Lead Practitioner - Burton-On-Trent, United Kingdom - University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

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Burton-On-Trent, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Queens Hospital Burton has 15 theatres providing a range of specialities from General, Urology, Ophthalmic, Orthopaedic to ENT and Gynaecology and Obstetric services.

The department is split into 4 geographical areas, Treatment Centre Day case unit, holding 6 theatres, treatment room and 2 separate bespoke Orthopaedic theatres.

A further 5 theatres are situated on the Main Building with separate Maternity and Trauma Orthopaedic theatre.

Sir Robert Peel Site in Tamworth holds 1 theatre and 2 Endoscopy rooms which is part of the QHB network.

Full responsibility, accountability and demonstration of leadership will be needed for the daily management and organisation of Orthopaedic Theatres across QHB.

This involves managing a wide range of complex and sometimes conflicting priorities including staff management.

Assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation of surgical, anaesthetic and recovery care is required to ensure a safe care environment to meet patient's needs.

Focus will be required to work closely with fellow Lead Practitioners and Senior Sisters in conjunction with the Clinical Theatre Manager and across to the wider UHDB team to ensure smooth, efficient and effective intra operative care delivery.

The post holder will provide clinical management, responsibility and leadership for the Orthopaedic Theatres whilst supporting the QHB Theatre sites to ensure a patient focused care delivery.

To have a professional leadership presence, working collaboratively and co-operatively with the wider MDT for the smooth running of the theatres.

This will incorporate undertaking a co-ordinator role, management of day to day activities, trouble shooting and working collaboratively with fellow Lead Practitioners, Senior Sisters and the Clinical Theatre manager.

Ensuring that Guidelines, National and Local policies, Infection control measures, Audit collection and Quality Assurance is maintained and adhered too.

From these assessments to provide improvement pathways to ensure best practice is achieved, which is evidenced based.

Interview date: 13 April

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
Ongoing support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust over 3,300 per week
An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day 6th largest in the country
Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day