Da Vinci Robotic Clinical Leader

Nuffield Health; Ledston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Job summary

Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital is seeking a Da Vinci Robotic Clinical Leader to head the Robotic Theatre and Clinical team. You will lead the Surgical and Endoscopy teams, coordinate theatre lists and ensure safe, efficient robotic cases alongside Consultants.

Applicants should be registered nurses or HCPC registered ODPs with post‑registration surgery/anaesthetics experience, strong leadership, and excellent communication and organisational skills.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse or HCPC registered ODP with post-registration surgery/anaesthetics experience.
• Leadership experience in a theatre/operating department setting.
• Experience with robotic surgery and related specialties (general, bariatric, urology, gynae).

Responsibilities

• Lead Clinical/Surgical and Endoscopy teams in theatre ensuring smooth theatre lists.
• Collaborate across theatre suites to meet service demands.
• Promote clinical risk management, governance and safety.
• Oversee audits and equipment knowledge for ongoing improvements.
• Support continuous growth including possible Surgical First Assist training.

Skills

Robotic leadership

Clinical governance

Surgical teamwork

Communication skills

Surgery/anaesthetics experience

Education

Nursing qualification

HCPC registration

Tools

Da Vinci robotic system

Theatre equipment management

Job description

Da Vinci Robotic Clinical Leader
Leeds Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full time
Competitive salary based upon skills and experience
37.5 hours per week
Nuffield Health is the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity. From our innovative healthcare and leisure facilities to our community access programmes, we’re committed to building a healthier nation. Inside our award-winning hospitals, this starts with commitment to quality and the highest standards of patient care. It starts with you.
We are looking for a Da Vinci Robotic Clinical Leader for our Hospital to help us build a healthier nation. You’re registered with the appropriate governing body and you have the relevant qualifications and post registration in surgery/anaesthetics experience, including as a Registered Nurse or HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner. With strong clinical leadership, you will guide your team a shared vision promoting innovation and sustainability. As a clinical leader, you will have good communication and organisational skills and the ability to work as part of a team, knowledge and understanding of running a smooth & effective department equipment is also essential.
An exciting new job opportunity for the Da Vinci Robotic Clinical Leader - requirement for a new position to support the growth, development and innovation, as well as the implementation of the Da Vinci robot and working alongside the Consultants in ensuring that cases are run safely, effectively as well as efficiently. The Robotic Clinical Leader will form a significant portion of the Leadership Theatre team, which is undergoing changes to strive towards the hospital strategy, interlinking the Theatre Manager's goals and visions to improve the department, as well as working towards the Nuffield Health 5 ambitions.
As our Clinical Leader, you will:

• Conduct and organize the Clinical/ Surgical and Endoscopy team within theatre, which include the smooth running of the theatre lists and organizing booking forms and assisting sessions in theatres
• Have previous experience and knowledge of working within robotic surgery and specialities such as general, bariatric, urology and gynaecology
• Work collaboratively and flexibly across the theatre suites to accommodate the service demands of each department, which include Endoscopy, General, Orthopedics, Gynae
• Promote effective clinical risk management and governance within the department, including safety and risk management, quality improvement and ensure policies and procedure, to enhance patient care and service delivery.
• Have extensive knowledge required for dealing with audits and equipment.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of surgical techniques and associated equipment
• Have ample opportunities for continuous growth and personal development, which can include Surgical First Assist training.

Helping 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. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.
Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital
At Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital located in the heart of Leeds city centre, we are committed to continuing our vision of providing the highest level of care to all our patients. During our last CQC inspection in February 2017, the CQC highlighted that patient care was at the heart of our service. This is testimony to the commitment, skill, and pride of the team at the hospital. The hospital regulator rated us as “Outstanding" in our patient care.
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Da Vinci Robotic Clinical Leader Leeds, United Kingdom