Nuffield Health is Britain's largest not-for-profit healthcare organisation. Join us as a Clinical Leader in our Brentwood Hospital and play your part in building a healthier nation.

We are looking for a candidate who can provide strong clinical leadership to the theatre department, leading a theatre and championing the delivery of the highest quality perioperative care: care that is patient-centered, evidence-based, brand-defining and innovative; delivered by a trained, motivated, and compassionate team; in line with organisational, regulatory and governance requirements.

As a clinical leader you will support the implementation of local strategy, role-modelling and championing clinical excellence and deputising for the Theatre Manager in their absence.

Our Theatre department has 4 theatres which facilitate Major Ortho Hip/Knee spinal fusions, Major Gynae both laparoscopic and open, Urology including laser HOLEPs and cutting edge SPACEOAR procedures, ENT including surgical procedures with two Professors, Plastic surgery including a world renown DIEP surgeon, General Surgery, Opthalmics and Maxxilofacial.

You will be encouraged to develop with a number of resources we have available; you will have access to are extensive learning and development prospectus, be able to utilise our digital theatre which doubles up as a teaching tool with links to other hospitals.

You are supported by a knowledgeable, friendly and hardworking team, who can boast recognition from the CQC with an outstanding review for Safety.

This is an exciting time to join the team at Brentwood Hospital with lots on the horizon for 2021.

The Role

Operationally responsible for the Theatre, you will enjoy the chance to make a real difference with Nuffield Health.

As a Clinical Leader you will;

• Actively contribute to service development, policies and strategies, plus identifying opportunities.

• Support individuals and teams to deliver high quality, clinically effective patient care through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.

• Build strong relationships with consultants, hospital senior leaders, a wide range of healthcare professionals plus patients.

• Work collaboratively alongside the consultants. You will ensure patients benefit from the best possible treatment and care.

• Be fully accountable for leading, motivating and supervising a multidisciplinary team.

• Deputise for the Theatre Manager

• Contribute to audits and clinical governance, infection prevention, health and safety plus risk analysis.

The Person

To succeed as a Clinical Leader you will;

• Will have specialist training including a nursing/practitioner qualification and/or postgraduate short courses.

• Ideally, your wide-ranging skills will include teaching and assessment, as well as ILS/ALS.

• A professional management qualification would also be an advantage.

• SFA qualification

• Comprehensive Orthopaedic Scrub Skills

• Proven leadership experience in a theatre setting

• Audit experience

The Benefits

We want you to be the best you can be. We promise that we will support you with training opportunities, career development options and our unique health & wellbeing focused benefits package. This includes free membership across all of our Fitness & Wellbeing clubs, along with free private healthcare. Not only this but we also offer a range of lifestyle and financial wellbeing benefits.

Be your best and join us in building a healthier nation.

Salary - Competitive
Closing date - 04/03/2021
Location - Brentwood
Weekly hours - 37.5

Applications will be considered as they are received and interviews will be arranged accordingly. We reserve the right to close adverts early, for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications. Therefore please apply early to ensure you are considered for the post.