The managerial structure consists of a Day Case Matron, with dedicated Band 7 Day Case Leads and several Team Leaders, covering a wide range of surgical specialties.
You must be enthusiastic, self-motivated with a commitment to working with our multi-disciplinary team in providing safe, quality care for all our patients.
The post holder will be dedicated, flexible and have excellent communication skills. Suitable applicants should have demonstrable theatre experience, but consideration will be given to enthusiastic applicants without theatre experience as we have our own Clinical Education Team to support training, preceptorship and development for Theatre Staff.
The successful candidate will be based in St Helens theatres which is a Day Case Unit where we consider flexible working requests and have a dedicated education team and clinical practice lead on site to support them in the role. The applicant will not be required to work night shifts or participate in the on-call system. The applicant will be flexible working weekends (currently Saturdays only) and may be asked to work across site in Whiston theatres if required.
An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for the post.
Main duties of the job
To supervise the development of clinical teams by creating a learning environment in which the individuals' performance is reviewed.
To supervise the delegation of work within the team and review performance.
To work with and on behalf of the Theatre Operational Lead managing key operational aspects of theatres and providing support and advice on all matters.
To establish excellent working relationships with all service users and actively encourage and promote joint working in the pursuit of continuous service improvement.
To effectively manage departmental budgets by coordinating the monitoring and review process of the use of income and expenditure.
Person Specification Qualifications
Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner with current NMC or HCPC Registration
Relevant diploma or degree, or working towards
Teaching and assessing/mentoring qualification
Related ENB/Theatre courses
Knowledge & Experience
Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role
Knowledge of current professional & clinical issues
Knowledge of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults procedures
Substantial post registration experience within an acute hospital setting
Skills
Excellent time management, record management and organisational skills
Ability to work well in a multi-disciplinary team
Other
Motivated individual, commitment to personal & professional development
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.
Employer name Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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