Job Summary
The successful candidate will be expected to organise and oversee the day-to-day delivery of anaesthetic and theatre service. The successful candidate will be expected to work autonomously and provide high standers of patient care. They will work Monday to Sunday seven day a week also participate in on call rota. The selected candidate will be enthusiastic, motivated, and will be able to work within high pressured environments.

Main Duties of the Job
The post holder will be responsible for organizing and delivering nursing care in the peri-operative setting. They will lead a team of ODP/anaesthetic nurses and Healthcare assistants. They will work together with the specialty team leader and surgical team to develop and maintain excellence in peri-operative care. They will assist the nursing team when required.
JOB SUMMARY

• To act as a team leader to an identified group of staff, monitoring and documenting the development of their clinical skills
• Contribute to smooth running of the theatre
• To establish, lead and maintain high standard of pre/peri and postoperative care
• To contribute positively towards the delivery of a cost effective service, adjusting staffing levels to meet demand and assisting the clinical co-ordinators to keep within agreed resources

About Us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job Responsibilities
To view the responsibilities, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Band 6
• Degree level education, Experience in working in CR, Ortho, ENT, Urology & Ophthalmology, Practise assessor and Practise supervisor, Anaesthetic course

Desirable

• oPerformance appraisal skills oExperience of audit / research based nursing practice oExperience of resource management oExperience of clinical supervision

Teaching Experience
Essential

• 5

Desirable

• Management and or Leadership qualifications or equivalent experience

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.