Clinical Practice Lead - Trauma and Orthopaedics
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 18/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves leading and developing clinical practice and training programmes for theatre staff, ensuring safe and quality patient care. The post holder will support theatre staff in delivering cost-effective clinical care within a high-quality learning environment, specifically focusing on Orthopaedic specialities (Elective and Trauma) and new technologies. The role also supports the Operational Lead in service improvement and achieving key performance indicators for the Surgical Division, encompassing clinical, educational, and developmental responsibilities.
Essential criteria
- NMC/HCPC registration
- Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
- Post graduate qualification in mentorship or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate certificate in leadership
- North West Simulation Education Network Educational qualification or equivalent experience
- Clinical experience within a surgical environment in theatres
- Knowledge and expertise of Surgical speciality/specialities as a scrub practitioner
- Knowledge and experience of other surgical specialities
- IT skills
- Excellent communication skills
- NMC/HCPC registration
- Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
- Post graduate qualification in mentorship or equivalent experience
- Post graduate certificate in leadership
- North West Simulation Education Network Educational qualification or equivalent experience
- Clinical experience within a surgical environment in theatres
- Knowledge and expertise of Surgical speciality/specialities as a scrub practitioner
- Knowledge and experience of other surgical specialities
- IT skills
- Excellent communication skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Clinical Practice Lead - [contact details removed]
The closing date is 18 September 2026
Job summary
The post holder will take day to day professional responsibility and be accountable for leading and developing clinical practice and training programmes for theatre staff ensuring safe delivery of quality patient care.
To support theatre staff in achieving demonstrable delivery of safe, cost effective clinical care within a high quality learning environment. The post holder will be responsible for leading clinical practice and training staff new to the Orthopaedic speciality in both Elective and Trauma, and also in the use of any new technologies that are introduced.
The role encompasses supporting the Operational Lead in achieving improvement in services and key performance indicators for the Surgical Division/Trust.
The role is Clinical but will have Educational/Developmental responsibilities including, but not limited to, skills training, audit and research.
Please note the JD and PS are subject to AfC review
**Due to current service demands, we are only able to consider applicants who have relevant UK experience. Candidates must also be available to commence employment immediately or within a very short timeframe. We regret that we cannot progress applications that do not meet these essential requiremen
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