PACU Team Leader (Clinical Support Facilitator)

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job description

A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Position: Team Leader for PACU and Recovery Unit

We are looking for an experienced RN/ODP to take on a Team Leader role for the PACU and Recovery unit within inpatient theatres.

1. The candidate will be providing support on the upskilling and maintaining of competencies of staff who work in PACU, particularly providing supervision on HDU/ITU adjunct to Recovery skills.
2. To act as the professional role model, leading and co-ordinating the nursing team.
3. To have continuous responsibility for the management & organisation of the ward/department.
4. To be accountable for the overall provision of excellent nursing care and to work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team.
5. The successful post holder will have the prime responsibility for leading the team, working to promote a positive culture of collaborative working, providing professional leadership and skilled knowledge.
6. Working alongside our other team leaders, reporting to the Matron, your duties will include but not limited to leading clinical shifts, investigating adverse incidents, planning and implementing actions to ensure learning is shared across the department, undertaking quality audits, roster management, budget management and recruitment.
7. You will have the motivation, vision and leadership qualities necessary to lead a safe, productive and efficient anaesthetic team.
8. As a key member of the team, you will have the ability to support, teach and develop junior staff and facilitate the delivery of high standards of patient care in the operating theatres.
9. You will be a team player, empathetic and able to remain calm and composed under pressure.
10. This role also requires a reassuring manner and the understanding of the rights, privacy & dignity and safeguarding of all patients.

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

This advert closes on Thursday 20 Mar 2025.

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