Deputy Team Leader - Orthopaedic Theatres

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Hospital in Norwich seeks a professional to manage its orthopaedic service. The successful candidate will support clinical leadership, coordinate care, and ensure high standards. Current UK registration is required, along with relevant clinical experience. The role comes with various NHS benefits, including flexible working and discounts on gym memberships.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Discounted gym memberships

On-site nursery

Qualifications

• Current UK professional registration required.
• Experience in managing and coordinating health services.
• Ability to provide expert clinical advice and guidance.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the orthopaedic service.
• Support the Clinical Leader with expert clinical practice.
• Collaborate with anaesthetists and multidisciplinary care teams.

Job description

Overview

We are an exceptional specialist Orthopaedic department with a worldwide reputation for innovation and excellent patient care and treatment. We currently have 5 operating theatres within our main theatre complex, including 2 theatres linked to our major trauma centre, and are developing a stand-alone 2 theatre orthopaedic elective complex (NANOC). We have 37 orthopaedic consultants who specialise in all aspects of orthopaedic surgery, elective and trauma, making us one of the largest orthopaedic departments in the country with connections to overseas programs, local initiatives and research projects. The orthopaedic theatre team consists of approximately 80 staff, including Registered Nurses, Operating Department Practitioners (ODP), Nursing Associates (NA) and theatre support workers (TSW). We support multi-skilling and integration of theatre personnel and have a unique opportunity to advertise a new position to support our ongoing development and growth within the orthopaedic service.

Responsibilities

• Managing and coordinating the orthopaedic service.
• Supporting the Clinical Leader in providing expert clinical practice in our highly specialist orthopaedic service.
• Assisting with the design, implementation and coordination of support and development programs for qualified practitioners, preceptors, varied learners and support workers within the specialist areas for recruitment, retention and skills improvement.
• Providing expert clinical advice, guidance, leadership and managerial skills to ensure the delivery of a clinically effective service in line with local and national development plans and Trust policies and procedures.
• Leading and coordinating the orthopaedic service to promote a patient-centered approach to high quality health care while upholding and influencing professional and Trust values.
• Supervising and maintaining high standards of patient care by understanding the NMC/HPCP conduct and local codes of practice.
• Assuming autonomous responsibility for patient care once a handover from the anaesthetist and surgical team has been given.
• Collaborating with appropriate anaesthetists, relevant consultants and their multidisciplinary care teams.
• Becoming proficient in the care of the unconscious patient with competency in basic and advanced airway management after completing the competency skills book.
• Providing individualized assessment of the patient to enable ongoing planning, development, implementation and evaluation of holistic care, including continual observation and monitoring of physiological parameters using non-invasive and invasive techniques.

Qualifications and Requirements

The job description, which includes a Person Specification, provides a full outline of responsibilities and requirements for this role. Please use your supporting statement to demonstrate how you meet the person specification.

Role Details and Logistics

Visa and Immigration: If you require sponsorship, you can assess your likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship on GOV.UK.

Travelling to work and Parking: Staff parking is available onsite with limitations during core hours; spaces are more available in evenings and weekends. Travel Office criteria apply for parking spaces. Public transport options and discounted passes are available; additional details are provided by the Travel Office or Konect.

DBS: If this post involves work with children or adults, a DBS check is required.

NHS Service: If appointed, we will establish any previous NHS service via ESR IAT and accept your application submission as agreement to this.

UK Registration: You will need current UK professional registration where required by the role.

Application: Communications regarding your application will be by email; please check your email (and spam) regularly.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We value equality in our team and recruit from all sections of the community. If you meet the minimum criteria detailed in the person specification and have a disability, you may wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

Communication and Recruitment Timeline

We look forward to your application. If you do not hear within four weeks this usually means you have not been shortlisted; you may contact the person indicated on the advert to confirm.

Flexibility and Benefits

Flexibility: We may consider alternative working patterns such as part-time work or secondments; indicate any preference in your supporting statement.

Benefits: At NNUH, we offer NHS benefits and additional incentives including flexible working hours, fast track staff physiotherapy, discounted gym memberships, pension scheme and annual leave, Salary Sacrifice schemes (including lease cars, cycle to work and home electronics), on-site nursery and staff cafes with discounts, and other staff support services.

Our Trust

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital to be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff. NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing acute care for around one million people and serving as a teaching and research hospital. We collaborate with the University of East Anglia and host state-of-the-art facilities. Our values are People-focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence.