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Main area
317 Orthopaedic Theatre - RVI
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent: from date of appointment
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
317-2025-02-01-DR
Employer
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Victoria Infirmay
Town
317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/01/2025 23:59
Interview date
29/01/2025

Employer heading

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse/ Senior ODP

Band 7

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. 

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic highly motivated Senior Sister/Charge Nurse/Senior ODP to lead the forward-thinking team within Orthopaedic Theatres at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. The perioperative department consists of 6 theatre suites and the successful candidate will manage staff and the daily operational requirements of Orthopaedic Surgery.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with extensive theatre experience to lead a team  dedicated to improving patient care through effective leadership and management. 

  • Interview date: 29 January 2025
  • 37 hours 30 minutes/week
  • You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE 

Main duties of the job

  • Using time management and organisational skills, you will be expected to lead the department and have full operational oversight, using excellent communication and interpersonal attributes to lead and support staff. Theatre experience is essential and Quality Improvement experience is an advantage. 
  • You must be able to demonstrate a compassionate approach to the care of patients and the public as well as promoting the delivery of high standards of patient care, whilst also ensuring operational demands are met.
  • You will act as a role model and provide an environment conducive to the support of qualified and unqualified staff whilst enhancing the patients journey and experience.
  • Support and opportunities will be given in developing your managerial and leadership skills that will be required for this challenging yet very rewarding role. 

Working for our organisation

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

         Freeman Hospital

         Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

         Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

         Newcastle Dental Hospital

         Newcastle Fertility Centre

         Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

         Northern Genetics Service

         Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. 

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • The Senior Sister/Charge Nurse/Senior ODP has 24-hour accountability, including line managing, for their Theatre/Department. They must deliver quality care by ensuring appropriate systems and processes are in place to ensure the continuity of safe and effective care at all times.
  • Deputises for Matron as required/appropriate.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Person specification

KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of achievement in current post and on-going professional development
  • Knowledge and understanding of current relevant NHS policy context
Desirable criteria
  • Specialist course in area of practice

SKILLS

Essential criteria
  • Have developed skills in professional accountability in a leadership role
  • Good IT skills
  • Intravenous drug administration
  • Venepuncture and intravenous cannulation
  • Scrub skills relevant to speciality / anaesthetic skills appropriate to speciality

EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria
  • Experience of leading a nursing team at SR/CN level or equivalent
  • Relevant specialist qualification / experience
  • Extensive clinical practice or specialist qualification in relevant specialty
  • Experience of adult / child safeguarding
  • Experience of managing and leading nursing / clinical teams
  • Audit / research experience
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of developing a nursing team at SR/CN level

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch) / Registered Operating Department Practitioner
  • Current NMC / HCPC registration
  • Degree level knowledge or working towards completion (i.e. on pathway)
  • Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) / Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
Desirable criteria
  • Master’s degree
  • Leadership / management qualification

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardRIDI Awards Finalist 2021Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall Gold 2022Better Health at Work Award - Maintaining ExcellenceDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Angela Bysouth
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01912829664
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