Lead Practitioner- Trauma and CEPOD

Job summary

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

An opportunity arises for an dynamic, innovative and highly motivated orthopaedic trauma scrub practitioner with substantial experience inrecent Trauma Scrub as Band 6 Team Leader in an acute hospital setting to Lead the CEPOD and Trauma Team in Ealing Theatre.

The successful candidate will lead and support a team of theatre scrub professionals to deliver high standard of care to the patients admitted through the emergency/ trauma pathway. The key part of the role is to provide clinical supervision to develop the team to ensure staff has appropriate skills and attributes to support trauma service in a safe environment in Ealing Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for the operational management of Trauma/ CEPOD specialties in the theatre department; including budgetary awareness, clinical governance, implant and instrument management, Trauma/ CEPOD service development , audits, staff development and training .

You must be able to demonstrate exceptional organisational skill to deliver safe and efficient trauma and CEPOD service. You will work collaboratively as part of the MDT team as well as independently to deliver excellent peri-operative patient experience.

In return, you will have support from the management team to develop day to day theatre management, rota management, procurement and people management skills to deliver quality and safety agenda.

In conjunction with the other Lead Practitioners, the post holder is responsible for the day to day operational management of the Operating Department in the absence of the Clinical Theatre Manager.The post holder will be expected to be a professional role model and provide direction and inspirational leadership to all members of the multidisciplinary team within the area for which they are accountable for.

The post holder will be involved in the development of protocols / guidelines and implementing effective processes to ensure patient safety.

Occasionally you may be required to work cross site or weekends.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.