Theatre Team Leader

Job summary

An experienced senior Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner is required to lead and develop the multi- disciplinary team in CEPOD / General Theatres.

We regularly support learners from multiple disciplines. The appointed Theatre Team Lead will be expected to rotate between Tower and Trelawney Theatres.

You will need to be a good leader, communicator, role model and have excellent standards of practice.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of the Team Leader (TL) position is to provide on-going professional and clinical leadership to the theatre teams who are delivering perioperative care, whilst working collaboratively with the clinicians (surgeon and anaesthetist) as part of the wider multi-professional team.

The TL will assume the delegated responsibility for managing and leading the delivery of care, in a rostered shift, for patients entering the department.

The appointed Theatre Team Lead will be expected to rotate between Tower and Trelawney Theatres.

This includes the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation for every individual patient's programme of care.

About us

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It serves a population of around 470,000 people, a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £740 million.

RCHTis responsible forthe provision of services at three main sites with approximately 780 inpatient beds:

Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro

St Michael's Hospital in Hayle

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as ourfacilities, andare committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles. This plays a vital part in attracting and retaining highly skilled teams of doctors, nurses and other health professionals who support the care of well over half a million people each year.

Job responsibilities

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• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

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We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

Person specification

Practical Skills

Essential

• Relevant specialist skills and abilities for the department
• Able to motivate and develop a team of staff
• Able to problem solve and initiate change

Qualification / registration

Essential

• NMC / HCPC registered
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
• Educated to degree level in a relevant topic or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Management qualification/experience
• Recognised Postgraduate Theatre Course or relevant further study

Experience

Essential

• Experience of supervision of junior staff

Desirable

• Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints