Theatre Lead - Maternity

To manage and lead a specialist team in a designated clinical area; contributing to the strategic and operational management of the maternity theatre team. Delivering optimal patient care and providing an effective and efficient high quality service., Responsible for a designated area, contributing to the strategic and operational management of the maternity theatre team; ensuring effective and efficient utilisation of resources and staff members to provide a quality service.
Deputise for the Service Manager as required and support in the development, innovation and expansion of the service(s) within the department.
Effectively manage and co-ordinate the running of the department staff and specialties to maintain effective and efficient multidisciplinary team-working; ensuring control mechanisms are in place to create safe working practices.
Deliver services within financial constraints to achieve optimum patient care. Support the Service Manager with achieving financial savings identified through the "Cost Improvement Process". To act as an authorised signatory for staff time sheets, including bank and agency staff.
Responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating high quality patient care within specialist area of practice, through implementation and evaluation of evidence-based practice.
Act as a specialist resource within the clinical area, sharing clinical expertise with peers and surgical hub personnel.
Take responsibility for effective and efficient utilisation use of resources and stock, within agreed budgets; including responsibility for maintaining stock levels within specialist area.
Ensure effective communication with other professionals and groups within the Trust as well as external agencies.
To be responsible for policy and service development through the implementation of protocols for practice and pathways.
Lead and support a multidisciplinary team by actively participating in the delivery of high quality patient care.
Monitor and maintain provision of care to the highest standard.
Manage risks, accidents, and incidents in accordance with Trust policy.
Promote Clinical Governance and Clinical Effectiveness within the team to ensure an understanding of how this affects day to day activity within the department, through audit and research, ensuring all our practices are evidence based.
Respond to complaints and assist in their resolution within the Trust's complaints handling framework.
Ensure compliance with Trust policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others, by taking action/alerting senior management team if practice appears to contravene policy, or if concerned about any aspect of patient care.
Act as a role model by demonstrating leadership and expertise, and by maintaining credibility within the Division, the wider health care community and external agencies, ensuring a positive image of the Trust is maintained.
Create an environment conducive to change, participating in identification, development and review of guidelines and standards of care.
Manage staff absence in conjunction with the Service Manager and Human Resources.
To deal with staff grievances and disciplinary matters in the first instance, ensuring that they are dealt with in accordance with Trust Policies.
Develop Team Leaders to provide effective leadership by demonstrating a high level of clinical expertise to support staff, and promote their development.
Manage the recruitment and selection of staff, within specialities, supported by other department staff. Promote a healthy, safe and secure working environment, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, maintaining accurate documentation and reporting any concerns.
Work with the Service Manager to identify and assist the professional education, training and development needs of the staff and facilitate the achievement of these objectives through staff appraisal. Support the development of action plans to ensure training and development needs of staff members are met.
Maintain specialist level of expertise through post registration study, demonstrating continuing professional development.
Maintain professional registration and act at all times within relevant code of conduct.
Key Messages
· Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process.
+ We are a flexible working employer, so please talk to us about any flexible working requirements.
· All correspondence will be sent to the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.
· Selection is based on the Trust's values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.
· Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.
· Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.
· Please provide a contact email address for referees. We will not request references until after you have been made a formal job offer.
· You will be required to pay for your DBS disclosure (where the post requires one). This will be done via 3 monthly instalments from your pay. We encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.
· We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.
· Some posts may have implications on existing NHS Pension Scheme arrangements. For further information please visit the NHS Pensions Agency website: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-pensions
· Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their employees have a "right to work" in the UK. If you intend to seek permission to work in the UK via a Skilled Worker visa, please be aware that the UK Government set eligibility requirements e.g. minimum salary requirement and skill levels. Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship. We recommend that you use the information on the Home Office website to check if this role will be eligible.

Are you ready to lead and inspire in a role where every day makes a difference?
We're looking for someone who brings strong leadership skills, we're seeking a dynamic leader who is innovative, flexible, and driven to lead a diverse, multidisciplinary team with compassion and vision.
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Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K).
The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.
The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff.
An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance.
We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community.