University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Please see below for a detailed job description for the role.
Main duties of the job
This role requires you to provide outstanding care to Paediatric patients in the post-operative phase, which includes monitoring and performing emergency airway interventions and managing acute deterioration of various causes. You will be responsible for the pastoral care and management of a group of staff, as well as the day-to-day running of the Recovery rooms and periodically undertaking the Recovery Co-ordinator role.
Training and support will be provided by the hiring manager and Education Team to the successful candidate. UHS Theatres Recovery provides care to a wide variety of patient groups (including Adult, Cardiac, and Neuro), and therefore you may encounter any of these patients in your day-to-day work. However, the successful candidate will be primarily based in Paediatric Recovery and must be confident in this specialty.
For an overview of the main duties of the role, please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail, please read the full job description document attached.
About us
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on-site and remote working. Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees can access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work, situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Specific to this role, we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what's possible for the role and service.
Job responsibilities
UHS Theatre Recovery Team is looking for a skilled and enthusiastic individual to join their Paediatric Senior Team.
Learning and development opportunities are plentiful within Recovery and Theatres. Staff regularly benefit from theoretical and practical targeted teaching. Senior Recovery practitioners can access both in-house and University-run Management courses to enhance their skills and be involved in teaching themselves.
Responsibilities:
1. To provide skilled expertise and care to children in the post-anaesthetic phase and support junior team members and students to provide the same.
2. To provide compassionate and fair leadership to a pastoral team (Band 2-5), requiring knowledge of and adherence to Trust policies and procedures.
3. Alongside senior colleagues, inspire and deliver continuous service improvement in accordance with the Trust Values.
4. To periodically undertake the Recovery co-ordinator role, managing staffing, patient flow, and patient deterioration across all 6 Recovery zones (including holding emergency bleep).
Experience and Skills Required:
* Significant Paediatric Recovery experience
* Leadership and management skills
* Ability to manage own workload and prioritise time effectively
* Evidence of commitment to high standards of patient care and service improvement.
Person Specification
Trust Values
* Patients First
* Always Improving
* Working Together
Skills and competencies
* Leadership
* Prioritisation
* Organisational skills
* Incident resolution
* Interpersonal skills
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
* Registered Nurse or Registered ODP
* Experience as a Theatre Practitioner in an acute theatre unit
* Awareness of professional regulations in the NHS
* Leadership Experience
* Clinical scrub skills - generic and speciality-specific
* Evidence of supporting/managing a range of learners in practice
* Evidence of supporting colleagues to promote effective learning in practice
* Good communication skills with the ability to provide complex information in intense settings
* Foundation Management Course or equivalent
* Clinical management experience
* Experience in implementing change
* Act in the role of Practice Assessor or support the progression of learners/support challenges as needed
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.
University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per Annum (PA) Pro Rata
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