Exciting opportunities have arisen for Band 5 Theatre Recovery Practitioner to join our busy Main theatres Department here at Royal Gwent Hospital.

We offer an elective only service from Monday to Friday consisting of different operations and specialities such as orthopaedic, ENT, General Surgery ,Gynaecology , Urology & Maxo facial.

We are a supportive, friendly department which is strongly centred on team work and patient care.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic staff members to provide optimum care to post-operative patients. The candidate will be required to work in our urology satellite unit also as part of the shift requirement.

The candidates must possess excellent communication and organisational skills with an ability to prioritise workloads. The candidate must have a great work ethic and competent in the safe management of post-operative care.

The ideal candidate will be expected to demonstrate commitment to their own personal and professional development and show keen interest in line with the clinical futures strategy of this Health Board. You may be required to work across ABUHB theatre sites if the needs of the service demand it.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications/Training

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse holding a post graduate OR Operating Department Practitioner registered with HCPC
• knowledge of the Recovery area
• Evidence of professional development that at least meets the minimum requirement of the post holder's professional body
• Mentorship qualification

Desirable

• Degree level education or a willingness to work towards

Experience

Essential

• Working within a hospital setting.

Desirable

• Previous experience working in a critical care environment, theatre department or post-operative surgical setting

Skills

Essential

• Good liaison, negotiating, persuasive, motivational, compassionate, empathic skills
• Ability to work efficiently in a team alongside different specialities.
• Ability to cope with distressing situations and challenging behaviours
• Able to respond to emergencies and prioritise care
• Ability to adapt to culture of change in practise if required
• IT literacy
• Able to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individualised and evidence -based care
• Appreciation of audit and research methodologies
• Able to demonstrate a problem-solving approach.

Desirable

• Appreciation of audit and research methodologies
• Able to demonstrate a problem-solving approach

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of the role of the recovery practitioner in a theatre environment
• Awareness of surgical stages and the patients journey through the theatre department
• Values and behaviours of the Trust framework

Desirable

• An understanding of the importance of Informed consent guidelines
• Surgical safety procedures and guidelines NATSSIPS/LOCSSIPS
• Occupational health guidelines
• World Health Organisation Safer Surgery Guidelines
• Competent person training

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Good organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills. This will include providing and receiving complex, sensitive or contentious information.
• Ability to teach qualified and unqualified members of staff
• Willingness to develop personally and professionally
• Resilience and desire to continuously improve service provision.

Desirable

• Ability to speak welsh

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel within a geographical area to meet the requirements of the post

Employer details

Employer name

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Royal Gwent Hospital

Cardiff Road

Newport

NP20 2UB

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

040-NMR172-0324-B