Team Leader - Anaesthetic & Recovery
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a highly skilled and motivated individual into our theatre management team. We have an exciting opportunity for a registered anaesthetic practitioner who is looking to expand their leadership and management skills within a diverse and challenging range of specialties.
As part of one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the country we are able to offer a range of development opportunities, to enhance leadership and clinical skills; post-holders will have access to on-site training programmes and the focused support of our theatre education team.
All applicants must hold current HCPC/NMC registration.
Substantial experience at band 6 in Anaesthetics
Experience of leading innovation in practice
Commitment to providing excellent standards of care as well as promoting positive patient experience
Flexibility to meet the needs of the service.
Main duties of the job
You must be able to demonstrate your ability to motivate individuals, have proven organisational skills, effective communication, leadership skills and a strong commitment to high standards of patient care. This role will be clinically facing and may involve having to work weekends as required.
You will be working jointly with fellow Band 7 Theatre Leads in Theatres and they will continue to undertake the line management of staffing.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Relevant NMC/HCPC registration
- Evidence of recent CPD
- Evidence of excellent proven clinical and managerial skills
- Management & Leadership Course
- Relevant teaching qualification / experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Extensive knowledge of theatre environment
- Extensive knowledge of anaesthetic role
- Knowledge of clinical governance and service development
Training & Experience
Essential criteria- Experience in a senior anaesthetic role within a theatre environment
- Experience of leading and managing a team within theatre
- Maintains a portfolio of CPD in line with regulatory body standards.
- Experience of working with, and able to provide credible leadership
- Experience of managing staff including sickness and absence.
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to listen and decipher complex information and communicate the same message to different levels of the team.
- Ability to prioritise and direct a workforce in pressurised circumstances.
- Ability to implement new ideas and concepts.
- Team Builder and motivator.
- Evidence of leadership skills across the theatre department including delegation of tasks to colleagues.
- Able to work under pressure, dealing with unpredictable service demands.
Attributes
Essential criteria- Able to provide direction, influence, persuade and negotiate.
- Efficient and organised.
- Able to work flexibly as part of a team, co-operating to work together and in conjunction with others and willing to help and assist wherever possible and appropriate appreciating the value of diversity in the workplace.