Assistant Team Manager Head and Neck Team

Fulltech Ingeniería Ltda.; Harlow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated professional to lead and coordinate the theatre and department team. This role involves managing complex priorities in ophthalmology and Head & Neck surgery, ensuring that patient care is always at the forefront. With a focus on clinical leadership, you will provide specialist perioperative advice and support a multi-disciplinary team. The organization values patient well-being and excellence, offering an opportunity to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment. If you are passionate about patient care and have a strong background in surgical procedures, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical leadership and ability to manage complex priorities.
• Expertise in perioperative care and patient advocacy.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the theatre and department team for surgeries.
• Ensure high-quality, individualized care for patients.

Skills

Clinical Leadership

Patient Advocacy

Communication Skills

Perioperative Care

Team Coordination

Education

Nursing Degree

Specialization in Ophthalmology or Head & Neck Surgery

Job description

To be a professional role model, leading and co-ordinating the theatre and department team. This involves managing a wide range of complex and sometimes conflicting priorities for ophthalmology and Head & Neck surgery.

Key Responsibilities:

• To provide sound clinical leadership and develop support mechanisms for the team, theatre/department and Trust wide.
• Provide specialist Perioperative advice Trust wide to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients/clients and relatives/carers in collaboration with the multi professional team, in line with the local and national targets.
• At all times ensure that the needs of the patient are placed at the centre of care delivery.
• To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide cover for any area specified.
• To support the Team Manager in delivering the needs of the team/service.
• Maintain and promote effective communication with team and all members of the multi-disciplinary team and other departments. Communication will take place using formal and informal methods, including formal presentation of information relating to your Theatre/department.
• Using specialised knowledge ensure the clinical needs of patients are met. Communicates with patients, carers and the wider multi-disciplinary team and in so doing, acknowledges/accommodates barriers to communication and understanding including speech, hearing, language and emotion.
• To be able to scrub/supervise for Ophthalmology and Head & Neck surgical procedures.
• Monitor the quality of care and action audit information to achieve agreed standards and take the lead on customer care initiatives.
• To act as patient advocate in line with the NHS plan and to actively apply in depth knowledge of holistic/socio-economic and cultural aspects of the care to clients within your specific speciality, acting as a role model and resource for patients, relatives and staff.

Our Organisation:

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values:

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

1. Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
2. Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
3. Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

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