Department Leader

Responsibilities

• Line‑management responsibilities for the nursing team, including Registered Nurses, Assistant Practitioners, Plaster Technicians and Healthcare Assistants.
• Provide clinical leadership to ensure that all patients are given a high‑quality, evidence‑based and seamless service while maintaining competency, knowledge and visibility.
• Ensure the safe, effective and efficient management of all workforce and financial resources within the clinical area.
• Act as a role model and skilled practitioner to inspire excellence, consistently demonstrating the highest standards of care and professionalism.
• With support of the Clinical Matron, lead recruitment and retention of a skilled, competent and effective nursing/midwifery workforce for the clinical area, and contribute to the identification of new nursing/midwifery and support roles within the specialty.
• Facilitate, support and ensure the development of all staff within the team.
• Demonstrate an innovative and progressive attitude to continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence‑based practice, ensuring that such evidence is reflected in clinical practice and subject to regular audit.
• Represent the specialty and, at times, the division in corporate‑wide forums, operational groups and committees, providing an expert nursing/midwifery contribution.

The Fracture Clinic at the Royal Cornwall Hospital is looking for a motivated, positive and clinically‑competent individual to lead the team and the service.

To be successful in this role you will need to have experience in trauma or orthopaedic nursing as well as managing and leading a team. You will be supported by the Clinical Matron and work closely with the Service Manager and Specialty Lead for Trauma Services.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people – a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non‑clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation. It has established a South West Clinical School in Cornwall to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence‑based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.