Theatre Team Leader

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for three, Band 6 General Surgery Scrub Team Leader to join the team at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital for secondment post cover.

We are looking for an experienced practitioners/Nurses to lead and manage teams trust wide within the General Surgery Scrub team of band 6s.

You must be dynamic , flexible and forward thinking and motivated to drive change and creative ways of working to  cover trust wide service needs.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

"Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made."

Main duties of the job

Would you like to work for a Trust where you can be proud of the contribution you will make to delivering high quality healthcare with a personal touch, come and join a Trust which recognises the contribution our Nursing, Midwifery and Operating Department Practitioners make, and values the work they do.

This is reflected in our current 5 year strategy vision “to develop a valued and respected workforce who are given the skills to inspire and innovate across professions”.

We currently have a vacancy for a keen and enthusiastic person with extended experience in Anaesthetics to join our team at the  Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital.   The successful candidate will also be be working  with the team across sites when required.  As a Registered Nurse/ Operating Department Practitioner in our Trust, you should be committed to delivering a professional, caring and compassionate approach, putting patient care at the heart of all you do.

The successful candidate will provide support and senior cover in the department where the service requires.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assist in the provision of nursing care and maintain high clinical standards

To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC / HPCP Code of Professional Conduct

Develop over time and contribute to the management of a clinical area and take charge in the absence of the theatre team manager

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates teamworking and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries