Spinal Team Lead - London, United Kingdom - Fortius

Fortius

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title Spinal Team Lead

Department Theatres

Location Fortius Clinic

Contract type Full-Time

About Fortius
The Fortius Group is the UK's leading private orthopaedic and sports injury group.

Founded in London by a group of leading Orthopaedic Surgeons and Radiologists, with a shared vision of building a worldwide centre of excellence in musculoskeletal care.

Their vision was to create a clinic that would bring together the country's leading experts in orthopaedics and sports injury treatment, with a shared commitment to advancing the science of medicine and a better patient experience.

That group of experts now includes over 80 leading specialists, with two outpatient and diagnostic clinics, a surgical centre and an innovative inpatient unit for joint replacement surgery, in partnership with Bupa.

Overall Purpose

Take responsibility for the management of the Spinal speciality
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care.
To Manage and ensure that the provision of nursing care and maintaining high clinical standards is met
To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC/ HPC Code of Professional Conduct
Develop and manage a defined clinical area

Principal Accountabilities

Managerial

Participate in the advanced planning of all operating lists to ensure appropriate staff skills and equipment is available
To utilize resources effectively using evidence based best practice
Respond appropriately to unexpected events in order to maintain service delivery
Responsible for the safe use of expensive, highly complex equipment and ensuring the training of the team members in the use of this equipment
Contribute to the effective budget management of a departmental clinical area
To assist the Operating Rooms Manager in the business planning process, identifying specific issues
Stock checks/supplies ordering are carried out daily/ weekly/ monthly and discussed and agreed
Communicate with other wards and departments to ensure smooth running of lists
Organize own work and that of others, give direction to junior members of staff
Deploy staff over a 24 hours period to meet the needs of the area
Makes adjustments to cover emergency situations and staff sickness to maximize efficiency
Report the failure or mechanical problems of any items in line with Hospital Policy and arrange for repair or replacement of same in consultation with Management

Clinical and Technical

Manage the defined specialty and ensure staff carrying out procedures are appropriately trained to do so
Carry out individual patient care requirements
To develop, assess, plan, implement and evaluate programs of care in partnership with the patient and the multidisciplinary team
To promote health with all patient careers
Responsible for promoting comprehensive patient records in accordance with Hospital guidelines
Ensure confidentiality
To deliver governance standards in line with the Hospital's Governance framework
To respond to enquiries from relatives and careers, deal with concerns and actively problem solve to improve the patients experience
To audit quality of care to improve service and ensure standards are maintained
To facilitate an integrated approach to quality, against which performance can be measured
Manage a clinical speciality and take charge of the department in the absence of the Manager and Deputy Manager and the deployment of perioperative staff ensuring the correct skill mix is maintained over a 24 hour period to meet the needs of the service
To contribute and deliver the care strategy in the department

General

Provide and receive routine information using tact or persuasive skills with patients or clients as necessary
Maintain accurate and up to date documentation
Coordinates the clinical/managerial issues of the operating department on a day to day basis and deputizes for the Operating Room Manager when necessary
Demonstrates a high level of interpersonal skills, facilitate dealing with complex, sensitive and often contentious issues
Make judgments and decisions involving complex facts or situations which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
Responsibilities in policy and service development in department and hospital

Equality & Diversity

All Fortius employees must have respect for every individual, treating everyone with dignity, courtesy, fairness and consideration, and welcoming and accepting differences between people.

It is the responsibility of every employee to work towards the elimination of all discrimination and prejudice.

Health & Safety

All Fortius employees have a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.

Employees are required to co-operate with management to enable Fortius to meet its own legal duties.

Infection Control
It is the responsibility of all staff to recogn