Job summary
Job Title: Theatre Recovery Practitioner
Hours per week: hours per week
Perm/Fixed Term: Permanent
Salary: £28,407-34,581 per annum
Please note if you commence in post prior to October 2024, you will be paid in line with 2023/2024 agenda for change pay scales.
Closing Date: 18th September 2024
Interview Date: 2nd October 2024
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
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Main duties of the job
Maintaining a safe and clean environment within the clinical area in accordance with the Trusts 'policies and guidelines
Deliver a high standard of perioperative care based upon a sound evidence base.
Provide skilled clinical assistance to the surgical, anaesthetic and recovery teams.
Maintaining timely and accurate patient care documentation, ensuring that confidentiality is respected
Creates and utilizes opportunities to promote health and wellbeing of patients in our care.
Communicating with and assisting the multidisciplinary team to always promote excellence in the delivery of patient care.
For more information for this role, please refer to the Job Description and Personal Specification.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to ' excel at patient care' taking centre stage. An ever evolving clinically- led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive health services delivered by inspiring and compassionate staff who share our corporate values:
E ffective open communication
E x cellence and safety in everything we do
C hallenge but support
E xpect respect and dignity
L ocal health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ensure that adequate resources are available to meet the needs of the patients, and contribute to cost improvement programmes
Contribute to the maintenance of appropriate stock levels and have an awareness of materials management
Ensure that all equipment for patient use is kept in good working order in line with current Regulations.
Ensure that adequate skill mix is available to meet the needs of the patients. If deficits are unavoidable, contact the appropriate Senior Staff for support.
Ensure that concerns and complaints from patients, visitors or colleagues are resolved where possible and reported to the Team Leader / Senior Team Leader
Deputise for the Team Leader as and when necessary.
Have a positive attitude to continuing professional development to enhance knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for safe and effective perioperative practice.
For more information for this role, please refer to the Job Description and Personal Specification.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
1. Registered or Newly qualified RGN / ODP
2. Willingness to undertake assessor qualification
Desirable
3. A minimum of 12 months post registration experience in Theatre setting
Qualification(s) and Professional Training (Evidence required)
Essential
4. Registered General Nurse and/or Registered Operating Department Practitioner
5. Pending qualification with NMC or HCPC
Desirable
6. Evidence of competency for delivering care for High Dependency patients, or willingness to learn
7. Mentoring & Assessing qualification
8. Post Graduate qualification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
9. Experienced Recovery Practitioner
10. Ability to recognise patients' health care needs and to respond accordingly
11. Commitment to high clinical standards