Band 6 - Sister/ Team Lead - T&O Outpatients

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust; Dudley; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust in Dudley is seeking an experienced professional to lead the Trauma & Orthopaedics Outpatients team. You will manage day-to-day operations and nursing care within your clinical specialty, and support the Trauma and Orthopaedics Directorate.

You will coordinate services, review patient information and working protocols, and deputise for the Lead Nurse as required. The role spans Russells Hall and Corbett's Hospitals with some weekend/evening clinics.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day management and nursing care within Trauma & Orthopaedics Outpatients.
• Monitor availability and effectiveness of virtual fracture clinics to ensure timely reviews.
• Provide expert clinical and managerial advice and support to staff and patients.

Job description

To take responsibility for all aspects of day to day management and nursing care within own clinical specialty and support the Trauma and Orthopaedic Team. This includes but is not limited to monitoring availability of virtual fracture clinics to ensure patients receive a timely review and assisting departmental Lead Nurse in managing the T&O Outpatients Department.

Setting standards of care in conjunction with Trauma and Orthopaedics Directorate, co-ordinate services so that total patient needs are identified, ensuring appropriate individual patient care is given. This involves regular reviewing and updating of patient information and working protocols.

The post holder will provide expert clinical and managerial advice and support to staff and patients and also work as part of the team within the Outpatients Department, deputising for the Lead Nurse as required.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic experienced member of staff to join the Trauma & Orthopaedics outpatients team, working between both Russells Hall Hospital and Corbett's Hospital. The service runs Monday- Friday (08:30-18:00) with additional weekend and evening clinics running occasionally.

This is a great opportunity to gain knowledge or build on your current knowledge and experience in Orthopaedics. You will be working in both elective orthopaedic, trauma orthopaedic as well as virtual fracture clinics.

If you are ready for a challenge and can demonstrate excellent leadership skills then this is the position for you.

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD department. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values, plus much more. For those in a Management/Leadership role, there are additional programmes to support you to develop the skills you need. These include our Managers Essentials Programme and a Leadership Programme that all managers will attend as part of your Dudley Managers Induction. Our Learning Prospectus is a great way to discover the details behind what's available for you here at The Dudley Group

We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible