Job overview

Are you a passionate and experienced practitioner ready to take the next step in your career? We’re looking for a dynamic Band 6 Team Leader to join our team on a permanent basis. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a leadership role and is committed to delivering high-quality care and driving positive outcomes.

We’re seeking individuals who are highly motivated, proactive, and bring proven experience in clinical practice. You’ll need strong leadership and team management skills, along with a commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.

In this role, you’ll lead and support a multidisciplinary team, ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care, foster a culture of collaboration, learning, and excellence, and contribute to service development and innovation.

Joining us means becoming part of a supportive and forward-thinking environment, with opportunities for career progression and training, and the chance to make a real impact in your community.

 

 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the effective and efficient operational supervision of the department, within a specialised area of expertise; 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 multidisciplinary team within the area for which they are accountable for.  The post holder will be involved in the development of protocols/guidelines and any key development to ensure the service is the best it can be. Working across  Bedfordshire NHS Trust, the post holder is accountable for the provision, organisation, delivery and development of safe, high quality patient care within their specialty and sphere of responsibility and competency including “scrubbing and circulating” for Robotics and other multi speciality  department working alongside the band 7 senior theatre practitioner.

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton.  Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

 

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.