Scrub Team Leader

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Royal London Hospital for two dynamic, innovative, and highly motivated Renal & Transplant and Pain & Ophthalmology Theatre Practitioners to join our team as a Band 7 Senior Team Leader. We are seeking professionals with substantial experience

as a Band 6 either in Renal & Transplant and Pain & Ophthalmology scrub roles within an acute hospital setting to lead teams within Adult Theatres.

Our hospital boasts 21 state-of-the-art theatres dedicated to a range of elective and emergency specialties and complex procedures, including hepatobiliary surgery, complex ENT, trauma and orthopaedics, reconstructive orthopaedics, neurosurgery, complex vascular surgery,

interventional radiology, maxillofacial surgery, robotic procedures, renal transplants, plastic and reconstructive surgery, urology, and ophthalmic surgery. We also offer paediatric expertise to the major trauma service for Southeast England.

The successful candidate will lead and support a team of theatre scrub professionals, ensuring high standards of patient care are delivered. A key responsibility will be providing clinical supervision and developing team members to ensure they possess the skills and attributes

required to support the service safely within The Royal London Hospital.

The post holder will be responsible for effective and efficient operational day to day management of the practice setting, including standards of care, budget management

and control, clinical governance staff development and training. The post holder is

professionally accountable for the maintenance of standards of professional practice

and standards of care. They will provide professional clinical leadership within a

defined practice setting and provide direction and inspirational leadership to all

members within the multi-disciplinary team.

The post holder will undertake and supervise clinical practice, audit, research and

teaching to set, monitor and continuously improve standards of care and patient

experience. The post holder is accountable for managing and developing team

performance, managing a devolved budget ensuring efficient and effective use of

physical and human resources.

The post holder will Take ultimate responsibility for the standard of the environment

within his/her identified area of responsibility, ensuring patients' needs are met and

staff maintain cleanliness as defined by national standards. They will be accessible

and visible to staff, patients and visitors and will ensure that patients are treated with

respect and dignity. They will act as professional role models and provide direction and

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.