Orthopaedic Team Lead Theatres | Spire Bristol Hospital | Permanent | Full Time | Excellent Benefits
Are you an experienced and motivated Orthopaedic Practitioner ready to take the next step in your career? Spire Bristol Hospital is seeking a dynamicOrthopaedic Team Leadto join our high-performing theatre department. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a dedicated team within one of the UKs leading independent healthcare providers, renowned for clinical excellence and patient care.
Why Join Us?
At Spire Bristol, youll be part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous professional development. We offer a structured career pathway, and the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a modern theatre environment.
Main duties of the job
Duties and Responsibilities:
As Orthopaedic Team Lead, you will:
* Provide expert clinical leadership and mentorship to a team of Scrub Practitioners, RGNs, and ODPs.
* Oversee the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality perioperative care across a range of elective orthopaedic procedures.
* Collaborate with the Theatre Manager and Deputy Manager to support staff development, appraisals, and training plans.
* Act as a professional clinical role model at all times, promoting best practices and continuous improvement.
* Coordinate surgical lists, ensuring all equipment, implants, and resources are available and managed efficiently.
* Liaise with consultants and company representatives to support surgical teams and optimise patient outcomes.
About us
At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We're committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.
Job responsibilities
Who we're looking for:
* Registered Nurse (NMC) or Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC) with no restrictions to practice.
* Minimum 3 years scrub experience, in a theatre leadership or senior practitioner role.
* Mentorship qualification (or willingness to work towards one).
* Strong clinical decision-making and case management skills.
* Knowledge of theatre budgeting and resource planning (desirable).
* ALS and Airway Maintenance certifications (desirable training available).
Working Hours:Full Time, Monday to Saturday, mixed shifts, earlies and lates, 37.5 hours per week
Contract Type:Permanent
* Competitive salary and enhancements
* 35 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
* Private medical insurance and life assurance
* Contributory pension scheme with flexible retirement options
* Free Bupa wellness screening
* Access to Spire for You exclusive discounts and cashback from over 1,000 retailers
* Ongoing training and development opportunities
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
* Driving clinical excellence
* Doing the right thing
* Caring is our passion
* Keeping it simple
* Succeeding and celebrating together
Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Ready to take the lead?For more information or an informal chat about the role, please contactAlison Robertsatalison.roberts@spirehealthcare.com
Please note: We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
For us,it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
The Glen, Redland Hill, Redland, Bristol
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