Deputy Team Leader Theatres; Registered Nurse/ODP
Listed on 2026-10-08
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Nursing
Charge Nurse, RN Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Support Team Leader/Matron to ensure clinical environment is safe, clean, comfortable and well maintained in line with patient and public expectations.
Ensure delivery of care to all patients when in charge meet the standards determined by the Sister/Charge Nurse/Team Leader.
Ensure self and team member's provide a personalised service to patients in accordance with agreed standards and promotes quality, diversity and rights.
Contribute to setting, maintaining and monitoring of standards of care to optimum levels and lead improvement of care through benchmarking, audit and research.
In the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse/Team Leader ensure adequate support, safe mentorship and supervision of learner nurses and staff.
Proactively seek feedback on patient and public experience in order to address concerns in a timely manner and build on success.
(Please refer to the job description/person specification for further details)
Person specification Training & Qualifications Essential criteria- RGN/- First Level/ODP
- Recognised NMC Teaching and Assessing Qualification or equivalent
- Evidence of Post registration Educational Continuing development
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Degree in nursing or health related subject
- Clinical Leadership Programme(e.g. LEO, RCN, ILM
- ITaps Practitioner In Charge Programme
- Evidence of a number of years post registration experience of which a number of them are at a senior level in the capacity of Nurse In Charge within the speciality
- Demonstrates a high level of clinical expertise
- Good understanding of quality, safety and risk management
- Knowledge of the role in the context of local and National plans and professional strategies to deliver services within the current and future NHS.
- Experience of Patient and Public Involvement and qualitative data collection application to improving patient experience.
- Demonstrates knowledge of clinical risk management
- Audit experience / research skills
- Development of multi disciplinary working practices
- Evidence of innovation and achievements in Clinical Practice
- Recognises own limitations
- Can analyse activity data and plans workforce accordingly.
- Demonstrate the ability to see problems arising and plan to avoid or manage them appropriately.
- Passed by occupational health as fit to undertake role.
- Maintains sickness levels within Trust target.
- Previous budget management.
- Ability to prioritise
- Evidence of successful change management
- Project management
- Innovative and creative leadership skills/techniques
- Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
- Demonstrates understanding of efficient and effective use of resources where the workload can be unpredictable
- Demonstrates the ability to prioritise and implement and use new ways of working
- Basic knowledge of budgetary management
- Business planning experience
- Knowledge of budget management
- Use initiative and has the ability to lead and co-ordinate a multi disciplinary team
- Dynamic, challenging individual, able to lead a team
- Good verbal and written skills
- Able to influence other professional groups
- Effective Communicator and negotiator
- Acts as a Clinical Role model and Support for all Multi disciplinary learners within the ward or department.
- Participates in formal and informal teaching
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