Are you an experienced theatre practitioner with a passion for spinal surgery? Join Fortius Clinic and play a key role in delivering exceptional patient care within one of the UK's leading orthopaedic and sports medicine facilities.
As a Spinal Practitioner , you will be responsible for the safe, efficient, and coordinated delivery of spinal surgical services across our operating theatres. Working closely with consultants, multidisciplinary teams, and theatre colleagues, you will provide expert scrub support for complex spinal procedures, lead on spinal instrumentation management, and contribute to the ongoing development of a high-performing spinal service.
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated practitioner who enjoys combining hands-on clinical expertise with leadership, education, and service improvement responsibilities.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
2.1 Senior Managerial responsibilities
Provide high‑level oversight of spinal theatre scheduling, resource allocation, and staff deployment to meet fluctuating service demand.
Coordinate and support planning for all spinal operating lists, ensuring appropriate staff, equipment, implants, and loan kits are available.
Manage spinal‑specific resources efficiently, ensuring evidence‑based, cost‑effective practice.
Lead workforce planning, including recruitment, retention, succession planning, and skill‑mix optimisation.
Monitor and adjust staffing levels to meet skill mix, fluctuating demand, including emergency cover.
Resolve complex operational issues, escalating strategically and advising senior management when required.
Collaborate with procurement, theatre leadership, bookings team and spine nurse consultant to support business planning for spinal services.
Ensure equipment issues are escalated, logged, and resolved promptly.
Oversee equipment asset registers and ensure maintenance compliance
Participate in annual appraisals, team meetings, and performance discussions Responsible for the safe use of all equipment and ensuring the training of the team members in the use of this equipment.
Ensure effective stock control, revenue capture, and supply chain processes.
Chair and contribute to key theatre meetings, representing the spinal service at senior forums.
Deputise for the Deputy Head/Head of Theatres as required.
2.2. Clinical responsibilities
Act as a senior clinical expert in spinal scrub practice, supporting complex elective and emergency spinal cases.
Develop, assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care in partnership with the multidisciplinary team, including regular attendance on the weekly Spine Surgery MDT.
Support consultant surgeons and broader MDT with high‑level clinical decision‑making and coordination of complex spinal procedures.
Promote and maintain accurate patient documentation and always uphold confidentiality.
· Respond to patient, relative, and stakeholder concerns, ensuring timely resolution.
Lead on spinal audit, governance, incident reporting and follow‑up.
Deputise for theatre leadership when required.
Uphold the highest standards of documentation, confidentiality, and professional practice.
2.3 . Instrumentation & Implant Coordination
Act as the senior lead for spinal instrumentation, implants, loan kits, and consumables.
Ensure all trays and equipment are complete, sterile, tracked, and available.
Oversee loan kit ordering, reconciliation, return, and documentation processes.
Maintain close liaison with Sterile Services and Procurement teams.
Coordinate implant representative attendance in line with hospital policy.
Facilitate rep-led training and product education for theatre teams.
Support trials and evaluation of new spinal equipment and consumables.
2.4 Clinical Governance & Risk
Ensure compliance with NICE, NatSSIPs, LocSSIPs, NCEPOD and organisational governance frameworks.
Lead and participate in incident investigations, root cause analysis, and action planning.
Ensure incidents are reported in a timely manner and learning is…