Theatre Operational Lead

at  Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Full and part time posts available. Permanent and Secondment opportunities.
Mersey and West Lancashire teaching hospital now has operating departments working over 4 sites, consisting of 36 operating theatres, plus outreach areas.
Multiple posts available due to expansion
An exciting opportunity has arisen for dynamic Band 7 Operational Leaders to join our Senior Theatre Management Team, leading and managing a service across the sites of St Helens and Whiston Theatre Departments.
The post holder will be enthusiastic, committed and play a key role in managing the seamless delivery and transition of service in a designated speciality, along with the other Operational Leaders. Providing expert clinical leadership to specialty teams and the theatre service management. Take responsibility for Clinical/Operational leadership and the care and management of patients and staff.
An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults &Children is required for the post

KEY DUTIES

Be responsible for the provision of twenty four hour management ensuring the effective and efficient use of resources to provide speciality services.
To be a proactive member of the Site Management team ( St Helens site only )
To ensure management support of any required development of clinical teams is developed, implemented and evaluated.
Manage key operational aspects of theatres and provide support and advice on all matters in conjunction with Theatre Operational Manager
To establish excellent working relationships with all service users and actively encourage and promote joint working in the pursuit of continuous service improvement.
To be responsible for the effective management of financial resources.
Be responsible for the delivery of departmental targets through effective action planning.

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensure personal, professional knowledge and clinical competencies as required to maintain NMC/HPC registration
Promote a culture of training, development and evidence based research in the pursuit of clinical excellence.
To manage the continued development of clinical best practices within theatres.
Support the Theatre Operational Manager in implementing appropriate actions in response to complaints or comments by patients and/or service users.
To manage Health and Safety Act within the theatre operational environment and ensure that all equipment and working practices within theatres comply with Health & Safety and other statutory requirements.
To maintain and improve quality standards in all areas of service provision through continued monitoring and review.
To ensure that the theatre teams receive sufficient support in order to initiate appropriate actions in response to DATIX reports and resultant action plans.
Initiate and undertake risk assessments to identify potential risks to patients and staff producing action plans as necessary.
To manage the implementation, review and compliance with Trust and Local policies, guidelines, procedures and protocols.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

To ensure that the recording of patient care is comprehensive, concise and in line with the NMC Record Keeping guidance
Ensure IT systems are current eg ADT

LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

To support for the Theatre Operational Manager in achieving clinical and business success for specific area of responsibility.
To ensure that appropriate arrangements exist within the department to manage clinical and non-clinical emergencies within the department.
To evaluate and monitor the service provision, and work in partnership with the Theatre Operational Manager to improve efficiency and utilisation.
To manage the implementation, review and compliance with Trust and Local policies, guidelines, procedures and protocols.
To actively participate in and ensure team and departmental contribution in clinical audit and audit processes.
Provide an effective and flexible resource able to respond to changes in service demand.
Contribute to development of theatre business plans.
To manage the planning of recruitment and induction of all grades of staff working in theatres and ensure Trust policies on recruitment and retention are strictly adhered to.
To manage the sickness and absence process, monitor compliance with Trust policy and ensure that accurate records are maintained.
To be responsible for ensuring staff are appraised yearly (minimum) regarding their performance and that training and development needs are identified on a Personal Development Plan are met within agreed time scales.
To manage all aspects of staff discipline and where necessary implement Trust disciplinary procedures to address incidents of misconduct.
To identify, manage those staff failing to meet the required standard of skill and knowledge through the capability process.

GENERAL DUTIES

To observe the provisions of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.
To actively participate in the annual performance review to identify personal development needs
To attend Trust Statutory and Mandatory training sessions as required and any other training courses relevant to the post.
To fully comply with the relevant sections of the Health and Safety at Work Act. They must also understand and implement St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Hospitals Trust “Statement of Policy on Health and Safety at Work” and the Trust corporate “Health and Safety Policies and Procedures”. You are required to follow all applicable rules and procedures relating to Health and Safety at Work and to take all responsible precautions to avoid actions.
To be aware of the confidential aspects of the post. To keep up to date with the requirements of information governance; undertake mandatory training and follow Trust policies and procedures to ensure that trust information is dealt with legally, securely, efficiently and effectively. Breaches of confidentiality will result in disciplinary action that may involve dismissal. You must maintain the confidentiality of information about service user staff and organisational business in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (GDPR) and Caldicott principles.
The post holder should also be aware that, regardless of any action taken by the employing authority, breaches of confidentiality could result in civil action for damages.
All staff will be treated with respect by management, colleagues, patients and visitors and equally staff will treat management, colleagues, patients and visitors with the same level of respect. Staff will be supported to challenge any discriminatory behaviour that may be based on differences in race, disability, language, culture, religion, sexuality, age, and gender or employment status.
You will be expected to undertake the Trusts’ commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
To ensure that when creating, managing and sharing information records it is done in an appropriate way, subject to statutory requirements and agreed security and confidentiality policies, procedures and guidelines. All employees are responsible for implementing and maintaining data quality, ensuring that records are legible and attributable and that the record keeping is contemporaneous
In accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008, the post holder will actively participate in the prevention and control of infection within the capacity of their role. The Act requires the post holder to attend infection prevention and control training on induction and at regular updates and to take responsibility for the practical application of the training in the course of their work. Infection prevention and control must be included in any personal development plan and/or appraisal.
To adhere to relevant Code of Practice of Professional body (if appropriate)
The post holder must be flexible in the duties performed and it is expected that similar duties, not specifically listed above, will be carried out as required and may be cross site.
The duties contained in this job description are not intended to be exhaustive. The duties and responsibilities of this post are likely to evolve in line with the Trust’s continued organisational development.
To adhere to the NHS Constitution and its principles and values. You must be aware of your Duty of Candour which means that you must be open and honest during your employment and if you see something wrong, you must raise it. You must read the NHS Constitution in full and can download this from the Trusts intranet site or the www.gov.uk website. Hard copies are available from the HR Department on request.
The Trust is a non-smoking site. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action