Scrub Team Leader
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Royal London Hospital for two dynamic, innovative, and highly motivated Renal & Transplant and Pain & Ophthalmology Theatre Practitioners to join our team as a Band 7 Senior Team Leader. We are seeking professionals with substantial experienceas a Band 6 either in Renal & Transplant and Pain & Ophthalmology scrub roles within an acute hospital setting to lead teams within Adult Theatres.
Our hospital boasts 21 state-of-the-art theatres dedicated to a range of elective and emergency specialties and complex procedures, including hepatobiliary surgery, complex ENT, trauma and orthopaedics, reconstructive orthopaedics, neurosurgery, complex vascular surgery,interventional radiology, maxillofacial surgery, robotic procedures, renal transplants, plastic and reconstructive surgery, urology, and ophthalmic surgery.
We also offer paediatric expertise to the major trauma service for Southeast England. The successful candidate will lead and support a team of theatre scrub professionals, ensuring high standards of patient care are delivered. A key responsibility will be providing clinical supervision and developing team members to ensure they possess the skills and attributesrequired to support the service safely within The Royal London Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for effective and efficient operational day to daymanagement of the practice setting, including standards of care, budget managementand control, clinical governance staff development and training. The post holder isprofessionally accountable for the maintenance of standards of professional practiceand standards of care.
They will provide professional clinical leadership within adefined practice setting and provide direction and inspirational leadership to allmembers within the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will undertake and supervise clinical practice, audit, research andteaching to set, monitor and continuously improve standards of care and patientexperience.
The post holder is accountable for managing and developing teamperformance, managing a devolved budget ensuring efficient and effective use ofphysical and human resources. The post holder will Take ultimate responsibility for the standard of the environmentwithin his/her identified area of responsibility, ensuring patients' needs are met andstaff maintain cleanliness as defined by national standards.
They will be accessibleand visible to staff, patients and visitors and will ensure that patients are treated withrespect and dignity. They will act as professional role models and provide direction andinspirational leadership to all members of the multi-disciplinary team within the area forwhich accountable for.
About us
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.
Job 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 knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications · Essential
NMC Registered Nurse/ HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner Specialist knowledge of theatres procedures / instrumentation acquired though degree or diploma plus experience and further post registration study / experience or management qualification in a related field Certificate of Mentorship or clinical supervision and assessor training Leadership training
Desirable
Working towards master's degree or above.
Experience · Essential
Sufficient and/or extensive experience at band 6 level within Scrub role Experience in staff / practice development including undertaking appraisals and Personal development plans. Management experience including management of rota, resources, budgets and staff.
Knowledge · Essential
Good IT/Keyboard skills. Knowledge as a minimum of Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams Can demonstrate understanding of Mental Capacity Act/Safeguarding principles applied to the theatre practice setting
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
