Clinical Practice Lead - Theatres

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Full Time Permanent Post

The post holder will have responsibility for leading, facilitating and developing education, training and workforce development across the Theatre Departments at Southport and Ormskirk sites. The role will provide visible clinical and educational leadership, ensuring staff are supported to develop the knowledge, skills and competencies required to deliver safe, effective and evidence-based perioperative care.

The role will be undertaken on a 50% clinical / 50% education basis
, maintaining regular clinical practice within the theatre environment whilst leading the education and development agenda. This dual role will ensure training programmes remain clinically relevant, responsive to service needs and aligned with best practice.

Please note the JD and PS are sbuject to AfC review

• Provide clinical leadership through maintaining a 50% clinical role within theatre services.
• Lead and coordinate education, training and workforce development activities across Southport and Ormskirk theatres.
• Support student placements and practice learning environments.
• Lead on medical device training and competency assurance.
• Promote evidence-based practice, research and quality improvement.
• Support workforce planning, succession planning and staff retention initiatives.
• Contribute to policy development and clinical governance activities.
• Develop collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support achievement of operational, quality, workforce and financial objectives.
• Act as a professional role model and advocate for high standards of perioperative care and education.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4…