Team Lead for General Surgery/Max Fax/Spines & ENT Robot

Job summary

A rare opportunity has arose for an enthusiastic and dedicated professional to lead a team of staff in the Short Stay Surgical Unit Theatres, at UHW Cardiff. This privileged role will allow the successful candidate to lead an established team of scrub practitioners and assistants who provide a first-class service to patients.

This job is perfect for someone who has knowledge and understanding of the following specialities: General Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery, Spinal Surgery and ENT, including Robotic Surgery. The successful candidate will be keen to develop their management and leadership skills and will require great people skills, enjoys the hustle and bustle of theatres, and have a keen interest in the development of others and understands the necessity of an efficient service.

The candidate will be responsible for assuring the quality of staff to provide excellent patient centred care. They will understand the importance of being cost effective and managing a budget. Be active in the recruitment, development and retention of their staff and role model for the directorate.

The clinical leader will be expected to work both clinically and non-clinically and will have allocated management time to support them in the role.

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 centered 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.

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

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.