Job summary
The Orthopaedic Team Lead will be taking responsibility for the management of the Orthopaedic specialty and deputies for management when required. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care. They will be Manage and ensure that the provision of nursing care and maintaining high clinical standards is met.
Main duties of the job
provide care of patients undergoing invasive procedures admitted to the hospital. To provide surgical services to Consultants and to meet budgetary and quality targets.
About us
Located in leafy St Johns Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our independent private Hospital has just been rated the number one in the country for care in the latest Bupa survey. Uniquely, all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St Johns.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To Assist the Theatre Management team in the efficient utilisation of all resources with specific attention on Theatre utilisation and staffing.
- Leadership and support for the Theatre team
- Assisting with staff recruitment, training, development and appraisals.
- Report the failure or mechanical problems of any items of equipment in line with Hospital Policy.
- Exhibit a high level of Perioperative care in line with best practice as well as professional and national standards and hospital procedures and acting as a role model for the team.
- Maintains current and up to date clinical knowledge and ensures best practice is followed by the team.
- Exhibiting a high level of teamwork with the Operating Suite and in the wider hospital environment.
- Participate fully as a team member, including working in all areas of the Theatre Department, to promote a cohesive team and the achievement of team objectives.
- Participate in the education, training and development of staff as well as maintain accurate records of their training and skills matrix.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner
- Post graduate qualification mentorship
- Minimum 5 years experience within the role of Operating Rooms Practitioner
- Minimum 3 years experience as an Orthopaedic Scrub Nurse
Desirable
- Demonstrated experience managing teams
- Competence in delivering a high level of peri-operative care
- Good computer and numeracy skills
- A high level of communication skills within all disciplines and grades.
- Flexibility in response to needs of the department
- Ability to deliver a high level of customer service to patients and Consultants
- Good team working skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth
Address
60 Grove End Road
St John’s Wood
London
NW8 9NH