Job overview
We are recruiting for a Maternity Theatre Team Manager who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The role is part clinical and non-clinical therefore it is essential to be experienced in these areas as well to have the ability to organise, train and develop the team to address the elevated need presently and in the future.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be caring for patients undergoing clinical/peri-operative procedures by leading effectively within the multi-disciplinary theatre team, and to have responsibility for the standard of service and patient care delivered.
You will consistently maintain the health, safety and control of infection in clinical work areas.
The successful candidate will plan, implement and evaluate the peri-operative care of patients as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
You will also prepare, monitor and maintain materials and equipment for clinical procedures.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
* RGN and/or ODP
* Registration with NMC/HPC
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Mentorship / preceptorship qualification
Desirable criteria
* Completion of relevant critical care modules at level 2 and /or level3 (Diploma/BSc)
* Advanced life support certificate
* Management qualification
* Appraisal management
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
* Relevant experience at band 6 or equivalent
* Participation in formulation of procedures to ensure best practise
* Teaching and assessing
* Experience in a specialised area of theatre work
* Implementation of personal development plans
Desirable criteria
* Peri-operative practice.....multi skilled in anaesthetics, recovery and scrub
* Management experience
* Managing a team
* Management of more than one theatre area
* Experience in appraisal techniques
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Can implement research based practise.
* Knows of patient focused approach
* Understands Clinical Governance
* Teamwork
* Knows how to carry out an audit and interpret and collate information and data
* Knowledge of DipHe ODP course and support required pre and post qualification by staff at Band 6 and below
* Knows the aims of the Trust
* Can reconcile the need for quality care with the necessity of excellent budget management
Desirable criteria
* Knows how to formulate and implement policy and procedure
* How to understand and manage budgets
Skills
Essential criteria
* Can perform in the role of either/and/or anaesthetic assistant, scrub and circulating assistant, recovery person.
* Adaptable and flexible approach to work
* Demonstrates clear communication
* Can effectively and efficiently run a suite of theatresl
* Can delegate work when appropriate
* Can organise and prioritise
* Can participate in the audit process
* Can perform effectively in an emergency situation
* Places value on the patient experience
* Has specialist skills in a relevant area of theatre work
* Has leadership skills
* Can develop a group of people into a team Is self aware
* Can participate in resource management
* Can motivate a team
Desirable criteria
* Has specialist skills in a relevant area of theatre work
* Has leadership skills
* Can develop a group of people into a team
* Is self aware
* Can participate in resource management
* Can utilise data to provide meaningful information
Our values
We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.
Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
Committed to our Community
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.
We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing resourcing.enh-tr@nhs.net
We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.
We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.