Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

PACU Practitioner

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Job summary

We are looking for newly qualified Nurses & ODPs and experienced Nurses & ODPs to join our Post Anaesthetic Care Unit Team!

Our friendly and supportive PACU department have an exciting opportunity for a passionate, patient focused registered nurse to join the team. Working within the PACU department provides opportunities to work with Elective and Emergency specialities such as the Gynaecology, Urology , Plastics, General Surgery, ENT and Orthopaedics cases and work out of the Department -ITU, Endoscopy and MRI.

We have opportunities across Frimley Health and if successful, you may be offered a position at one of our three hospitals, as well as right here at Wexham!

Main duties of the job

  • Assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating patient care pathways
  • Delegation to and supervision of junior grades, unqualified and less experienced staff
  • Working with members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team following local protocols, trust policies and standards
  • Awareness of the effective management of resources within the department
  • To participate in the provision of a safe environment for patient's undergoing surgery in the department.
  • Maintenance of one's own professional and personal standards and knowledge of current evidence based practice/ Continuing Professional Development
  • To participate as a trained member of the theatre, carrying out a broad range of clinical activities

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviors that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.

Details

Date posted

16 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum INCL HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-JLM372

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Road

Slough

SL2 4HL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Role:

Anaesthetics:

  • Act as patients advocate during operation.
  • Assist anaesthetists in the administration of general, regional & local anaesthetics monitoring patients physiological vital signs as appropriate.

Recovery:

  • Act as patients advocate post operation.
  • Work without direct clinical/ medical supervision to monitor patients postoperative condition.

Scrub:

  • Act as patients advocate during operation.
  • Anticipate the needs of the surgical team by provision of appropriate surgical instrumentation and equipment.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Role:

Anaesthetics:

  • Act as patients advocate during operation.
  • Assist anaesthetists in the administration of general, regional & local anaesthetics monitoring patients physiological vital signs as appropriate.

Recovery:

  • Act as patients advocate post operation.
  • Work without direct clinical/ medical supervision to monitor patients postoperative condition.

Scrub:

  • Act as patients advocate during operation.
  • Anticipate the needs of the surgical team by provision of appropriate surgical instrumentation and equipment.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC / HCPC registration
  • Diploma (HE) Operating Department Practice (or NVQ equivalent)

Desirable

  • Formal mentorship / assessment qualification e.g. completion of the Trust associate mentorship programme
  • Supervision of Learning in the Clinical Environment (SLICE)

Skills / Abilities

Essential

  • Effective communication skills (verbal & written)
  • Ability to adapt to change within working situations

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Awareness of current professional peri-operative practice issues
  • Own continuing professional development

Desirable

  • Ability to practice within more than one role of peri-operative practice
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC / HCPC registration
  • Diploma (HE) Operating Department Practice (or NVQ equivalent)

Desirable

  • Formal mentorship / assessment qualification e.g. completion of the Trust associate mentorship programme
  • Supervision of Learning in the Clinical Environment (SLICE)

Skills / Abilities

Essential

  • Effective communication skills (verbal & written)
  • Ability to adapt to change within working situations

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Awareness of current professional peri-operative practice issues
  • Own continuing professional development

Desirable

  • Ability to practice within more than one role of peri-operative practice

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Road

Slough

SL2 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Road

Slough

SL2 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Sister

Arlaine Vinuya

arlaine.vinuya@nhs.net

03006159066

Details

Date posted

16 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum INCL HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-JLM372

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Road

Slough

SL2 4HL


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