Deputy Team Leader (Scarborough & Bridlington)

Job overview

Band 6 Permanent:  Scarborough/Bridlington

Deputy Team Leader

An exciting opportunity has arisen in theatres at Scarborough Hospital/Bridlington Hospital, to recruit a Band 6 Deputy Team Leader within our surgical team.

We are looking for a highly motivated, dynamic practitioner with the appropriate clinical and scrub experience.

You will work alongside the Band 7 to support the team, and continuously develop our service to provide excellent care for our patients. The successful applicant will need to demonstrate a keen interest in improving and developing their leadership skills, to enable management of staff and be an effective role model demonstrating high levels of clinical competence & expertise.

You need to have the ability to confidently coordinate the multidisciplinary team, and be able to confidently handle challenging situations.

You will have a minimum of 3 years, Band 5 Theatre anaesthetic experience. You should be able to demonstrate involvement in service improvement with some evidence of change management. You will demonstrate skills in self-management including time management, prioritisation and organisational skills.

This is a demanding role where you will be expected to exhibit knowledge of how we work towards our Trust's vision and be a real team player.

Shift patterns will include covering weekends and bank holidays.  You must be able to commit to a rotating shift pattern.

Main duties of the job

You will manage your teams in order to ensure the right workforce is available to deliver person centred care, in a safe and effective clinical environment.

• Demonstrate advanced clinical skills and the ability to prioritise care delivery.
• Recognise the importance of a MDT approach to patient care and coordinate the care delivery acknowledging individual personal contributions, including statutory and voluntary organisations with the professional guidelines.
• To actively participate in the assessing, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for the patient, and to contribute to the continuing development of nursing care in agreement with the Department’s objectives.
• Ensure nursing practice is evidence based and support and develop research initiatives, applying the findings to practice.
• Advise patients and carers of all aspects of the care and promote compliance where appropriate.
• The post holder is responsible and accountable for their own practice in line with Trust Infection Prevention and Control policies that reflect evidence, best practice and legislative requirements.
• Demonstrate advanced leadership skills and the ability to delegate and assess staff performance through the IDR process, and use of objective setting as a development tool.
• Provide clinical advice and support to junior staff and where appropriate other health workers.
• Scrub experience is essential.

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for further job details and requirements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.  We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.  If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.  It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.  We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers.  This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment