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About
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in the UK, with a national and international reputation for the excellence of its services and its role in teaching and research.
Find out more about the Trust on their web-site at www.ouh.nhs.uk
Watch how OUH goes about delivering compassionate excellence on the ouhnhs YouTube channel
Theatre Sister / Principle Operating Department Practitioner
Accepting applications until: 28-Jul-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 28-Jul-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Women's Centre Theatres Anaesthetic & Recovery
- Cyfeiriad
- Headington
- Tref
- Oxford
- Cod post
- OX3 0AG
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Cyflog
- £43,742 - £50,056 pa
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Women's Centre Anaesthetic & Recovery
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Lead the perioperative Team in Women's Theatres as they work to deliver exemplary clinical practice to all patients within the Theatre environment.
Contribute to a climate where staff members appropriately question and challenge practice, and where decision-making can be openly debated, discussed, and escalated when required.
Work with the education team to ensure all staff are competent and capable practitioners, improve the quality of the learning environment by providing support, supervision, educational and professional development opportunities for all, within the practice setting.
This post will require some weekend & cross site working to support Senior Theatre Staffing Rota.
Act as a positive, professional, role model in promoting clinical excellence and offer expert, professional development advice ensuring practice is patient centred and evidence based.
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Demonstrate an advanced level of clinical competence and inform practice development with a sound and current knowledge of professional practice and health care issues, promoting evidence-based practice.
Attend monthly departmental Team Leader meetings, Clinical Governance meetings and Divisional Senior staff meetings.
Working with the education team, facilitate a plan to deliver learning and development within the service to meet individual, team, service, and directorate needs and in partnership with the education team pre-empt and identify constraints to the learning process and formulate a realistic approach to overcome obstacles.
Maintain own professional development by participation in regular 1-1s with Deputy Matron and an annual appraisal producing and achieving agreed Personal Development Plans.
Promote the involvement and education of patients, carers, and the nursing/multi-disciplinary colleagues in care decisions.
Adhere to OUH Trust Policies applicable to equality and diversity.
Contribute to the development of effective implementation of Local and OUH policies within the department, in line with National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (NatSSIPs)
Support Matron and Practice Development Team in the development and evaluation of relevant protocols, guidelines and policies based on current evidence/research and facilitate/support other staff to do the same.
Reflect an in-depth knowledge of current clinical research and changes in clinical practice.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Work clinically alongside staff as a clinical expert to raise, monitor and evaluate standards of clinical practice using evidence-based frameworks.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team and matron to plan, deliver, maintain, and evaluate an effective specialist, clinical environment through role modelling, leadership, and excellence in practice.
Establish and maintain regular departmental staff meetings to support the speciality team leaders and matron in all matters relating to practice development and coordinate and facilitate a plan to deliver learning and development at all levels within the perioperative environment.
In collaboration with senior clinical staff, develop and maintain an effective and creative learning environment for all individuals seeking knowledge and experience in perioperative practice and support the education team, speciality team leaders and matron in all matters relating to staff development.
In conjunction with the education team be responsible for ensuring that learning and development programs provided are designed to be consistent with organizational service development and workforce development strategy.
Act as a role model in the knowledge and provision of perioperative care and demonstrate the ability to concentrate, prioritise and multitask for prolonged periods of time whilst applying attention to detail and consistency of approach even in adverse conditions.
Demonstrate use of highly developed and advanced communication skills to support patients and families in stressful situations, to manage conflict promptly and effectively and to support and promote effective working relationships within the multidisciplinary team.
Maintain effective channels of communication with the multi-disciplinary teams and be proactive in any action plans required to facilitate this.
In conjunction with senior team ensure that areas identified for improvement as the result of complaints, adverse events or near misses, are dealt with and monitored to maintain improvements.
Implement and evaluate National Theatre Standards within the perioperative environment in line with the CQC Domains.
Identify research opportunities within the clinical areas and provide direction and support to staff in undertaking these opportunities.
Please see JD for detailed job description.
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.
Nursing and Midwifery: For candidates applying from outside the UK: Please be advised that we work in partnership with Envertiz who will be managing your recruitment therefore by applying you are consenting to us passing your contact details and application to Envertiz so they can manage your recruitment and on-boarding. If you do not consent to this, please do not apply.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.
Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.
Next Steps: Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. Please note that this does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it's essential you personalise this information, particularly your supporting statement. While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you’re applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge, and experience. It is crucial that you personalise your supporting statement by articulating these in your unique voice to highlight why you’re interested in the role and our organisation to outline what skills, knowledge and experience you can bring.
Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.
No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Person specification
Professional Qualifications & Education
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Registered with NMC or Registered with HCPC
- Perioperative Practice Qualification
- Accredited Teaching Qualification
Meini prawf dymunol
- Educated to Master’s level.
- Completed a leadership development programme.
- Recognised teaching qualification.
Knowledge and Behaviours
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Proven, extensive post registration experience of working in the perioperative environment at Band 6 level.
- Evidence of advanced clinical skills
- Evidence of knowledge of Clinical Risk Management, Governance, & Health & Safety in the Perioperative environment
- Ability to work both independently and within a team
- Evidence of alignment with Trust Values
Meini prawf dymunol
- Evidence of participation in staff education & development programmes
- Knowledge and understanding of national strategies and delivery of NHS Healthcare services.
- Experience of partnership working with other services to delivery Trust cancer & clinical prioritie
- Knowledge of wider healthcare issues
- Knowledge of Safe Staffing in the perioperative environment in accordance with AfPP guidelines
Skills, Aptitudes & Communication
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Patient focused approach to provision of care.
- The ability to work flexibly and independently.
- Ability to analyse problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them.
- IT literate in word, excel, access and email.
- Articulate and able to effectively communicate complex information to others in writing and verbally and Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of change management in health care
- Evidence of ability to lead, motivate and influence individuals both within and external to the organisation.
- Able to facilitate good working relationships with other colleagues across the Trust and Local Health Economy
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Theresa Lowry
- Teitl y swydd
- Matron
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
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