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Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Good inter personal skills with the ability to communicate effectively using a variety of methods, both written and oral.
- Skills
Ability to plan, allocate and supervise the work of the team.
- Skills
Able to work in a fast changing challenging environment actively supporting and promoting planned change.
- Skills
Good understanding of current NHS issues and requirement for efficiency and effectiveness whilst maintaining quality.
- Skills
Evidence of competent clinical skills.
- Skills
Able to encourage/instruct all staff to use resources effectively and efficiently.
- Experience
Experience at band 5 Thoracic theatre scrub experience.
- Experience
Supervision on non-registered staff.
- Experience
Pre-registration and post basic students.
- Experience
Evidence and ability to mentor.
- Experience
Ability to manage the clinical area efficiently and effectively.
- Experience
Ability to convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner to patients, relatives/carers and staff.
- Qualifications
Registered nurse.
- Qualifications
Recognised post graduate theatre course.
- Qualifications
Mentorship Course or equivelant.
- Qualifications
Evidence of Leadership course/training.
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Able to work within set time frames, with good prioritising skills in meeting deadlines.
- Qualifications
Evidence of continuing professional development/education
- Qualifications
Leadership course /completed programme.
Job overview
Barts Heart Centre - Help us build one of Europe’s largest cardiovascular centres
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Band 6 Senior Theatre Nurse Practitioner/Associate Team Leader
Cardiothoracic Theatres
The new Barts Heart Centre has brought together the services of some of the best cardiovascular experts in the country who will work together to create a single specialist centre for cardiovascular disease to cover all our local communities.
You will be joining us at an incredibly exciting time, as we realise a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve services for today’s patients and future generations and create a world class cardiovascular service. This post is for our Cardiothoracic Theatres.
Main duties of the job
The development of a new centre has created vacancies for Band 6 senior cardiothoracic scrub practitioners. We are looking to recruit skilled and experienced individuals who are looking for a new challenge. They will be providing clinical leadership support across the cardiac surgical programme delivered in a new 10 theatre complex with cardiac, thoracic, Robotic and thorocoabdominal aneurysm surgery, complex electrophysiology cases and the nationally recognised Heart Attack Centre which services North and East London. There is the opportunity to develop leadership skills, mentorship and development of junior staff members and look towards opportunities for further academic studies. There is the opportunity to develop your leadership skills, spend time mentoring junior staff and reinforcement of safe practice within a large theatre setting.
We offer a wide range of development opportunities including extensive mandatory training, Band 6 development programme, the opportunity for further academic studies and attendance at external conferences and courses.
If you like the sound of this exciting opportunity we would like to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Sister/ Charge Nurse/Team Leader – Cardiothoracic with Barts Health NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Team leader role. The advertised salary is £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inc. The contract type is 12 months (Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12months). The application deadline is 24 Sep 2026.
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