Plastics & Breast Scrub Team Leader

at  North Bristol NHS Trust

Band 6 Scrub Team Leader Plastics & Breast Scrub Team (Registered Nurses or Operating Department Practitioners)
We are looking for Registered Nurses or Operating Department Practitioners who have substantial experience of working within a Plastics & Breast Scrub Team.
You must be proficient in scrubbing for Plastics & Breast cases. Experience of leading the Team on a shift basis is essential.
You must be highly motivated, organised, have excellent communication and clinical skills and be able to work effectively alongside the established teams to deliver holistic patient care.
Act as the Team Leader and take direct responsibility for the day-to-day management of a clinical area. Act as a deputy to the Band 7 to facilitate the delivery of effective clinical practice, ensuring that all patients receive the highest possible standard of care.
Provide expert, patient focused care in the Plastics & Breast theatre setting in accordance with Trust policies and Standard Operating Procedures.
Organise and prioritise care in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, delivering a high level of care.
Facilitate effective communication between all members of the multidisciplinary team and associate departments.
Demonstrate leadership and act as a professional role model ensuring that a professional approach is maintained by all team members at all times.
Address members of staff behaving inappropriately and manage any conflict arising in the absence of the Clinical Coordinator
Support and educate colleagues including student nurses, student Operating Department Practitioners, medical students and junior medical colleagues.
Facilitate the Annual Development and Review process for an identified group of colleagues
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised center of excellence in a range of services and major specialties. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Bristol is consistently voted the best place to live in the UK, with vibrant local music, arts and gastronomic scenes, a wide range of modern and state of the art shopping, recreation and leisure facilities, a wealth of great local family days out, fantastic transport links for local, national and internal holidays, and it has a rich history. If you prefer country, village or smaller town living, our Trust is also easily commutable from a range of attractive locations in North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and South Wales (such as Portishead or Chepstow). For band 5 Registered Nurses and ODPs, relocation support may be available. Please email Nursing@nbt.nhs.uk for more information.
Care Management
Adheres to the NMC/HCPC Code of Conduct at all times
Demonstrates clinical expertise in the care of patients receiving treatment in the theatre environment
Carries the Theatre Coordinator phone as required, keeping clinical teams informed of workflows, resolving any issues and conflicts and promoting positive team dynamics at all times
Manages the clinical workload effectively, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the needs of the patients on an ongoing basis.
Acts as a resource to others, providing accurate information, advice and supports the multidisciplinary team, patients and their carers.
Ensures that accurate patient records are maintained and reflect changes in the patients ongoing condition and changing care needs
Ensures that patients and their carers are updated regularly with accurate information, delivered in a manner that is sensitive to their needs
Ensures that clinical guidelines are implemented and are actively audited in conjunction with the Clinical Matron, Clinical Coordinators and Perioperative Education Team
Maintains and promotes high standards of cleanliness within the department and reports deficits to the Clinical Coordinator
Ensures that practice is evidence based and supports with the development of departmental policies and Standard Operating procedures.
Quality Management
Actively supports the implementation of the Trust / nursing strategy
Uphold high standards of patient care in accordance with Trust policies and Standard Operating Procedures
Develops own competence in recruitment and retention, sickness management and performance management as determines by line manager
Actively supports the process of risk management and Health & safety upholding relevant policies to promote this and ensuring that incidents are reported using the DATIX system.
Make a positive contribution to service development and act as a positive role model for change
Actively promote customer care, assisting with the local resolution of (informal) complaints and supporting the Clinical Coordinators /Band 7 investigate formal complaints.
Financial Management
Contributes positively towards the delivery of a cost effective service, adjusting staffing levels to meet clinical demand and cooperation with the Clinical Coordinators and within budgetary constraints
Takes responsibility for monitoring stock levels within budgetary limits, resolving shortfalls as appropriate
Develop the financial awareness of the team, prompting a lean approach and efficient use of both human and material resources
Information Management
Collects, records and manages information using both paper based and IT systems
Makes use of relevant information in decision making, problem solving and care management
Ensures that colleagues maintain strict confidentiality of patient records in line with Trust policy and Data Protection Act
Challenges any breaches in confidentiality and reports to the Clinical Coordinator
Uses Trust IT systems to disseminate important information to colleagues at all levels
Staff Management
Assists with the ongoing organisation of the unit, including taking responsibility for a designated area of practice within a department on a daily basis to ensure optimal theatre utilisation at all times
Carries the unit bleep as required, keeping Coordinators and colleagues informed of patient flow, managing problems and conflicts and maintaining positive team dynamics
Takes a leadership role in emergency situations
Maintains the confidentiality of personal information pertaining to staff
Attends and contributes to departmental, cross department and multidisciplinary team meetings and working groups
Acts as a mentor to junior staff members. Is responsible for the orientation, supervision and ongoing development of junior staff and learners in conjunction with the Clinical Coordinators and Perioperative Education Team
Acts as a practice assessor taking responsibility for completing assessment documents within agreed timeframes
Act as a mentor to post basic students, facilitating a positive learning environment and development of their clinical skills in accordance with Trust policies and Standard Operating Procedures
Promote clinical audit and the application of evidence-based practices.
Participate in research projects and practice development initiatives within the clinical area as appropriate
Act as a “link practitioner” (i.e., infection control, tissue viability etc.) ensuring attendance at and contribution to Trust wide meetings, taking responsibility for disseminating information at a practice level
Professional Development
Works within and accepts responsibility for maintaining agreed levels of clinical competence commensurate with job role and developing service requirements ensuring clinical currency as technology and ways of working develop
Keep up to date with NMC/HCPC standards, Trust policies, Standard Operating Procedures and guidelines and adhere to these at all times
Demonstrate an insight into own professional development, contributing to the process of identifying own educational needs in conjunction with the Clinical Coordinators and Perioperative Education Team
Participate in own Appraisal and Development Review and after training be responsible for undertaking the appraisal process for own team of junior staff
To ensure own educational commitment meets the requirements of the professional body and Trust requirements
Working Conditions / Effort
A requirement to act as a professional role model
A need to respond to frequently changing needs of the theatres.
Exposure to distressing and emotional situations
Frequently standing for long periods
Manual handling and postural demands.
Exposure to potential violent and aggressive behaviour
Contact with blood and body fluids
Requirement to wear PPE
The need to use highly developed skills and demonstrates a high level of manual dexterity
A requirement to concentrate and remain focused for extended periods of time
The need to work a shift syste

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