Deputy Team Leader Anaesthetics - RGH - INTERNAL

Newport, Wales, United Kingdom

7/8/2025

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED IN ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

The Theatre unit at Royal Gwent Hospital is searching for a new deputy team leader who will possess a productive and dynamic working energy to assist the Lead ODP manage a large team of registered Anaesthetic Practitioners and ensure the provision of effective efficient and appropriate high quality patient care. The successful candidate will be responsible for organising safe and efficient peri-operative patient care within our elective nine- theatre department and additional satellite Theatres. RGH theatres cover a wide range of specialities such as Orthopaedic, Urology, ENT, Maxillofacial, Gynaecology, General, Ophthalmology and Paediatrics. The highly motivated deputy lead will be expected to assist staff in providing optimum standards of care whilst also supporting the team leader with delegated managerial based tasks. ABUHB Theatres currently have five sites where cross site working may be required and candidates may be redeployed to provide Band 6 cover in other Theatre departments and sites within ABUHB as the service requires.

Main duties of the job

To support the Lead ODP in a clinical environment that is patient and public focused.

To provide expert clinical advice to team members and assist in developing an environment which supports the value of patient care within the CSS directorate.

To provide day to day leadership and supervision for both qualified and unqualified staff and students.

To assess, evaluate, implement and maintain high standards of patient care throughout the perioperative journey, assisting the anaesthetist in delivering safe, patient focused and efficient care.

To implement and demonstrate compliance with 8 Steps to Safer Surgery.

To assist the Lead ODP in monitoring the work of the team, managing attendance at work and performance.

To be aware of and demonstrate practice based on current advances in healthcare.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Effective communicator
• Knowledge of current issues in health care
• Knowledge of research and its application in practice
• Evidence of ongoing professional and clinical development at expert level
• All specialist core skills required for the care of patients during the peri-operative period.
• Ability to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individualised and evidence based care
• Efficient use of specialist equipment and materials
• Ability to organise and manage groups of staff
• Ability to lead change with appropriate change management theories
• Understand and assist in risk management, incident reporting and investigation
• Comprehensive knowledge of ABUHB policy and procedures
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Ability to speak Welsh
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant clinical anaesthetic practice at Band 5 or above
• Evidence of ongoing professional and clinical development
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of shift / Team development
  
  

Qualifications And/or Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) HCPC registered
• Teaching and Assessing qualification
• Mentorship qualification
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Leadership qualification
• Degree or working towards
  
  

Values

Essential criteria

• Good written and IT skills
• Professionally assertive. Must be willing to act as a patients advocate in communications with other Health Professionals
• Able to work under pressure and manage own stress robustly, and that of the team.
• Patient and Public focussed
• Flexible in approach, adaptable, approachable, caring and empathetic
• Must be willing to develop autonomous practice and demonstrate loyalty and synergy with the senior nursing team.
• Must be willing to assume lead and link responsibilities within the unit and be prepared to ’act up’ in the Team Leaders absence.
• Demonstrates awareness of professional limitations
• Willingness to show initiative and self-directed learning
• Reliable and flexible to the needs of the service and the team.
  
  

Other

Essential criteria

• Other Special requirements to perform in the role e.g. Ability to travel within geographical area. Able to work hours flexibly. Anything else not covered above.