Senior Theatre Practitioner

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Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us.

Our Future Plans

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/

Job overview

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust invites applications from enthusiastic and dedicated Operating Department Practitioner or Registered Nurse for a Band 6 position. This is an excellent opportunity for staff who have successfully completed the Band 6 Development Programme.

We are a hardworking and enthusiastic department with a strong sense of teamwork who are passionate about delivering outstanding surgical care.

The successful applicant will have the motivation, vision and leadership qualities necessary to lead a successful theatre team and will be expected to use those skills to coordinate the department, working within a flexible working pattern to meet the needs of the service. You will be expected to deputise for Clinical Operations Manager as required.

Main duties of the job

• Delegate work to match capabilities and workload of team members
• Establish and maintain effective communication within multi-disciplinary team including contributing to effective communication concerning the specialism.
• Lead their team towards local, divisional and Trust objectives.
• Ensure an appropriate skill mix when planning rotas, delegating tasks, etc.
• Assist Clinical Operations Manager and Matron to manage human and other resources effectively within budget allocation.
• Supervise and deploy staff where and when necessary to meet the continuing needs of the service.
• Ensure theatre sessions run smoothly communicating with appropriate team members to ensure a positive patient experience. (Including ward, admissions, bed team and recovery)

Working for our organisation

Why CHFT? Why Now?
Join CHFT and be part of a team that's at the forefront of surgical excellence and innovation:
• NHS Recognised: Our theatres have been celebrated for their post-pandemic achievements in an NHS Providers case study: "Providers Deliver: Achieving value for money."
• National Spotlight: Our proactive approach to waiting list management has been featured by Sky News.
• Award-Winning Performance: Shortlisted as a finalist for the 2023 Health Service Journal's Performance Recovery Award for our theatres and elective recovery work.
• Pioneering Accreditation: One of the first trusts in England to be accredited as a GIRFT surgical hub.
• Cutting-Edge Technology: We've recently launched robotic surgery at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, demonstrating our commitment to advanced surgical techniques.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will have the ability to:

• Act as an innovative and enthusiastic role model, providing leadership, guidance and advice to staff on operational & professional issues. Promoting an open, honest and transparent culture.
• Recognise, prevent and diffuse potential areas of conflict and take a key role in the management of the outcomes.
• Be able to prepare and present reasoned discussion based on facts, convince others and resolve claims for competing resources.
• To work within the NMC/ HCPC code of professional practice, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust.
• Act a clinical role model, ensuring clinical expertise and practice is enhanced.
• To ensure that high standards of care are given and maintained. Act and escalate when standards are not being maintained.
• Identify future leaders and actively manage succession planning within own area.
• To take responsibility for own continuing professional development and performance, including identifying own development needs and maintain own portfolio in accordance with re-registration requirements.
• Participate in the supervision and teaching of students and junior staff. Ensure systems are in place to support staff in development, e.g. PDR's Mentorship, preceptorship, NVQ and mandatory training attendance.
• Identify training needs for department and ensure these are fed into PDR process.
• Support the development of the department team.
• Ensure clinical learning environment is conducive for effective learning, undertake all such reasonable other duties as may be required as part of the role.
• Attend and participate in meetings as required including providing feedback and disseminating information as appropriate.
• Utilise information systems to plan and forecast future needs and ensure appropriate action.
• Assist Clinical Operations Manager to monitor sickness, absence and competence issues and implement Trust policies.
• Ensure systems are in place for risk assessment and minimisation, including promoting a 'no blame culture' in order that incidents and near misses are reported.
• To manage complaints at departmental level, including supporting junior staff to manage verbal complaints and refer on when unable to resolve.
• To participate investigation of incidents / complaints as required.
• Be proactive in the development of practice/ services in the clinical area, through business planning process / service development, in conjunction with the Theatre manager and Matron.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• 1st Level NMC or HCPC Registration
• Diploma/ Degree in Adult nursing
• NVQ/ Diploma in Operating Department Practice

Desirable criteria

• Specialist qualification in theatres/ anaesthetics
• Management certificate
• Degree in Healthcare / Management
• Mentorship/ Preceptorship Qualification

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

Essential criteria

• Experienced Scrub Practitioner
• Up to date professional knowledge
• Proven scrub and anaesthetic / PACU skills
• Evidence of self-development / clinical knowledge

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

Essential criteria

• Proven ability to lead a theatre team
• Experience of change management
• Experience of recruitment / selection
• Leadership skills
• Team building skills
• Experience of evidence based practice

Desirable criteria

• Budgetary management skills

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that's why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It's important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.

Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on the Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We encourage all applicants to review these criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship.

If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard £26.40 or Basic £26.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.

CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

If you have any questions please contact ask.recruitment@cht.nhs.uk for assistance.

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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

• Senior Theatre Practitioner (PDF, 320.4KB)
• Job Description Appendix A (PDF, 259.2KB)