Job summary
Band 7 Anaesthetic and Recovery lead
Worcestershire Acute Hospital NHS
Trust has recently undertaken a multimillion-pound investment in the operating
theatres at the Alexandra Hospital.
Phase 1 involved the addition of 2 brand new theatres. Following the expansion, the Alexandra Hospital currently
has 9 theatres including 6 with UCV and 2 dedicated recovery areas.
The operating department in
the Alexandra Hospital currently provides both an elective and 24-hour
emergency surgery service for adults across a range of surgical specialties. A
vacancy has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and professional band 7
Senior Theatre practitioner to lead and manage the Anaesthetic and Recovery
team on a full-time basis.
Our ideal candidate will be highly
motivated and fully conversant with all aspects of current theatre practices. Excellent
communication skills and a flexible approach are an essential requirement for
this post as well as participation in programmes of additional surgical
activity.
You will have experience of anaesthetics and
recovery. Mentorship skills are an essential element due to the numbers and
variety of student learners we support. The post holder will also have
leadership and problem-solving skills, will assist in annual appraisals, stock
and budget control. As part of the theatre management team, you will
co-ordinate the theatre department and deputise for Theatre Matrons when
required.
Main duties of the job
To ensure high standards of patient
care at all times through the effective management of staff and resources
To lead a regular programme of
education and development for registered and unregistered staff to optimum
potential
To promote the role of the theatre
practitioner as the patient advocate throughout the peri-operative process
To communicate effectively with all
members of the multi-disciplinary team to co-ordinate all aspects of patient
care
To liaise and work closely with the
person taking continuing responsibility for the Operating Theatres
To accept personal responsibility
and accountability for infection prevention and control practice
To deputise for the theatre matron as necessary
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management
To ensure that duty rotas for staff
provide effective and suitably qualified and experienced staff to cover the requirements
of a 24 hours service
To actively participate in the
co-ordination of the theatre department, ensuring the best use of available
staff to provide safe patient care on a 24 hour basis
To meet with your team leaders on a
regular basis both as a group and individually and to keep records of
discussions
To take all measures to ensure
safety and report all accidents/incidents/near misses on the datix system
To take responsibility for the
investigation of incidences using the datix process and to ensure that learning
is shared and embedded in clinical practice
To lead risk management within own
area of responsibility, participating in the identification analysis of risk
To have an understanding of the
theatre budget, ensuring efficient and effective utilisation of resources
To be conversant with trust
policies, procedures and to participate in the development of policies/procedures
where appropriate
To ensure that staff attendance is appropriately
managed where it falls below trust expectations
To participate in the selection and
recruitment of staff
To ensure that your team appraisals
are effective and done in a timely fashion in order to identify training needs
to develop both staff and the theatre service
To be responsible for the equipment
in own specialty, ensuring that it is used safely and effectively, kept in
working order and properly maintained
Education and Training
To be aware current and most up to date
research and developments to ensure high standards of practise within theatres
and to maintain
a wide knowledge of current health / surgical / peri-operative issues
To facilitate teamwork and a no
blame culture that supports staff to learn and develop
To assist and participate in the
induction programme for newly appointed staff
To maintain a learning environment
where the training and development needs of individuals can be met, supporting
staff to develop clinical and managerial skills
To ensure all staff that are
directly managed maintain high levels of mandatory training percentage through
attending appropriate training or the completion of e-learning
To participate in the development of
training programmes in accordance with identified needs and in partnership with
the education facilitator for theatres
Professional
To maintain a professional attitude
at all times, developing the role of the theatre practitioner in the best
interest of the patient and in accordance with the nursing and ODP codes of
conduct
To promote a positive attitude
towards peri-operative care and the trust
To be responsible for their own
personal and professional development and attend all mandatory training
To encourage staff to participate in
clinical supervision
To counsel staff in relation to personal
and professional matters
To perform other duties as directed
by theatre matron / senior theatre matron
General duties:
Participate in
the on-call rota or out of hours duties as required for emergency surgery
To provide
short-term cover for colleagues during periods of leave
To adhere to
the trusts IT policies regarding email and internet usage
To ensure that all trust standards are maintained
and monitored in order to improve the quality of care to all whom come into contact
with services provided by this Trust
Every employee has a duty to take care of the health
and safety of him / herself and of other persons who may be affected by his /
her acts or omissions at work and to cooperate with the trust to ensure that statutory
and trust regulations are complied with
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management
To ensure that duty rotas for staff
provide effective and suitably qualified and experienced staff to cover the requirements
of a 24 hours service
To actively participate in the
co-ordination of the theatre department, ensuring the best use of available
staff to provide safe patient care on a 24 hour basis
To meet with your team leaders on a
regular basis both as a group and individually and to keep records of
discussions
To take all measures to ensure
safety and report all accidents/incidents/near misses on the datix system
To take responsibility for the
investigation of incidences using the datix process and to ensure that learning
is shared and embedded in clinical practice
To lead risk management within own
area of responsibility, participating in the identification analysis of risk
To have an understanding of the
theatre budget, ensuring efficient and effective utilisation of resources
To be conversant with trust
policies, procedures and to participate in the development of policies/procedures
where appropriate
To ensure that staff attendance is appropriately
managed where it falls below trust expectations
To participate in the selection and
recruitment of staff
To ensure that your team appraisals
are effective and done in a timely fashion in order to identify training needs
to develop both staff and the theatre service
To be responsible for the equipment
in own specialty, ensuring that it is used safely and effectively, kept in
working order and properly maintained
Education and Training
To be aware current and most up to date
research and developments to ensure high standards of practise within theatres
and to maintain
a wide knowledge of current health / surgical / peri-operative issues
To facilitate teamwork and a no
blame culture that supports staff to learn and develop
To assist and participate in the
induction programme for newly appointed staff
To maintain a learning environment
where the training and development needs of individuals can be met, supporting
staff to develop clinical and managerial skills
To ensure all staff that are
directly managed maintain high levels of mandatory training percentage through
attending appropriate training or the completion of e-learning
To participate in the development of
training programmes in accordance with identified needs and in partnership with
the education facilitator for theatres
Professional
To maintain a professional attitude
at all times, developing the role of the theatre practitioner in the best
interest of the patient and in accordance with the nursing and ODP codes of
conduct
To promote a positive attitude
towards peri-operative care and the trust
To be responsible for their own
personal and professional development and attend all mandatory training
To encourage staff to participate in
clinical supervision
To counsel staff in relation to personal
and professional matters
To perform other duties as directed
by theatre matron / senior theatre matron
General duties:
Participate in
the on-call rota or out of hours duties as required for emergency surgery
To provide
short-term cover for colleagues during periods of leave
To adhere to
the trusts IT policies regarding email and internet usage
To ensure that all trust standards are maintained
and monitored in order to improve the quality of care to all whom come into contact
with services provided by this Trust
Every employee has a duty to take care of the health
and safety of him / herself and of other persons who may be affected by his /
her acts or omissions at work and to cooperate with the trust to ensure that statutory
and trust regulations are complied with
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills, Personal Qualities, Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Specialist knowledge relevant to the role applied for
- Able to demonstrate effective leadership of staff
- Able to demonstrate effective teaching and development of staff and students
- Evidence of being involved in implementing quality improvement in the work place
- Evidence of being up-to-date with current issues in professional practice
- Fully aware of the Clinical Governance agenda
- Fully aware of principles of infection control
- Fully aware of Health & Safety at Work
- Able to promote equality, diversity and rights
- Budget management awareness
- IT skills
- Excellent communication skills written and verbal
- Excellent leadership and decision-making skills
- Assertive, resourceful and approchable
- Able to demonstrate initiative and good time management
- Ability to advocate for patients, carers and staff
- Non-judgemental and able to promote individuals equality, diversity and rights
- Calm under pressure and able to deal with conflict
- Organised with good time keeping skills
- Willing to work across hospital sites within scope of practice as and when required
Desirable
- Can demonstrate delivery of improvements to clinical practice in current role
- Can give examples of leadership and team building skills in current role
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 (currently registered with NMC or Registered ODP (currently registered with HCPC)
- Evidence of teaching qualification/experience
- Evidence of relevant post registration education
- Evidence of portfolio development
- Leadership course
Desirable
- Masters degree or working towards
- Management course
- Budget training
- IT qualification
Experience
Essential
- Competent to assist anaesthetist / recover wide range of elective and emergency patients
- Experience of working in a senior team leader capacity
- Experience of day to day management of theatre suite
- Experience of leading clinical supervision or coaching conversations
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills, Personal Qualities, Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Specialist knowledge relevant to the role applied for
- Able to demonstrate effective leadership of staff
- Able to demonstrate effective teaching and development of staff and students
- Evidence of being involved in implementing quality improvement in the work place
- Evidence of being up-to-date with current issues in professional practice
- Fully aware of the Clinical Governance agenda
- Fully aware of principles of infection control
- Fully aware of Health & Safety at Work
- Able to promote equality, diversity and rights
- Budget management awareness
- IT skills
- Excellent communication skills written and verbal
- Excellent leadership and decision-making skills
- Assertive, resourceful and approchable
- Able to demonstrate initiative and good time management
- Ability to advocate for patients, carers and staff
- Non-judgemental and able to promote individuals equality, diversity and rights
- Calm under pressure and able to deal with conflict
- Organised with good time keeping skills
- Willing to work across hospital sites within scope of practice as and when required
Desirable
- Can demonstrate delivery of improvements to clinical practice in current role
- Can give examples of leadership and team building skills in current role
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 (currently registered with NMC or Registered ODP (currently registered with HCPC)
- Evidence of teaching qualification/experience
- Evidence of relevant post registration education
- Evidence of portfolio development
- Leadership course
Desirable
- Masters degree or working towards
- Management course
- Budget training
- IT qualification
Experience
Essential
- Competent to assist anaesthetist / recover wide range of elective and emergency patients
- Experience of working in a senior team leader capacity
- Experience of day to day management of theatre suite
- Experience of leading clinical supervision or coaching conversations
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
