Deputy Clinical Leader

The post holder will act as the deputy to the Recovery Team Lead - Perioperative Care, regularly taking charge of the clinical area and ensuring the standards and quality of care given to patients and clients, together with the environment in which care is delivered, and maintained at a high standard.

The post holder will be an effective leader and role model and will be expected to provide direct clinical care and use experience to support the implementation of both clinical and non-clinical governance.

The post holder will work flexibly as a member of the care team and in support of the Team Lead - Perioperative Care to ensure standards are maintained, evaluated and where necessary improved.

Demonstrate the UHB’s values of dignity, respect, fairness, integrity, honesty, openness, kindness and compassion in everything you do in the work environment and ensure others demonstrate the same values.

Maintain Clinical knowledge and skills by undertaking clinical duties within the team to provide expert advice, support and leadership within the clinical area.

Staff working within the Perioperative Care Directorate are expected to support and attend all areas within the Directorate. Staff will be required to provide cross-site cover using their own/public transport.

Are you enthusiastic, motivated and looking for a new challenge whilst seeking to develop your knowledge of post-surgery care?
Do you want clear objectives and an individual development plan with guaranteed formal courses and/or in-service training? If the answer is yes, then you could be the right person to join our Recovery Team in Theatres at the University Hospital Wales

Professional development plans are available along with the support of the Theatre Education team who alongside of your experienced colleagues will help you meet your individual needs to become a highly skilled and valuable member of our team.

We have 14 operating theatres covering a wide range of specialties including Trauma, Orthopaedics and Cardiothoracic Surgery. The Successful post-holder will be responsible for the post-operative care of patients in the immediate period after their surgery.

We provide a 24 hour a day cover including weekends and bank holidays.

Staff within the Perioperative Directorate are expected to support the Emergency/Major Trauma stream.

To take responsibility for the cleanliness of their working environment and equipment at all times.

To be responsible for the maintenance and repair of the theatre/recovery equipment.

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

Cardiff and Vale University Health Boardis 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.