Job overview

The successful applicant must show a commitment to high quality patient care and excellent team work along with a genuine interest in the care of patients undergoing invasive procedures.  It will also be required to work in partnership with other teams within the Theatre Central cluster, supporting staff, students, patients and relatives.

Children’s Theatres currently has 3 Theatres, day of surgery admissions, a recovery /discharge area, and preoperative assessment.  We are situated on level 2 within Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust. Specialities covered within Children’s Theatres include Urology, ENT, Plastics, Maxillo-facial, Orthopaedics, General Surgery, community dental, Ophthalmology, etc.  A mixture of day case, in-patient, elective and emergency work is undertaken within the unit.

Plymouth Hospitals is a large acute trust in the Southwest of England, situated on the Devon and Cornwall border and provides perioperative care for elective and emergency patients across the region. The hospital is a designated Trauma Centre and tertiary referral centre for Neurological and Cardiac patients. The trust is a teaching hospital with close links to the Peninsula Medical School and the University of Plymouth.

Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

Working within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct/HPC Professional Guidelines,  be responsible for one’s own professional conduct and monitor those aspects within the theatre team

Deputise on a rotational basis for the nominated cluster Team Leader

To actively influence the overall efficiency and development of the theatre service.  Working with Senior Team leader, Clinical Services Manager and Theatre Operational team.

Working with the Senior Team Leader, identify and develop clinical changes to working practice and working in different ways to enhance the service provision.

Provide daily leadership and clinical support for designated recovery.  Maintaining 85% clinical and 15% managerial role within designated theatre including managing theatre suite out of hours. 

To work with the Division Matron on improvement initiatives.

To work in collaboration with the Senior team leader on the procurement of supplies and equipment within the designated area. 

To work with Theatre Central Stores team on stock management initiatives.

Working for our organisation

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.