You will need to be a highly organised individual who can lead a team ensuring the highest standards of patient safety and care a.....
You will need to be a highly organised individual who can lead a team ensuring the highest standards of patient safety and care are maintained. The teaching and developing of junior colleagues will be an important part of your role; therefore, it is important that you be in possession of a relevant teaching certificate. Acting as a role model within your team the wider department and as an ambassador for our organisation will be an expectation. You must have the ability to plan, coordinate and deliver high standards of care across all theatres while maintaining patient safety at all times. Act as a role model and manage barriers to effective communication, share information and resources, share opinions respectfully and be able to effectively explore and resolve any complex/difficult issues which may arise. An ability to evaluate your own work, receive and provide feedback to others is essential. You will be required to lead teams and support others in their role and must be proactive in decision-making whilst facilitating staff training and education. This role involves being able to manage equipment, repairs, stock, ordering and report faults. As a major trauma center, it is important to have an insight into emergency preparedness such as major incident, business continuity, operational resilience, evacuation planning and infectious diseases. Willing to take part in audit, risk assessments and clinical supervision. Also to be prepared to take on any additional training required for the role such as DATIX, allocate health roster etc. Job Purpose Support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse / Senior ODP with professional accountability and standards, ensuring professional practices in line with the requirements of the NMC / HCPC and the Trust. Act as a deputy and effectively manage the Department / Theatre resource when the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse / Senior ODP is absent. Ensure that quality indicators (CAT / Safety Thermometer) returns for Theatre / Department are completed monthly. Ensure all staff within Theatre / Department are kept fully appraised of all the governance indicators relating to their Theatre and Department and participate in bringing about improvements where necessary. Communicates with patients, carers and the wider multi-disciplinary team and in so doing, acknowledges / accommodates barriers to communication and understanding including speech, hearing, language and emotions. Receives and delivers confidential and sensitive information which will be complex and sensitive (e.g. child protection or adult safeguarding). Assesses complex issues and facilitates decision making relating to patient care, safety treatment options and outcomes, and supervises others in doing this. Attends Directorate Sisters / Charge Nurse / Senior ODP meetings and Trust wide Sisters / Charge Nurse / ODP Forums. The Team Leader is responsible for ensuring all theatre data collection forms are accurately completed. The Team Leader is responsible for ensuring that staff fully comply with the all policies relating to the theatre environment. The Team Leader will be expected to make decisions and organise staff into the specific areas where the work is required. To be proactive & make decisions when extra staff may be required to be called in to support activity. To liaise with surgical teams during discussions regarding priority patients. The Team Leader will be expected to ensure that Consultants are identified and encouraged to discuss patient priority procedures with each other and the Anesthetist. Use down time to facilitate staff training & education by using the time productively such as ensuring staff actively use time for mandatory training. Use the time during no activity to ensure staff stock and clean theatres and surrounding areas to ensure theatres maintain high standards of cleanliness and are fully prepared at all times toreceive patients for surgery. Advise and support junior members of staff. Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
