Job overview
Applications are invited for the role of Clinical Lead for Pre-Operative Assessment (POA). The post will be available for an initial -years period up to a maximum of years where applicable following advert and interview process.
The Clinical Lead will be accountable to the Clinical Director to ensure the Pre-Operative Assessment Department meets its required objectives for its operational performance.
If you wish to apply, please submit a short (up to one A page) expression of interest, outlining your reason for applying and suitability for the post, as well as your CV. Please submit your application via the TRAC recruitment system.
The recruitment process will include a value-based interview as well as a formal interview, with the Panel including the Clinical Director and representatives of Clinical Support Services (CSS) Division.
The post will attract SPA, which can either be in addition to the existing job plan, or replace other activity. A job plan can have a maximum of PAs.
Should you wish to discuss the post informally, please contact Dr Peyton Davis, Clinical Director for CAPPRO, via e-mail ().
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Lead is responsible and accountable to the Clinical Director, working with the Directorate Manager, Clinical Leads and Nursing Leads within the Directorate and across the Trust to:
• Provide visible clinical leadership of a high-quality Trust-wide Pre-Operative Assessment Service (hub and spoke model) ensuring this work efficiently, effectively and consistently
• In conjunction with key stakeholders, work as part of the CAPPRO Clinical and Operational Leadership Team to strategically develop the quality, clinical governance, Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and improvement workstreams.
• Supervise Clinical Governance within the Pre-Operative Assessment Service
• Lead development of the service to ensure a consistent and joined up POA service across the Trust (hub and spoke model)
• Ensure the Trust NICE guidance policy and PSIRF workstream relevant to POA is implemented and readily able to produce evidence when required to do so.
• Work in a collaborative manner within the management structure of the Directorate and Division
• Address any concerns through appropriate structures and policies in conjunction with Directorate Manager, Nurse Leads and respective Clinical Leads across the trust.
• Agree, coordinate and maintain policies and procedures that enable all trust preoperative assessment services to optimise patients safely and efficiently for surgery, in conjunction with medical and nursing colleagues.
Working for our organisation
The Clinical Lead is appointed via a formal recruitment process for an initial year period subject to satisfactory performance and annual review, which may be extended following advert & interview process.
These posts will be remunerated through the SPA system for medical staff and on a sessional basis for non-medical staff
If a medical appointment to this post:
SPA is allocated for this post. The post will be subject to annual appraisal by the Clinical Director
Changes to the Clinical Lead’s job plan will be negotiated with the Clinical Director and will be remunerated through reallocation of DCC and SPA within the resources of the directorate.
The use of SPA time for this post will be indicated in the job plan and monitored at appraisal.
If a non-medical appointment to this post:
The equivalent of PA session will be allocated to the post holder and is based upon their current grade. This will be either by additional pay or reduction in current workload. The post will be subject to annual appraisal by the Clinical Director