Job overview
Are you a skilled and passionate Scrub Practitioner ready to take the next step in your career?
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Scrub Team leader to join our dedicated Orthopaedic Surgical Teams at Chorley and District Hospital.
As a scrub team leader, you will play a pivotal role in leading a specialist team within our Orthopaedic theatres, ensuring the highest standards of perioperative care. You will be responsible for coordinating theatre activity, supporting junior staff and working closely with the multidisciplinary team to deliver, safe efficient and compassionate care to patients undergoing Orthopaedic surgery.
At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, our commitment is clear: deliver truly holistic, compassionate care that respects individuality and builds strong team spirit. We live by our Trust Values — caring deeply, working collaboratively, and taking personal responsibility for every patient’s journey.
Main duties of the job
To support the clinical manger in the day to day efficient running of the clinical area by providing strong leadership and direction to the team by monitoring and maintaining standards of care and professional practice.
Be responsible for ensuring the planning, delivery and evaluation of care to meet the personalised Health and wellbeing needs of patients in line with the Trust Values / HCPC and NMC professional frameworks.
Ensure the productive operation of the clinical area by ensuring that a well organised and safe environment is maintained.
Act as a strong role model and encourage and support the professional development of self and others. Provide clinical supervision and direction for all colleagues and students to support hem in reaching their full potential.
Working for our organisation
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Assist and support the Clinical Manager in the
safe and effective management of the service
including management of staff, facilities and
associated systems and processes.
2. Communicate all relevant information to the
multidisciplinary team internally and with external
organisations as required, to ensure seamless
care
3. Acts as a role model presenting a positive image
of self, the team and the organisation.
4. Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination
of care, making optimal use of operating
sessions. Identify potential bottlenecks and
facilitate smooth patient flow through the
department.
5. Ensure a high standard of service delivery is
delivered by self and others based on assessment,
planning, implementation and evaluation of care to
meet patients’ needs in accordance with agreed local and National standards and evidence based
guidelines.
6. Set, monitor and maintain standards of care to
improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
7. Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety,
conforming to health, safety and security legislation,
policies, procedures and guidelines.
8. Communicate all relevant information to the
multidisciplinary team internally and with external
organisations as required, to ensure seamless care
9. Promote provision of patient education and health
promotion
10. Promote equality in care and practice by recognising,
respecting and meeting the needs and choices of
individuals
11. Ensures environment of care is safe, well equipped
and compliant with standards for hygiene and
cleanliness.
12. Participate in education and training of junior staff
encouraging professional growth and development.
13. Maintain and develop own professional competence
and seek to extend the scope of personal knowledge
and skills within scope of role and professional
practice
14. Demonstrates and maintains competence in
anaesthetic practice (ODP’s)
Person specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential criteria
15. Registered nurse / ODP with current NMC/ HCPC registration
16. Evidence of current and continuing professional development
17. Extensive experience in Scrub
18. Mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards following 12 months commencement in post.
Desirable criteria
19. Degree in related health care area
20. Level 3 ILM (Institute of leadership and Management) or equivalent.
21. Core people management skill
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
22. Awareness of changes in practice and the ability to implement change.
23. Knowledge of Clinical Governance and the relevance to practice
24. Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
25. Knowledge of escalation and cancellation processes
Desirable criteria
26. Knowledge of ethical issues
27. Knowledge of Leadership and Management
28. Research and Development
29. Experience of budgetary management