The post holder will be responsible and accountable for the overall clinical and operational day to day delivery, of clinical standards of care and the leadership and management of the Orthopaedic Outpatients’, Fracture Clinics & Plaster Room workforce.
The post holder will work across both RBH & BGH ELHT sites ensuring systems are in place to ensure staff are supported and supervised appropriately.
You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary environment to ensure the delivery of safe, personal and effective care with excellent outcomes and positive experiences for all service users and their significant others.
The successful applicant with support the Matron, Directorate manager and Clinical teams to deliver on key performance indicators for waiting times, supporting new ways of working and delivery of outpatient services.
You will be required to make informed decisions within the scope of professional practice, involving staff, patient’s and the public to ensure agreed standards are met.
The successful candidate will work to agreed objectives and act on own initiatives, working within broad professional policies, with responsibility for policy and service development of urology outpatients across all ELHT sites.
Provide assurance to the Matron of adherence to agreed standards and policies.
- Ensure a robust professional approach to service development and improvement. Ensures that any subsequent changes to structures and roles are underpinned by appropriate support and on-going professional development.
- Develop and maintain communication with multidisciplinary team’s on complex matters, contribute to improving quality and ensure the delivery of high quality of care, promote equality and value diversity.
- Test and review new concepts, models, and methods of practice for new products and equipment, working closely with company representatives.
- Work clinically in the outpatient clinic as required, ensuring clinical practice is kept updated.
- Organises and deploys staff according to competence, and service need.
- Works closely with the directorate manager, Matron & Clinical Director in demand and capacity planning. This will involve long term planning in addition to planning capacity to meet the short-term requirements of the service.
- Support the directorate manager / deputy in developing the business planning requirements of the outpatient service.
- Support and challenge team members as appropriate.
- Addresses’ complaints by patients, members of the public and staff in accordance with Trust value’s
- Ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of staff, patients and visitor’s .
EMPLOYMENT ACTS AND CODES OF PRACTICE
All employees are required to comply with employment legislation and codes of good practice.
Equality and Diversity
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and will do all we can to make sure that job applicants and employees do not receive less favourable treatment because of their age, sex, marital status, faith, race, disability or sexual orientation, or for any other reason that is not justified.
Health and Safety
In accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, and other supplementary legislation, all employees are required to follow Trust Health and Safety policies and safe working procedures, take reasonable care to avoid injury during the course of their work, and co-operate with the Trust and others in meeting statutory requirements.
Infection Control
All employees must comply with Prevention and Control of Infection polices and attend any related mandatory training.
Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility
The Trust attaches great importance to Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility. It is the responsibility of all members of staff to ensure that the Trust’s resources are used efficiently with minimum wastage throughout their daily activities
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mrs Kirstie Clare Job title: Trauma & Orthopaedic Matron Email address: kirstie.clare@elht.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01251 732049
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Kirstie Clare as above, or Michelle Turton / Dayl Mottershaw on 01254 733253.
