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Senior Recovery after Critical Illness Practitioner
Are you a dynamic individual who is interested in journeying with patients and families following a critical illness?
Are you passionate about delivering outstanding, patient centred care and value working in a positive multi-disciplinary team environment?
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to come and join our team. We are looking to employ a compassionate, forward thinking individual who will work across the Intensive Care, ward and outpatient environment to support patients and families through the complexities of physical and non-physical recovery following a critical illness.
In this role you will deliver specialist care and work within our multidisciplinary team of Medical and Nurse Consultants, Clinical psychologists, Specialist Nurses and Specialist Physiotherapists who all play a key part in providing holistic care which is patient centred.
This post is 6 months fixed term, with funding for 0.2 WTE. Consideration will be given to all applications.
Please feel free to book an informal conversation with either the Nurse Consultant for Critical Care Melanie Gager, Specialist Nurse Practitioner Helen Kieras or Specialist Physiotherapist Practitioner Abbi Tolputt.
Main duties of the job
1. To work as an autonomous practitioner who is responsible for the delivery of patient focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and wellbeing needs of critically ill patients and their families with a particular focus on recovery after critical illness.
2. To receive referrals and independently and efficiently prioritise, assess, formulate and deliver treatment to your designated caseload of patients.
3. To work as an effective team member, assisting in the management and the organisation of work as required. The post holder displays effective communication skills and works as a role model for good practice, supporting and developing students and more junior colleagues as required.
4. To have awareness of Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) and use theoretical and practical knowledge to advise, guide and treat appropriately.
About us
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions.
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate.
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live.
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice.
Fundamental to this principle is the aim to work as a cohesive multidisciplinary team by embedding Trust values and placing the patient and our colleagues at the heart of everything we do.
More specifically, our RaCI service has been running for over thirty years and was the second in the country to be set up which we are very proud of. Since then we have continued to develop the service and expand our team to meet the evolving needs for our complex patient and relative population.
Job responsibilities
See attached job description and person specification for a detailed breakdown of the duties of the role and the necessary qualifications and experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered nurse, physio or occupational therapist or any other registered AHP role.
Desirable
* Nationally recognised mentorship qualification.
Experience
Essential
* Experience clinical experience at band 5, 6 or 7 ideally in an acute setting.
* Evidence of recent clinical practice in specialist area. Minimum 12 months/evidence of recent experience in Intensive Care or similar supporting complex patients.
Desirable
* Experience or recovery after critical illness.
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
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