Job Responsibilities
* Accountable for the overall clinical and operational day‑to‑day delivery of orthopaedic outpatient, fracture clinic and plaster room services.
* Oversee clinical standards of care and lead the workforce across RBH & BGH ELHT sites.
* Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, personal and effective care with excellent outcomes.
* Support the Matron, Directorate Manager and clinical teams to achieve key performance indicators for waiting times, new ways of working and service delivery.
* Make informed decisions within professional practice scope, engaging staff, patients and the public.
* Provide assurance to the Matron of adherence to agreed standards and policies.
* Ensure a robust professional approach to service development and improvement, underpinning changes to structures and roles with appropriate support and ongoing professional development.
* Develop and maintain communication with the multidisciplinary team on complex matters, improving quality and ensuring high‑quality care while promoting equality and diversity.
* Test and review new concepts, models, methods and equipment in partnership with company representatives.
* Work clinically in the outpatient clinic as required to keep practice updated.
* Organise and deploy staff according to competence and service need.
* Work closely with the Directorate Manager, Matron and Clinical Director on demand and capacity planning, including long‑term and short‑term service needs.
* Support the Directorate Manager / Deputy in developing business planning requirements for the outpatient service.
* Support and challenge team members appropriately.
* Address complaints by patients, members of the public and staff in accordance with Trust values.
* Ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of staff, patients and visitors.
Training & Development
* Ensure all staff complete required mandatory training and maintain up‑to‑date skills.
* Carry out annual appraisals and 1‑to‑1 meetings with line managers to identify further training needs.
* Implement training specific to specialty need for all outpatient staff.
* Develop new ideas and work within the clinic area.
Organisational Responsibilities
* Monitor and address quality issues; raise risks with relevant parties and follow up on poor performance.
* Inform and influence clinical governance issues; keep the risk register updated and managed.
* Act as a budget holder: authorise and control financial resources, manage staffing budgets and contract agreements.
* Manage staff sickness, performance and provide support to staff when required.
* Plan and organise clinics and monitor activities as needed.
* Develop and promote the service and support clinical audit and research projects.
Professional Responsibilities
* Manage the department on a 7‑day basis, ensuring targets are delivered and implement measures to achieve them.
* Keep department expenditure within the budgetary allowance, identifying problem areas and acting accordingly.
* Plan staff deployment to ensure safe staffing levels and efficient rostering, including annual leave management.
* Identify training and development needs for staff through appraisal and service need.
* Participate in recruitment and selection of staff for the department.
* Support the achievement of performance targets for waiting times.
Equal Opportunities
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and will do all we can to make sure that job applicants and employees do not receive less favourable treatment because of their age, sex, marital status, faith, race, disability or sexual orientation, or for any other reason that is not justified.
Advert closes on Wednesday 22 Apr 2026.
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