

Lead and drive progressive change in clinical practice within the parameters of established national and local priorities, policies, and procedures.

Staff Development

Attend monthly departmental Team Leader meetings, Clinical Governance meetings and Divisional Senior staff meetings.

Establish and maintain regular departmental staff meetings to support the speciality team leaders and matron in all matters relating to practice development and coordinate and facilitate a plan to deliver learning and development at all levels within the perioperative environment.

Establish regular 1-1s and an annual appraisal producing and achieving agreed Personal Development Plans with each of the speciality team leaders.

Support and facilitate Band 6 and 5 practitioners to lead relevant clinical projects to enhance patient care.

Ensure that specialist clinical training and competency assessment for all staff is kept up to date.

Support practitioners in clinical areas and facilitate the implementation of personal development plans, agreed programmes of change and project work within the service, demonstrating a commitment to disseminating information and sharing experiences.

Be responsible for ensuring that learning and development programmes provided, are designed to be consistent with organizational service development and workforce development strategy.

In conjunction with the education team, identify priorities and educational needs, leading the development of an effective and efficient local study leave policy such that staff can attend mandatory training, relevant study days/conferences and advanced study programmes as identified in their personal development plans.

Actively support The Oxford Model for Exemplary Professional Nursing & Midwifery Practice and support the development of the Magnet standards within the Perioperative Environment.

In collaboration with senior clinical staff, develop and maintain an effective and creative learning environment for all individuals seeking knowledge and experience in perioperative practice and support the education team, speciality team leaders and matron in all matters relating to staff development.

Working with the education team, facilitate a plan to deliver learning and development within the service to meet individual, team, service, and directorate needs and in partnership with the education team pre-empt and identify constraints to the learning process and formulate a realistic approach to overcome obstacles.

Support the education team to ensure a robust mentorship system is in place to provide a continuous means of clinical support and supervision.

In conjunction with the education team evaluate the efficacy of individuals clinical skills and assist individuals in the development of their individual professional portfolios

In conjunction with the education team be responsible for ensuring that learning and development programs provided are designed to be consistent with organizational service development and workforce development strategy.

Contribute to the development of a new modern career framework for the non-medical workforce

Participate in and contribute to the divisional and trust professional education agenda, ensuring education is delivered in line with the key priorities and objectives of trust strategy and meets Care Quality Commission requirements.

Personal Development

Maintain own professional development by participation in regular 1-1s with Deputy Matron and an annual appraisal producing and achieving agreed Personal Development Plans.

Act as a role model in the knowledge and provision of perioperative care and demonstrate the ability to concentrate, prioritise and multitask for prolonged periods of time whilst applying attention to detail and consistency of approach even in adverse conditions.

Act as an expert clinical resource to colleagues by guiding practice, assessing competence, and supporting the implementation of any policies in place to actively enhance learning and implement change effectively.

Demonstrate skill at interpreting clinical information, anticipating potential problems, responding to changes promptly and effectively.

Promote a life-long learning culture within the department providing high-level professional leadership for the delivery of workforce development and learning within the department.

Positively promote theatres and undertake to share clinical excellence both within the Trust and Nationally/Internationally through participation at meetings, submission of articles/papers, and presenting at conferences.

Demonstrate a proactive, creative, and problem-solving approach to all aspects of the role.

Demonstrate use of highly developed and advanced communication skills to support patients and families in stressful situations, to manage conflict promptly and effectively and to support and promote effective working relationships within the multidisciplinary team.

Planning and Organisational Skills

Promote the involvement and education of patients, carers, and the nursing/multi-disciplinary colleagues in care decisions.

Maintain effective channels of communication with the multi-disciplinary teams and be proactive in any action plans required to facilitate this.

Practice and participate in the effective recruitment, selection and retention of staff and support other members of the team to train to do so.

In conjunction with senior team ensure that areas identified for improvement as the result of complaints, adverse events or near misses, are dealt with and monitored to maintain improvements.

Person Specification

Interview

Essential

• Registered Nurse (RN) or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP
• Accredited Teaching Certificate (Mentorship Training).
• Degree in Nursing/Health Care Studies or equivalent
• Nursing Post Registration qualification in Perioperative Practice
• Evidence of ongoing personal development
• Proven, extensive post registration experience of working in the perioperative environment at Band 6 level.
• Evidence of previous participation in team leadership & management
• Evidence of previous experience mentoring staff or students.
• Knowledge of contemporary perioperative issues
• Evidence of advanced clinical skills
• Patient focused approach to provision of care.
• The ability to work flexibly and independently.
• Ability to analyse problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them.
• IT literate in word, excel, access and email.
• IT literate in word, excel, access and email.
• Ability to plan and & priorities own work and facilitate the planning of other members of the team's work
• Able to identify and plan own professional development needs.

Desirable

• Educated to Master's level.
• Completed a leadership development programme.
• Recognised teaching qualification.
• Evidence of participation in staff education & development programmes
• Knowledge and understanding of national strategies and delivery of NHS Healthcare services.
• Experience of partnership working with other services to delivery Trust cancer & clinical priorities
• Knowledge of wider healthcare issues
• Knowledge of Safe Staffing in the perioperative environment in accordance with AfPP guidelines

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Churchill Hospital

Oxford

OX3 7LE

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)