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Band 5
Main area: Anaesthetics
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Weekends, lates, nights)
Job ref: 438-PB2555
Site: Royal Preston Hospital
Town: Preston
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: Today at 23:59
Interview date: 17/01/2025
Job overview
We are currently looking to recruit motivated, dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic Anaesthetic & Recovery Nurses and Operating Department Practitioners to join our rapidly growing theatre teams at Royal Preston Hospital. We are looking for pro-active individuals to be part of our integral theatre team to assist in implementing, maintaining and delivering world-class patient care in theatres.
You must have the anaesthetic course or ODP qualification.
You will be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care, through appropriate professional practice and assist in setting, monitoring and maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
You will act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organisation and promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals.
Main duties of the job
Working at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals will give you the opportunity to work in a large theatre directorate consisting of 32 theatres covering a wide range of skills across both sites in Robotic surgery, urology, colorectal, extensive orthopaedic surgery, major head & neck, complex vascular, plastics, ENT & OMF, Upper GI, colorectal, neurosurgery, Breast, Obstetrics, Gynaecology including benign and oncology work as well as emergency and trauma.
Given the wealth of specialties we cover you will be required to work as part of a 24hr unit participating in twilights, weekend working and night duty.
You must have excellent communication skills and be able to work independently but linking in very closely with the operating team as well as managing a demanding workload.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to meet patients’ needs in accordance with agreed local/national standards and evidence-based guidelines.
* Develop and continually update clinical skills in line with Local and National standards and recommendations for practice.
* Demonstrate competent practice in the role of Anaesthetic and Recovery Practitioner by achieving a national recognised qualification (ODP, Anaesthetic).
* Adhere to policies and procedures and adapt to evidence-based changes to practice.
* Maintain basic scrub skills for ODP.
* Act as a patient safety champion maintaining a safety focus.
* Ensure compliance with the Trust safety agenda, actively promoting best practice.
* Ensure the environment is safe, well equipped and compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness.
* Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
* Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required, to ensure seamless care.
* Participate in own continual professional development and that of junior staff and students within the department.
* Create a positive learning environment, offering support and guidance to all learners within the department.
* Coordinate student learning opportunities and provide pastoral support.
* Maintain and develop own professional competence and seek to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills within scope of role and professional practice.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
* Registered nurse / ODP with current NMC/ HCPC registration.
* Post registration Anaesthetic course if not an ODP.
* Evidence of CPD (experienced band 5’s).
* Basic IT skills.
* IV drug administration.
* Venepuncture and cannulation.
* Degree.
* NMC Recognised mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards within 18 months.
* Transfer course.
Knowledge & Experience
* Experience within the anaesthetic practitioner role.
* Knowledge of policies and procedures relevant to practice.
* Awareness of current issues in practice.
* Willingness to expand clinical role.
* Knowledge of ethical issues.
Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we’re looking forward to receiving your application. You should be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received so it would be best to apply as soon as you can. We’ll contact you by e-mail to update you on the progress of your application so please check the e-mail account that you applied from (including spam/junk) regularly.
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve.
To support you in your application process we’ve created a What we can offer you guide that shows what you can expect when you join our hospitals. The guide includes links to our strategic aims and objectives as well as our values, development support and rewards and benefits.
We recognise that the recruitment process may present barriers for some and you may need personal adjustments to enable you to participate in our recruitment process. Please make contact with the recruitment team at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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