Lead Practitioner - Anaesthetics

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Sheffield is advertising a Lead Practitioner position in the Anaesthetic department. The post combines strong clinical leadership with managerial responsibilities to support the operating theatres and patient pathways.

You will work across the Operating Services/Theatre team, promoting patient-first care and collaborating with Surgical Care Groups to ensure high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Leadership and clinical leadership within anaesthetic department.
• Management of staff including appraisals, rotas and recruitment.
• Supervision of students and contributing to professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide positive team leadership to ensure high standards of patient care in a safe, professional environment.
• Plan development of the team and operational management of staff within a defined team, including appraisals, rotas, recruitment and supervision of students.
• Duties reflect a 60% clinical and 40% managerial commitment.
• Potentially support across two sites to provide 24-hour perioperative care.

Skills

Team leadership

Staff management

Student supervision

Job description

Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts is delighted to advertise a Lead Practitioner position within the Anaesthetic dept. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a friendly and supportive environment within the Operating Services/Theatre team. You will provide strong clinical leadership to the team and directorate and will assist the Executive team to build relationships across patient pathways and work closely with our partners in Surgical Care Groups to provide high quality patient care. You will promote a culture where the patient comes first. You will lead by example, challenge our usual practices and be proactive in seeking opportunities for continuously improving high quality care. The role will support the Matron in providing a quality service to all its user and deliver the broad objectives of the clinical teams.,

• To provide positive team leadership, ensuring a high standard of patient care is delivered in a safe, professional environment.
• The post holder is responsible for planning the development of the team and for the operational management of staff within a defined team, including appraisals, rotas, recruitment and selection and the supervision of students.
• The post holder's duties would reflect a 60% clinical and 40% managerial commitment.
  You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

This is an opportunity to work in a friendly and supportive environment within the Operating Services/Theatre team. You will provide strong clinical leadership to the directorate and will assist the Executive team to build relationships across patient pathways and work closely with our partners in Surgical Care Groups to provide high quality patient care. The Operating Services has 42 operating theatres across 2 sites providing 24 hour peri operative care within a range of specialties, You could be asked to support at both sites for cover.