Theatre Lead Nurse/ODP

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

Are you an experienced Theatre Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner with a passion for leadership, safety and delivering outstanding care for women and birthing people?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Maternity Theatre Lead Nurse/ODP to provide clinical, operational and professional leadership within our busy maternity theatre service. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping and developing a responsive, high-quality service while supporting the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe and effective care 24 hours a day.

As the Maternity Theatre Lead, you will work closely with the Maternity Matron, Obstetricians, Anaesthetists, Midwives and Theatre Teams to ensure the highest standards of clinical practice, governance and patient experience are maintained.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the effective and efficient operational management of the department; including budgetary awareness, clinical governance, staff development and training. The post holder will be expected to provide professional leadership within the clinical area and provide direction and inspirational leadership to all members of the multi-disciplinary team within the area for which they are accountable for. The post holder will be involved in the development of protocols / guidelines and patient information.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience of managing an area; including management of rotas, resources, budgets and staff.
• Experience in staff / practice development including undertaking appraisals
• Personal development plans
• Experience of audit / research based nursing practice
• Experience of resource management
• Experience of clinical supervision

Desirable criteria

• Experience of analysing detailed information
• Experience of conducting own projects successfully and follow through action
• Experience of ITU/ HDU nursing

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
• Awareness of government led and professional issues relating to nursing / patient care
• Ability to identify patient and staff diversity issues and proactive in addressing of these in business planning and service provision
• Demonstrate an awareness of clinical governance and risk management and how this effects their role and the department
• Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood
• Ability to administer prescribed medication including blood products
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong leadership and team working skills
• Computer skills including the ability to use Microsoft Word and other health databases
• Ability to adapt staffing to changing patient need

Desirable criteria

• Ability to actively participate in and develop initiatives from the NHS Plan
• Ability to use and Understand Electronic Patient Records (EPR)
• Ability to interpret and analyse complex data and findings.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
• Evidence of ongoing professional development in relevant area of speciality supplemented by specialist clinical, managerial training and CPD
• Management qualification or equivalent experience
• RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC
• Practitioner on the HCPC register

Other

Essential criteria

• The ability to undertake reflective thinking on own practice
• Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations

Visa Sponsorship Information

This role is subject to UK immigration requirements. Where sponsorship is required, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa in accordance with current UK Visas and Immigration rules, including any salary, qualification, and role-specific requirements applicable at the time of appointment. Candidates who require sponsorship will only be considered where the post is eligible and where all sponsorship criteria can be met. Evidence of the right to work in the UK will be required before appointment. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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