Deputy Team Leader - Emergency and Obstetrics

The Emergency Theatres at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital provide a highly caring and dynamic environment for patients requiring urgent and emergency intervention from a large range of surgical specialities including; General, Urology/Gynae, Vascular, Paediatrics, Plastics, Thoracics, Shared Airway, ENT, Maxillofacial, and Obstetrics. As a Deputy Team Leader you will be required to lead and manage the Emergency and Obstetric theatres on a 24/7 basis, providing excellent supervision, organisation and co-ordination of the staff and theatres. In addition to the Emergency Service, this opportunity will also require the post holder to support the provision of service for elective obstetric operating as well as emergency obstetric patients. With two dedicated obstetric theatres the demand for service is high and requires the post holder to have excellent communication skills alongside a flexible and dynamic approach to enable seamless and effective multidisciplinary team working. The post-holder is responsible for supporting the Team Leader in providing leadership and effective management and co-ordination of patient activity, staffing and utilisation throughout the patient's operative pathway, in order to promote a patient centred approach to high quality health care whilst upholding and influencing professional and Trust values.

We are seeking a compassionate and competent practitioner, ideally with experience in both anaesthetic and surgical skills within the Emergency and Obstetric theatre setting. You will be motivated, a great team player and be confident in your abilities to manage and lead a cohesive team. Personal development is encouraged and supported with training opportunities, Mandatory training and Appraisals.

Here at the NNUH Theatres Complex we have a broad specialty base, over 19 elective theatres, 3 procedure rooms, and 2 developing dedicated paediatric theatres including a developing Robot suite and Hand Unit. The successful post-holder will work across the four Emergency and Obstetrics theatres, whose dynamic and highly skilled team additionally support a multitude of outreach anaesthetic services. These services are supported with a full time Practice Development and Education team with a stand-alone Governance team. Are you looking for an excellent opportunity to develop your skills and make a difference to perioperative patient care?, Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff! The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world. We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics