Job summary
- Main area
- Theatre Admissions Unit
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (30 hours - minimum contract considered.)
- Job ref
- 190-0310-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/05/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 02/06/2025
Employer heading
Senior Practitioner (RGN/ODP) - Theatre Admission Unit
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for Sister/Charge Nurses to join our department at Northern General Hospitals and Royal Hallamshire Hospitals.
The post holders will work in conjunction with the Lead Practitioner to develop and implement, a quality peri-operative service to meet the needs of all clients requiring surgery. Responsible for the smooth and efficient running of Theatre Admissions Unit at Northern General Hospital.
Other duties will be to deputise for team Lead Practitioner in their absent managing staffing, efficient use of theatre time and attending relevant meetings. Assist and support the Lead Practitioner in the development and implementation of an effective strategy to reflect the needs of Operating Services Business plan and annual service objectives.
Main duties of the job
Maintain a dynamic enthusiastic role model providing clinical leadership on speciality issues to ensure a high standard of care
Incorporating evidence/research based practice. The post holder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised programmes of care of patients during pre- operative and peri-operative period.
Evaluate the patients programme of care with other members of the care team.
Recognise the rights, dignity and confidentiality of the patient, staff and visitors and ensure they are protected at all times.
Co-operate with staff from other departments to develop effective channels of communication and to provide a safe and caring environment for patients, relatives and members of the multidisciplinary team.
In collaboration with Lead Practitioner develop clinical standards, policies and procedures to ensure a high quality service is delivered.
Act at all times within the policies and procedures of the Unit/Directorate.
May assist/ undertake audit to ensure that the service provision complies with agreed clinical standards, policies and procedures.
To promote innovation in clinical practice by obtaining, evaluating and disseminating information to support clinical decision making.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Practitioners (General Level 1) with valid NMC Registration or equivalent HCPC registration
- To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Management experience
- Completion of Mentor Preparation.
- Working towards degree level credits in associated pathway
Desirable criteria
- Post registration specialist course
- Management and Leadership Qualification.
- Assessor qualification
- Relevant Degree.
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive clinical experience in area of specialism
- Evidence of setting, implementing and audit of clinical standards.
- Evidence of promoting high quality clinical practice as expert in the team
- Evidence of responding to change in a positive manner
- Ability to demonstrate development of individualised programmes of care.
- Knowledge of Risk Management.
- An understanding of the clinical governance agenda
Desirable criteria
- Development of clinical competencies.
- Experience of clinical supervision.
- Involvement in research projects and quality developments.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Recruitment and Selection
- IPR/Appraisal Mechanisms
- Staff Communication
- Staff Counselling
- Staff Development Forums
- Seamless Surgery
- Patient Flow
Desirable criteria
- Human Resource Management Skills
- Experience of Change Management
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Wild
- Job title
- Lead Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 2715840
- Additional information
email preferred - to move on to arrange a mutually agreeable time to call.
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