Clinical Leader for Anaesthetics, UHW Theatres

Job overview

Take responsibility for effective rostering of staff to ensure the clinical area has effective skill mix and staffing levels to meet demand; and staff health and well-being is a key consideration underpinning the rosters produced.

Take responsibility for the procurement and maintenance of physical assets and specialist supplies for the clinical area, ensuring cost effectiveness.

Be responsibility for the procurement and maintenance of physical assets and specialist supplies for the clinical area, ensuring cost effectiveness.

Deal with complex clinical and managerial situations that arise, analysing data and information, seeking appropriate help and making decisions in relation to patient risk and care and take appropriate action.

Main duties of the job

To provide experienced and professional leadership for a clinical team within the Perioperative Care Directorate and be responsible for the effective first line management, ensuring all staff members are adequately trained, educated, skilled and all professional practice is in accordance with appropriate codes of practice.

Exercise accountability for the management of the clinical team, to include leading and developing staff members in the delivery of compassionate, high quality, effective, patient centred care; and providing fair, honest and measured people management.

To provide visible, professional leadership, support, supervision and guidance (in line with NMC and HCPC standards), expert clinical advice and undertake management and monitoring activities in line with legal and professional requirements, statutory rules and UHB Policy relating to evidence-based practice

Be responsible for the efficient management of the clinical team budget, effectively deploying the clinical team and utilising allocated resources and raising financial expenditure concerns to appropriate personnel in a timely manner.

Work and communicate effectively as a member of the senior clinical and Nursing/ODP (Operating Department Practitioner) team for the Perioperative Care Directorate, collaborating with other Team Leaders and Theatre Managers.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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