Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Royal London Hospital for a dynamic, innovative, and highly motivated Orthopaedic Trauma Scrub Practitioner to join our team as a Band 7 Senior Team Leader. We are seeking a professional with substantial experience as a Band 6 Team Leader in recent Trauma & Orthopaedic scrub within an acute hospital setting to lead the Trauma and Orthopaedic team in Adult Theatres.
The successful candidate will lead and support a team of theatre scrub professionals, ensuring high standards of patient care are delivered to those admitted via the emergency and trauma pathways. A key responsibility will be providing clinical supervision and developing team members to ensure they possess the skills and attributes required to support the trauma service in a safe environment at The Royal London Hospital.
The post holder will be responsible for the operational management of the Trauma and Orthopaedic team within the theatre department, including Budget awareness and management, Clinical governance, Implant and instrument management, Service development for Trauma and Orthopaedics, Audits, Staff management and professional development.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate exceptional organisational skills to deliver a safe and efficient trauma and orthopaedic service. You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, and independently as needed, to provide an excellent peri-operative experience for patients.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for effective and efficient operational day to day management of the practice setting, including standards of care, budget management and control, clinical governance staff development and training. The post holder is professionally accountable for the maintenance of standards of professional practice and standards of care. They will provide professional clinical leadership within a defined practice setting and provide direction and inspirational leadership to all members within the multi-disciplinary team.
The post holder will undertake and supervise clinical practice, audit, research and teaching to set, monitor and continuously improve standards of care and patient experience. The post holder is accountable for managing and developing team performance, managing a devolved budget ensuring efficient and effective use of physical and human resources.
The post holder will Take ultimate responsibility for the standard of the environment within his/her identified area of responsibility, ensuring patients’ needs are met and staff maintain cleanliness as defined by national standards. They will be accessible and visible to staff, patients and visitors and will ensure that patients are treated with respect and dignity. They will act as professional role models and provide direction and inspirational leadership to all members of the multi-disciplinary team within the area for
which accountable for.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. NMC Registered Nurse / HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner
2. Specialist knowledge of theatres procedures / instrumentation acquired though degree or diploma plus experience and further post registration study / experience or management qualification in a related field
3. Certificate of Mentorship or clinical supervision and assessor training
4. Leadership Training
5. Sufficient and/or extensive experience at band 6 level within Scrub role
Desirable criteria
6. Working towards master’s degree or above.
Skills
Essential criteria
7. Highly developed communication skills able to communicate sensitive information / medical conditions/ with a wide range of stakeholders
8. Highly developed persuasion / motivational and reassurance skills associated with working in a complex environment associated with planned / unplanned work based activities
9. Well-developed human resource management skills
10. Ability to review/ plan staff rota in accordance with Trust guidance / service need and mitigate workforce risks associated with staff deployment
11. Demonstrates the key strengths and motivators of the role within the domains of integrity, ownership delivery and relating to others.
12. Proven ability to analyse and use data to support decision making and identify trends
13. Evidence of a range of post registration competencies associated with the practice setting and the ability to teach and supervise others learning new skills / procedures
14. Able to effectively present information to groups / health
15. Well-developed coaching skills care professionals in formal / informal group settings
16. Ability to work under pressure across competing demands/ proprieties and demonstrate appropriate delegation and prioritisation skills
17. Can demonstrate understanding of Mental Capacity Act/ Safeguarding principles applied to the theatre practice setting
18. Proven delegation skills
19. Good IT/ Keyboard skills. Knowledge as a minimum of Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams
20. Skilled motivator / negotiator
21. Able to consistently manage complex / contentious situations with staff / multidisciplinary colleagues to address and solve complex situations /problems
22. Well-developed leadership and organisational skills
23. Ability to demonstrate passion for staff development
24. Ability to demonstrate integrity and ownership
25. Flexible, reliable and adaptive approach to role – showing commitment to role development and the development of others
26. Flexible approach to shift patterns and service needs which may involve working in different areas or cross site working in different practice settings
27. Ability to travel across all Trust sites/ services to attend meetings
28. Experience in staff / practice development including undertaking appraisals and Personal development plans
29. Management experience including management of rota, resources, budgets and staff.
30. While coordinating, ensure beds are managed accordingly and the information is communicated to the team in a timely manner.