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Job Summary
This role will involve:
1. Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care for patients undergoing theatre procedures.
2. Being responsible for the management of anaesthetic requirements.
3. Providing clinical or day to day supervision to junior staff. Act as a mentor and assessor.
4. Providing skilled clinical assistance in multiple clinical and non-clinical areas within the hospital, and during transfer of critically ill patients, via helicopter and ambulance to tertiary centres.
5. Participating as a member of the cardiac arrest / trauma team, and act as First Line Responder to emergencies in non-clinical areas.
6. Acting as an autonomous practitioner, within defined parameters and codes of practice.
Main duties of the job
1. Participate in a rotational 11 or 12-week, twenty-four-hour shift system.
2. Participate in an on-call rota.
3. Participate in Trust Resuscitation/Trauma Team Medical Emergency Team/Transfer Team.
Principal Responsibilities
1. Enhance patient care by ensuring effective communication with the multi-disciplinary team within and outside Theatre complex and be responsible for one's own professional actions within the team.
2. Communicate sensitively to patients and relatives, demonstrating empathy, understanding and reassurance, which will include patients with special needs/learning disabilities.
3. Offers support to junior members of staff, medical, nursing and technical, in a sensitive and appropriate manner.
4. Managerially and Professionally responsible to Anaesthetic Coordinator/ODP Team Manager.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About Us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales.
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,898 to £45,637 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
100-NMR091-0325
Job locations
Withybush General Hospital, Haverfordwest, SA61 2PZ
Job Description
Job responsibilities: You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications & Knowledge
* RGN Level 1 or Registered Operating Departmental Practitioner
* Specific clinical training/education related to Theatre/Recovery/Anaesthetics
* Evidence of Continued professional development to postgraduate diploma level
* Expanded clinical nursing skills
* Willing to undertake an in-house leadership development programme in next two years
* Willing to undertake other training essential to role
Desirable
* BSc (in health-related subject)/willing to work toward
* Certificate/diploma in orthopaedic or trauma nursing
* Teaching and Assessing Module
* Clinical Supervision Module
* Recognised Critical Care Course/ Module
* Management/Leadership Programme
Experience
Essential
* Post registration experience including experience in the relevant clinical field
* Multi skilled competencies within the operating department
Language Skills
Desirable
* Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Withybush General Hospital, Haverfordwest, SA61 2PZ
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