NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
This is a permanent, fulltime post of 37 hours per week, with a shift pattern of Monday to Sunday.
QEUH Adult theatre Recovery & Same Day admission Units are fast paced theatre environment which continually changes as the service develops. They operate 24/7 and support both elective surgery patients and emergency surgery patients in many specialities including General Surgery, Renal/Urology, ENT, Gynaecology, Vascular and many more. As the QEUH is now the West of Scotland Major Trauma Centre, our service provides specialised and complex patient care. Recovery and Same Day admission unit are an essential part of our patient’s journey for both elective and emergency patients. Both areas require strong leadership and specialist knowledge to facilitate and manage the complex procedures carried out at the QEUH.
Senior cover would have the skills to coordinate staff in both areas and work closely with highly effective communication with the MDT to ensure efficiency and cost-effective use of resources without compromising care.
This post is necessary to ensure that the theatres are supported and that these areas run efficiently and effectively with a focus on patient care, governance, and safety.
The Recovery & SDAU SCN/SCODP would provide effective leadership and specialist knowledge to ensure high-quality care is delivered and that nursing and service developments are taken forward to maintain excellent standards of care. This senior post would support junior staff and students and ensure ongoing training, including the NES Recovery Competencies, to maintain those standards and ensure staff are fully trained in the specialist aspects of both areas.
This role will also entail working as part of the entire theatre senior staff team in partnership with all other senior staff including the Lead Nurses, CSM & GM to ensure a strong focused and cohesive management structure within the department.
For more information, please contact: Lorraine Hamill, Lead Nurse, 0141 452 3381/3377, Lorraine.hamill@nhs.scot
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