This post is for internal candidates to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust and Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust. If you are not currently working within either of these Trusts, your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.
Job overview
Are you an experienced and dynamic Nurse or ODP who is passionate about education and staff development? We are looking for a Professional Development Team Leader, to provide education and practice development for our Theatre team at PRH.
The successful applicant will have extensive peri-operative experience, knowledge and skills, particularly as a scrub practitioner.
You must demonstrate effective leadership and managerial skills and enjoy working alongside the multi-professional team. You will be self motivated, energetic and receptive to change. You must be able to lead, oversee and develop, the delivery of evidence based, high quality care to patients.
You will act as an expert practitioner and role model in order to develop the workforce and clinical practice. You will be required to work strategically and operationally within the team to promote the teaching, training and on-going development of a multi-professional team.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will be expected to work closely with all staff members within the theatre team to support their training and development needs.
As a Professional Development Team Leader you will work clinically with both newly qualified and experienced staff to ensure best practice within the clinical areas, alongside formal classroom & online based teaching. This includes both pre and post-registration learners.
The post holder will work in collaboration with the Clinical Lead for Theatre Education and Theatre management team to establish and maintain an a supportive learning environment, updating and developing practices and training by using their extensive knowledge and experience in peri-operative practice. Bringing innovation and a positivity to the team.
The post holder will be expected to work as a change agent with the rest of the senior theatre team within the department, taking forward standards and shaping the future of perioperative practice, within our services. They will work as part of the theatre professional development team to standardise perioperative practice cross-site and identify opportunities for improvement.
They will work with the Clinical Lead for Theatre Education and management team to ensure staff achieve the required clinical competencies by the development and implementation of a variety of educational packages in response to service, trust and individual need.
Working for your organisation
Our Poppy’s Promise Commitment
We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team — clinical or non-clinical — plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.
We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.
Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.
By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values — ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.
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