Back to jobs
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 Theatre Team Leader ENT

West Midlands On-site 5-10 yrs exp Hospitals and Health Care 5,586 employees£40k – £48k / year
Clinical LeadershipPeri-operative CareStaff SupervisionPatient Flow CoordinationConflict Resolution

Requirements

Candidates must be a Registered Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC) or Registered Nurse (NMC) with a relevant degree or diploma. Significant post-registration peri-operative experience and a proven track record of leading theatre teams or clinical areas are essential.

Job Description

Job Summary

The post holder will act as a Theatre Team Leader in ENT, coordinating clinical activity and deployment of staff within the peri-operative environment on a shift-by-shift basis. They will provide professional leadership, clinical expertise, supervision, and support to registered and unregistered staff whilst maintaining responsibility for the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based peri-operative care.

Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required

Acts as Theatre Team Leader in ENT theatres coordinating clinical activity, workforce deployment and patient flow within a designated peri-operative area. Provides clinical leadership, specialist advice and supervision to registered and unregistered staff.

About Us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job Description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC) or Registered Nurse (NMC).
  • Degree/Diploma in Operating Department Practice or Nursing.
  • Evidence of ongoing CPD relevant to peri operative practice (further study /education or short courses)

Desirable

  • Practice assessor / supervisor.
  • Post Graduate leadership or management course

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post-registration peri-operative experience with exposure/ experience in coordinating a theatre list.
  • Experience coordinating a theatre team or clinical area.
  • Experience leading shifts or acting as nurse/ODP in charge.
  • Experience managing patient safety incidents.
  • Experience undertaking staff supervision and competency assessment.
  • Knowledge of NatSSIPs, WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and GIRFT recommendations.
  • Experience in leading a shift/ supervising staff.
  • Experience in at least two peri-operative areas (anaesthetics, scrub, or recovery).
  • Experience in managing clinical incidents and patient safety issues.
  • Understanding of GIRFT, WHO Surgical Safety Checklists & NatSSIPs
  • Specialist knowledge of surgical procedures, instrumentation, implants, patient safety standards, infection prevention, and peri-operative pathways.
  • Possess specialist theoretical and practical knowledge of peri-operative practice acquired through professional qualification, post-registration experience, continuing professional development and relevant to the speciality.
  • Specialist knowledge of surgical procedures, instrumentation, and patient safety requirements.
  • Knowledge of clinical governance, patient safety, and risk management.
  • Understanding of workforce deployment, staff supervision, and resource management within a theatre environment.
  • Knowledge of service improvement, audit, and quality assurance processes.
  • Experience supervising, assessing, and supporting staff and students.
  • Experience in participating in audit, quality improvement, and clinical governance activities.
  • Knowledge of national Safety requirements associated with peri operative practice

Desirable

  • Experience in coordinating clinical activity within a peri operative environment
  • Experience working within ENT theatres.

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Leadership / team coordination skills
  • Ability to influence clinical practice.
  • Ability to address, manage conflict and difficult situations.
  • Leadership and team coordination skills.
  • Conflict resolution skills.
  • Ability to influence clinical practice.
  • Ability to manage competing operational priorities.
  • Ability to support change management and service improvement.
  • Ability to interpret clinical and operational information and make a recommendation / decision.
  • Ability to coordinate resources and patient flow.
  • Ability to coordinate clinical activity, manage competing priorities and respond effectively to changing service demands.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Effective decision-making and prioritisation skills.
  • Ability to supervise, teach and assess others.
  • Demonstrates commitment to patient safety, quality improvement, and continuous professional development.
  • Ability to undertake teaching , supervision, and competency assessment of staff / students.
  • Ability to contribute to quality improvement and implementation of service developments.
  • Ability to influence practice , change and support service implementation
  • Ability to work the range of shift patterns associated with the role including participating in an on-call rota.
  • Willingness to undertake further training / education relevant to the role.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For Help With Your Application, Contact

Adam Melvin

Adam.melvin@uhb.nhs.uk

01213712910

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39959.00 to £48117.00 Yearly

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working

Reference number

304-1101371

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Attachments

Job Description

Band 6 JD PS.pdf – 507KB Opens in a new window

Education

Bachelor DegreeProfessional CertificatePostgraduate Degree

Skills

Clinical LeadershipPeri-operative CareStaff SupervisionPatient Flow CoordinationConflict ResolutionRisk ManagementClinical GovernanceResource ManagementCompetency AssessmentPatient SafetyChange ManagementInterpersonal CommunicationDecision MakingAuditQuality ImprovementENT Theatre Specialism

About University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe. We are a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. We also have expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. We provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK. We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As a result of its clinical expertise in treating trauma patients and military casualties, the QEHB has been designated both a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK’s only £20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC). We have over 24,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing. UHB is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and aims to achieve positive change for LGBTQ+ people by creating an inclusive, inspiring and equal environment for both staff and service users.

View company profile →