Clinical Practice Lead in Chorley

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and experienced individual to join our team of Clinical Practice Leads within the theatre department.

Successful applicants will be expected to:

• Lead, support and develop staff in relation to Surgical scrub practice for the Gynaecology, Urology and Robotic Surgery (including General surgery) specialities.
• Provide support to the Operational Lead for Urology and Robotics and the wider Theatre Management team in reviewing and evolving the training programme for new starters and existing staff alongside the theatre education team.
• This role is Clinical but will have Educational/Developmental responsibilities including, but not limited to, skills training, audit and research.

Please note the JD and PS are subject to AfC review. Due to current service demands, we are only able to consider applicants who have relevant UK experience. Candidates must also be available to commence employment immediately or within a very short timeframe. We regret that we cannot progress applications that do not meet these essential requirements.

Main duties of the job:

The successful candidate will be responsible and accountable for:

• The day-to-day supervision, leadership and development of staff ensuring the delivery of a safe, cost effective and quality clinical care.
• Supporting the operational lead in promoting and implementing the trust values of: We are Kind, We are Open, We are Inclusive and the trust vision of Five-star patient care as per Trust strategy and the delivery of the departmental/Trust targets.
• Contributing to achieving improvement in services and key performance indicators for the surgical division.
• Actively participating in clinical and Infection prevention audits across the theatre department with development and implementation of action plans.

The post holder will be required to work across both Whiston and St Helens sites and must be flexible, working weekends and having an on-call commitment, with a possible rotation to night duty.

Successful applicants will require an enhanced disclosure form the Criminal Records Bureau.

Qualifications:

• NMC/HCPC registration
• Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
• Post graduate qualification in mentorship or equivalent experience
• Post graduate certificate in leadership
• North West Simulation Education Network Educational qualification or equivalent experience

Knowledge:

• Clinical experience within a surgical environment in theatres
• Knowledge and experience of Gynaecology, Urology and General Surgery as a scrub practitioner
• Knowledge and experience of Robotic Surgery

Skills:

• Clinical Leadership skills

Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.

We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification.

The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details are shared with the recruiting manager.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which are We are KIND, We are OPEN, We are INCLUSIVE.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL very soon.