Orthopaedic Theatres Scrub: Sister/Charge nurse/Senior ODP
You will lead a team of highly skilled theatre practitioners within the Orthopaedic scrub team. It is expected that the successful applicant will enforce the trusts values and behaviours and instil them into the scrub team. Highly skilled and adaptable, you will be supported to learn and develop your skills and teach others within the department.
The post holder has a key leadership and management role at the Senior level and will assist the team manager with the continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation, and evaluation of care, and the setting of standards of care within theatres.
As an expert scrub practitioner in the perioperative setting, you will be responsible for providing high standards of care that comply with evidence-based practice. In line with trust values and expectations, you will also ensure an environment that is conducive to well-being and staff development.
Main duties of the job
- Within their clinical setting, provide support to the team manager in delivering the current NHS Strategic Plan, the Trust’s strategic goals, and the implementation of the Stockport Accreditation and Recognition Scheme, including effective leadership, setting, monitoring, and maintaining optimal care standard
- Be visible and accessible in the clinical area for patients, relatives, and staff
- Lead by example by adhering to and implementing all policies and standard operating procedures, acting as a role model, taking responsibility for own professional development, and supporting a named team
- Provide leadership that promotes patient centred care
- Assist in maintaining an environment conducive to education, teaching, audit, and training, maintaining an ethos of evidence-based practice
- Provide clinical leadership and management of staff ensuring the delivery of the highest professional standards through staff development and individual performance appraisal/review
- Uphold standards of care and expected behaviours in accordance with the Trust’s values
- Assist the Senior Team in supporting and contributing to agreed developments within the Business Group
- Identify equipment priorities to support the care of patients and staff in their physical environment, undertaking risk assessments as required/directly
- Ensure the efficient use of resources, monitoring quality and expenditure
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union – for local financial advice
Job responsibilities
- Within their clinical setting, provide support to the team manager in delivering the current NHS Strategic Plan, the Trusts strategic goals, and the implementation of the Stockport Accreditation and Recognition Scheme, including effective leadership, setting, monitoring, and maintaining optimal care standard
- Be visible and accessible in the clinical area for patients, relatives, and staff
- Lead by example by adhering to and implementing all policies and standard operating procedures, acting as a role model, taking responsibility for own professional development, and supporting a named team
- Provide leadership that promotes patient centred care
- Assist in maintaining an environment conducive to education, teaching, audit, and training, maintaining an ethos of evidence-based practice
- Provide clinical leadership and management of staff ensuring the delivery of the highest professional standards through staff development and individual performance appraisal/review
- Uphold standards of care and expected behaviours in accordance with the Trusts Value
- Maintain personal standards of conduct and behaviour, which are consistent with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), and/or The Health and Care professionals Council (HCPC) requirements and expectation
- Assist the Senior Team in supporting and contributing to agreed developments within the Business Group
- Identify equipment priorities to support the care of patients and staff in their physical environment, undertaking risk assessments as required/directly
- Ensure the efficient use of resources, monitoring quality and expenditure
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- NMC/HCPC pin
- Working towards a degree
Skills and Abilities
- Evidence of implementing departmental quality improvements
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Critical analysis and problem solving skills
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
Experience
- Extensive experience of working in Orthopaedic Scrub within Operating Theatres
- Evidence of departmental leadership and management experience within a perioperative environment
Knowledge
- Has relevant skills and knowledge specialities required to participate in provision of service over 24/7 period
- Evidence of leadership qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata per annum
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