Team Leader Scrub - Orthopaedics/Trauma

Job summary

We are looking to appoint a Team Leader Scrub for Orthopedics/Trauma' to support and lead our orthopedic service based at the Royal united hospital.

This is a significant opportunity for career development at a time that the RUH seeks to grow its Orthopaedic capacity.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to ensure the highest standards of clinical care and practice are maintained. You will work as a skilled member of the Theatre team in leading, providing, and maintaining high standards of peri-operative care.

You will have a higher knowledge of leadership and management of human resources and be keen to develop a new service provision within a Modular based theatre suite at our Peasdown site and will possess significant experience as a Theatre Practitioner. Demand and provision may require the successful applicants to cross-site cover to support the RUH.

You will be innovative within your approach, able to prioritise your own workload and that of others and have excellent communication skills. You will also demonstrate a flexible approach to working and will coordinate with other colleagues in multi-disciplinary teams.

For an informal chat, or to arrange a visit, please contact Alison Norbury

Email: Alison.norbury@nhs.netDirect Line: 01225826106

Main duties of the job

Opportunities have arisen for an Orthopaedic / Trauma Theatre Team Leader to join our 24/7 team. We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and forward-thinking individuals, who are looking further to develop existing skills in the Operating Theatre environment.

You will be able to communicate effectively and adopt a practical common sense approach to working and you should have evidence of continued professional development and the ability to motivate and lead a team.

As teaching is an imperative part of this role, a teaching course is desired, along with significant experience at Band 5 or equivalent within this speciality. The ability to dual role scrub and anaesthetics is desirable.

About us

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

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We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.