Senior Theatre Practitioner

The post holder will have the ability to: Act as an innovative and enthusiastic role model, providing leadership, guidance and advice to staff on operational & professional issues. Promoting an open, honest and transparent culture. Recognise, prevent and diffuse potential areas of conflict and take a key role in the management of the outcomes. Be able to prepare and present reasoned discussion based on facts, convince others and resolve claims for competing resources. To work within the NMC/ HCPC code of professional practice, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust. Act a clinical role model, ensuring clinical expertise and practice is enhanced. To ensure that high standards of care are given and maintained. Act and escalate when standards are not being maintained. Identify future leaders and actively manage succession planning within own area. To take responsibility for own continuing professional development and performance, including
identifying own development needs and maintain own portfolio in accordance with re-registration requirements. Participate in the supervision and teaching of pre-post registration students and junior staff. Ensure systems are in place to support staff in development, e.g. PDRs Mentorship, preceptorship, NVQ and mandatory training attendance. Identify training needs for department and ensure these are fed into PDR process. Support the development of the department team. Ensure clinical learning environment is conducive for effective learning, undertake all such reasonable other duties as may be required as part of the role. Attend and participate in meetings as required including providing feedback and disseminating information as appropriate. Utilise information systems to plan and forecast future needs and ensure appropriate action. Assist Clinical Operations Manager to monitor sickness, absence and competence issues and implement Trust policies. Ensure systems are in place for risk
assessment and minimisation, including promoting a no blame culture in order that incidents and near misses are reported. To manage complaints at departmental level, including supporting junior staff to manage verbal complaints and refer on when unable to resolve. To participate investigation of incidents / complaints as required. Be proactive in the development of practice/ services in the clinical area, through business planning process / service development, in conjunction with the Theatre manager and Matron.