Orthopaedic Scrub Team Leader

Job summary

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust inviteapplications for the position of Theatre Scrub Team Leader for our site atDarlington Memorial Hospital.

The pandemic has demonstrated the value of our greatestasset our employees. The dedication and support that our workforce haveprovided has been second to none and here at CDDFT we are extremely proud ofthem.

We care for our colleagues, and as a modern day employer inthe NHS we realise that prospective employees can choose where they wish towork. That is why in our opinion, the health and wellbeing support we offer ourstaff is second to none.

Our Theatre team are friendly and supportive,encouraging professional development to enhance skills and professionalcompetence. The departmental Practice Development team, in coordination withthe Theatre Management team, support the staff members to identify and realiseareas for career progression, both on an individual basis and also as a teamapproach to achieving their highest potential.

Main duties of the job

Prioritise dailyactivities to respond to changing circumstances, providing a seamless serviceto users.

Develop work plans and allocate work, consistent withdepartmental objectives, ensuring these are realistic and achievable, takinginto account multidisciplinary team members abilities and developmental needs.

Contribute to recruitment and retention using agreed methodsand protocols for staffing and skill mix

Objectively assess the work of multidisciplinary teammembers, providing clear constructive feedback in a manner most likely toimprove/maintain performance.

Contribute to the ongoing audit cycle to identify issueswhich arise during the perioperative phase. Participate in effective implementationof measures to combat these issues.

Participate in direct care needs of the patient, providingexpert knowledge of clinical specialities and act as a role model

Monitor the standards of assessment, planning,implementation and evaluation of patient care.

Be proactive with audit and monitoring ofdocumentation to ensure that it is produced in accordance with Trust policy andalso NMC/HCPC guidelines.

About us

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

We are unable to offer sponsorship for roles that do not require a professional registration, to apply you must have Right to Work in the United Kingdom. If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide patient care within the perioperative environmentand act as a skilled member of the multidisciplinary team.

To assess care needs, develop programmes of care andimplement and evaluate these programmes of care, carrying out all relevantforms of peri-operative patient care without direct supervision over a 24 hourperiod, caring for both adult and paediatric patients undergoing routine andemergency surgery.

DIMENSIONS OF THE JOB

To provide perioperative care within the theatreenvironment, across the range of specialities offered by the Trust.

The care to be delivered in line with both local andnational policies, procedures and guidelines.

TRUST BEHAVIOURS FRAMEWORK

Patients, public and staff have helped develop the TrustsBehaviours Framework of Values that inspire passion in the NHS and that shouldunderpin everything it does. The NHS values provide common ground forco-operation to achieve shared aspirations, at all levels of the NHS. The postholder is required to commit to delivering the actions in the TrustsBehaviours Framework:

Working together for patients

Patients come first in everything we do. We fully involvepatients, staff, families, carers, communities, and professionals inside andoutside the NHS. We speak up when thingsgo wrong.

Respect and Dignity. We value every person whetherpatient, their families or carers, or staff as an individual, respect theiraspirations and commitments in life, and seek to understand their priorities,needs, abilities and limits.

Commitment to quality of care. We earn the trust placed inus by insisting on quality and striving to get the basics of quality of care safety, effectiveness and patient experience right every time.

Compassion. We ensure that compassion is central to the carewe provide and respond with humanity and kindness to each persons pain,distress, anxiety or need.

Improving lives. We strive to improve health and wellbeingand peoples experiences of the NHS.

Everyone counts. We maximise our resources for the benefitof the whole community, and make sure nobody is discriminated against or leftbehind. All employees are required to promote high quality care and good healthand wellbeing through the enduring values described by the Department ofHealth: The 6Cs care, compassion, competence, communication, courage andcommitment.

Duty of Candour

All employees are required to comply with the Statutory Dutyof Candour: The volunteering of all relevant information to persons who have ormay have been harmed by the provision of services, whether or not informationhas been requested and whether or not a complaint or a report of that provisionhas been made

Person Specification

Special Skills & Knowledge

Essential

Excellent interpersonal skills

Desirable

Computer skills. Specific skills relevant to area of practice. Recruitment and selection skills.

Experience

Essential

Existing experience as a scrub practitioner.

Desirable

Experience leading a team.

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse /Operating Department Practitioner.

Desirable

Experience as a Registered Nurse / ODP within the Operating Theatre.Teaching and assessing qualification or willingness to work towards.Diploma or degree or willingness to work towards or relevant practical experience within the department specialities. Leadership qualification.

Statutory Registration

Essential

Registered with NMC or HCPC