Deputy Team Leader, Robot Theatre

Are you looking for a development opportunity? Are you someone who thrives working in a fast paced environment where every day brings different challenges? Then look no further!

An exciting secondment opportunity to become part of the management team in Robot Theatres at the Leicester Royal Infirmary.

Robot Theatres is an integral and rewarding service that will certainly keep you busy!

We are looking for an experienced Operating Department Practitioner, Theatre/Anaesthetic Nurse who isready to take the next step in their continuing professional development.

Can you demonstrate organisational skills such as time management, task prioritisation and development of others; through effective clinical, managerial/ leadership skills? Then this is the post for you!

This Deputy Team leader post offers a multitude of experiences to enhance your managerial and clinical skills by working alongside skilled practitioners and members of the wider multi-disciplinary Team.

Educational resources such as Centre for Clinical Practice, accredited Leadership/Development courses, degree modules funding and cultural ambassadors ensure equal opportunity career development.

Job description

Support Team Leader/Matron to ensure clinical environment is safe, clean, comfortable and well maintained in line with patient and public expectations.

Ensure delivery of care to all patients when in charge meet the standards determined by the Sister/Charge Nurse/Team Leader.

Ensure self and team members provide a personalised service to patients in accordance with agreed standards and promotes quality, diversity and rights.

Contribute to setting, maintaining and monitoring of standards of care to optimum levels and lead improvement of care through benchmarking, audit and research.

In the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse/Team Leader ensure adequate support, safe mentorship and supervision of learner nurses and staff.

Proactively seek feedback on patient and public experience in order to address concerns in a timely manner and build on success.

(Please refer to the job description/person specification for further details)

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN/First Level ODP
• Recognised NMC Teaching and Assessing Qualification or equivalent experience
• Evidence of Post registration Educational Continuing development
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Desirable

• Clincal Leadership programme
• Degree in nursing or health related subject
• ITAPS Practitioner In Charge Programme

Training & Experience

Essential

• Completion of Practice Assessor preparation day and evidence of recent experience in supporting/assessing learners' practice in workplace
• Able to undertake the role of Practitioner in Charge and lead a Theatre on a day to day basis
• Demonstrates a high level of clinical expertise
• Good understanding of quality, safety and risk management

Desirable

• Audit experience/research skills
• Development of multi disciplinary working practices
• Demonstrates knowledge of clinical risk management

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

• Use initiative with ability to lead an co-ordinate a muti-disciplinary team
• Evidence of good written and verbal communication skills
• Dynamic, challenging individual, able to lead a team
• Able to influence other professional groups
• Effective Communicator and negotiator
• Acts as a Clinical Role model and Support for all Multi disciplinary learners within the ward or department.
• Participates in formal and informal teaching

Desirable

• Computer literacy
• Project management

Planning and Organisational

Essential

• Examples of ability to prioritise

Desirable

• Innovative and creative leadership skills/techniques

Resource Utilisation

Essential

• Demonstrate understanding of efficient and effective use of resources where workload can be unpredictable
• Knowledge and understanding of budget responsibility to reduce waste
• Demonstrates the ability to prioritise and implement and use new ways of working
• Basic knowledge of budgetary management

Desirable

• Business planning experience
• Knowledge of budget managemen

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of innovation and achievements in Clinical Practice
• Recognises own limitations
• Can analyse activity data and plans workforce accordingly.
• Demonstrate the ability to see problems arising and plan to avoid or manage them appropriately.

Desirable

• Business planning experience
• Previous budget management.
• Maintains sickness levels within Trust target.

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