Clinical Lead Orthopaedic Theatre

Orthopaedic Clinical Lead - Theatre

Oxford The Manor Hospital Theatres Permanent Full time

competitive rates depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

As the UKs largest Healthcare Charity were offering you the chance to help shape the highest standards in patient care. Here youll have the time you need to role model good practice and develop your colleagues. Well value your excellent communication skills and is nursing as it should be.

As a Orthopaedic and spinal clinical lead at our Manor Hospital youre registered with the appropriate governing body and you have the relevant qualifications and experience.

AstheClinical Lead you will need to:

Clinical Leadership & Practice Standards

• Provide expert professional and clinical leadership to Orthopaedic theatre teams

• Act as the specialist lead for orthopaedic surgical procedures and theatre workfl ows

• Set monitor and maintain high standards of perioperative care in line with national guidance Trust policies and SOPs

• Demonstrate visible leadership promoting professionalism accountability and a culture of safety

Governance Quality & Patient Safety

• Lead clinical governance within orthopaedic theatres

• Ensure compliance with WHO surgical safety standards infection prevention implant traceability and documentation

• Lead investigations into incidents complications and near misses ensuring timely reporting and learning

• Embed learning from audits incidents and GIRFT recommendations into clinical practice

• Insuring NGR compliance and submissions.

Service Delivery & Operational Oversight

• Work collaboratively with theatre management to optimise list utilisation improve patient flow and reduce cancellations

• Contribute to capacity planning service resilience and business continuity

• Support delivery of elective and trauma activity in line with performance targets

Line Management & Workforce Leadership

• Act as line manager for designated Orthopaedic theatre staff

• Lead appraisals performance management and professional development planning

• Manage sickness absence and promote staff wellbeing engagement and retention

• Support workforce planning safe staffing levels and appropriate skill mix

Education Training & Competency Management

• Ensure all staff are appropriately trained competent and compliant within orthopaedic practice

• Oversee induction competency assessment and ongoing professional development

• Facilitate education related to new equipment implants and surgical techniques

• Surgical first assistant qualification preferred.

Equipment Implants & Resource Oversight

• Work with procurement sterile services and suppliers to ensure safe cost-effective and timely provision of equipment and implants

• Lead evaluation standardisation and optimisation of orthopaedic resources

• Support the implementation of new technologies and innovation

Multidisciplinary Collaboration & Communication

• Represent orthopaedic theatres at governance operational and strategic meetings

• Promote effective multidisciplinary teamwork and communication

• Foster a positive safety culture and collaborative working environment

Quality Improvement & Service Development

• Lead and contribute to quality improvement audit and service transformation initiatives

• Drive innovation and continuous improvement to enhance patient outcomes and efficiency

IT & Digital Skills

• Demonstrate basic proficiency in Microsoft Windows and standard office applications

• Use Workday and other Trust systems for workforce management training compliance and staff records

• Maintain accurate electronic documentation in line with Trust requirements

Nuffield Health Oxford The Manor Hospital

Our modern hospital is based within a stones throw of the historic City of Oxford aworld-renownedCentre of excellence for surgical and medical expertise. We are proud of the wonderful environment and team we have established providing our patients with first class care. We operate 6 well equipped and modern operating theatres with 64 well-presentedensuiterooms.

We cater for inpatient and day careprovidinga broad range of surgical specialties and clinicsincludingPaediatrics Oncology Interventional Cardiology & Radiology Orthopaedics Endoscopy Gynaecology Urology Ophthalmology as well as womens and mens health clinics. The hospital islocatedwith excellent transport links by road and rail both to and from London ThamesValleyand the Midlands.

The theatre complex at The Manor Hospital consists of 6 operating theatres an intervention room and cardiac Cath addition we provide support in CT and MRI for GAs including children.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work feeling healthy happy and valued. Thats why weve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here you can choose from a range of fitness lifestyle health and fitness wellbeing rewards such as free gym membership health assessments retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health we take care of whats important to you.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want today.

If you like what you see why not start your application now We consider applications as wereceive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So its a good idea to apply right away to ensure youre considered for this role.

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Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1