Clinical Lead - Orthopaedic

Nuffield Health Brentwood; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable healthcare organization in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Clinical Leader for Theatres to oversee surgical and endoscopy teams, ensuring effective operations within the hospital. The ideal candidate will possess strong clinical leadership skills, relevant qualifications, and experience in surgery/anaesthetics, along with excellent communication and organizational abilities. This full-time position offers competitive salary and benefits including gym membership and health assessments.

Benefits

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Qualifications

• Registered with the appropriate governing body.
• Relevant qualifications and post-registration in surgery/anaesthetics experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and organise the Clinical/ Surgical and Endoscopy team within theatre.
• Work collaboratively across theatre suites to accommodate service demands.
• Promote effective clinical risk management and governance.

Skills

Strong clinical leadership

Good communication skills

Organisational skills

Knowledge of surgical techniques

Education

Registered Nurse or HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner

Job description

Clinical Leader (Theatres)

Newcastle Hospital | Nursing | Permanent contract | Full time

Up to £48,000 per annum depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

At Nuffield Health the UKs largest healthcare charity, everything we give our patients, members and customers would not be possible without you. Your passion, your warmth, your drive to make a difference. Whether it’s driving connected health, helping the nation, transforming experiences, or building the career you want – we give you the support to do it all. Join our journey. It starts with you.

We are looking for a Clinical Leader for our hospital to help us build a healthier nation. You’re registered with the appropriate governing body and you have the relevant qualifications and post registration in surgery/anaesthetics experience, including as a Registered Nurse or HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner. With strong clinical leadership, you will guide your team a shared vision promoting innovation and sustainability. As a clinical leader, you will have good communication and organisational skills and the ability to work as part of a team, knowledge and understanding of running a smooth & effective department equipment is also essential.

As our Clinical Leader, you will:

• Conduct and organise the Clinical/ Surgical and Endoscopy team within theatre, which includes the smooth running of the theatre lists and organising booking forms and assisting sessions in theatres.
• Work collaboratively and flexibly across the theatre suites to accommodate the service demands of each department, including Endoscopy, General, Orthopedics, Gynae.
• Promote effective clinical risk management and governance within the department, including safety and risk management, quality improvement and ensuring policies and procedures, to enhance patient care and service delivery.
• Have extensive knowledge required for dealing with audits and equipment.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of surgical techniques and associated equipment.
• Have ample opportunities for continuous growth and personal development, which can include Surgical First Assist training.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve 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 what’s important to you.

Nuffield Health Newcastle Hospital

Located in Jesmond; you will be working at one of the north east’s leading private hospitals, with a Good CQC rating, we have 27 en‑suite private bedrooms, 3 state‑of‑the‑art operating theatres, a dedicated breast care unit. We offer on‑site pathology services and diagnostic imaging including CT and MRI, to help patients after surgery we have on‑site physiotherapy specialists. We have a special focus in the areas of orthopaedics, spinal surgery, ophthalmology, weight loss surgery and cosmetic treatment.

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 we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So it’s a good idea to apply right away to ensure you’re considered for this role.

It starts with you.