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Clinical Lead - Orthopaedic - Theatre @ Nuffield Health

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Job summary Orthopaedic Clinical Lead - Theatre

Oxford The Manor Hospital, Theatres | Permanent | Full time |

competitive rates depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

As the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, we're offering you the chance to help shape the highest standards in patient care. Here, you'll have the time you need to role model good practice and develop your colleagues. We'll value your excellent communication skills and enthusiastic, forward-thinking approach. This is nursing as it shoul

Main duties of the job s the Clinical Lead you will need to:

Clinical Leadership & Practice Standards

Provide expert professional and clinical leadership to Orthopaedic theatre teams

Act as the specialist lead for orthopaedic surgical procedures and theatre workfl ows

Set, monitor, and maintain high standards of perioperative care in line with national guidance, Trust policies, and SOPs

Demonstrate visible leadership, promoting professionalism, accountability, and a culture of safety

Governance, Quality & Patient Safety

Lead clinical governance within orthopaedic theatres

Ensure compliance with WHO surgical safety standards, infection prevention, implant traceability, and documentation

Lead investigations into incidents, complications, and near misses, ensuring timely reporting and learning

Embed learning from audits, incidents, and GIRFT recommendations into clinical practice

Insuring NGR compliance and submissions.

Service Delivery & Operational Oversight

Work collaboratively with theatre management to optimise list utilisation, improve patient flow, and reduce cancellations

Contribute to capacity planning, service resilience, and business continuity

Support delivery of elective and trauma activity in line with performance targets

Line Management & Workforce Leadership

Act as line manager for designated Orthopaedic theatre staff

Lead appraisals, performance management, and professional development planning

About us Nuffield Health Oxford, The Manor, Hospital

Our modern hospital is based within a stone's throw of the historic City of Oxford, a world-renowned Centre of excellence for surgical and medical expertise. We are proud of the wonderful environment and team we have established, providing our patients with first class care. We operate 6 well equipped and modern operating theatres with 64 well-presented ensuite rooms.

We cater for inpatient and day care, providing a broad range of surgical specialties and clinics including Paediatrics, Oncology, Interventional Cardiology & Radiology, Orthopaedics, Endoscopy, Gynaecology, Urology, Ophthalmology as well as women's and men's health clinics. The hospital is located with excellent transport links by road and rail, both to and from London, Thames Valley, and the Midlands.

Job description Job responsibilities Orthopaedic Clinical Lead - Theatre

Oxford The Manor Hospital, Theatres | Permanent | Full time |

competitive rates depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

As the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, we're offering you the chance to help shape the highest standards in patient care. Here, you'll have the time you need to role model good practice and develop your colleagues. We'll value your excellent communication skills and enthusiastic, forward-thinking approach. This is nursing as it should be.

As a Orthopaedic and spinal clinical lead at our Manor Hospital, you're registered with the appropriate governing body and you have the relevant qualifications and experience.

As the Clinical Lead you will need to:

Clinical Leadership & Practice Standards

Provide expert professional and clinical leadership to Orthopaedic theatre teams

Act as the specialist lead for orthopaedic surgical procedures and theatre workfl ows

Set, monitor, and maintain high standards of perioperative care in line with national guidance, Trust policies, and SOPs

Demonstrate visible leadership, promoting professionalism, accountability, and a culture of safety

Governance, Quality & Patient Safety

Lead clinical governance within orthopaedic theatres

Ensure compliance with WHO surgical safety standards, infection prevention, implant traceability, and documentation

Lead investigations into incidents, complications, and near misses, ensuring timely reporting and learning

Embed learning from audits, incidents, and GIRFT recommendations into clinical practice

Insuring NGR compliance and submissions.

Service Delivery & Operational Oversight

Work collaboratively with theatre management to optimise list utilisation, improve patient flow, and reduce cancellations

Contribute to capacity planning, service resilience, and business continuity

Support delivery of elective and trauma activity in line with performance targets

Line Management & Workforce Leadership

Act as line manager for designated Orthopaedic theatre staff

Lead appraisals, performance management, and professional development planning

Manage sickness absence and promote staff wellbeing, engagement, and retention

Support workforce planning, safe staffing levels, and appropriate skill mix

Education, Training & Competency Management

Ensure all staff are appropriately trained, competent, and compliant within orthopaedic practice

Oversee induction, competency assessment, and ongoing professional developmentHelping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

It starts with you.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

As a Orthopaedic and spinal clinical lead at our Manor Hospital, you're registered with the appropriate governing body and you have the relevant qualifications and experience.

Experience Essential

As a Orthopaedic and spinal clinical lead at our Manor Hospital, you're registered with the appropriate governing body and you have the relevant qualifications and experience.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name Nuffield Health

Address Beech Road

Oxford

OX3 7RP

United Kingdom

Employer's website https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)

Skills

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