Senior Recovery Practitioner

Job summary

We are delighted to offer this opportunity at our Major Trauma Centre which is part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.

The Major Trauma Centre itself has state-of-the-art Theatre facilities at and is based at our Salford site.

This is an exciting opportunity and we need a committed individual who feels they can provide leadership to improve the quality of patient care and staff experience whilst safely reducing costs.We are looking for a team member who can demonstrate excellent communication and negotiation skills and demonstrate team working across the Trust, with a high standard of organisational skills, and the ability to work independently. You should be capable of making informed clinical decisions, often in complex situations.

You will need to be particularly committed to the key role of educating and supporting juniors in the theatre environment showing excellent clinical leadership and people management skills.If you feel you have the people skills and necessary qualities to become part of a forward and innovative thinking team, with ambition to deliver the best theatre service in the UK. we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

We currently have 24 theatres over 3 areas covering Neurosurgery, Trauma, Spinal Surgery, Renal, Pain, ENT, Angiography, MR Scan, Urology, Gynae, Dental, Upper and Lower GI, Orthopaedic and we provide a dedicated 24 hour Emergency service.

The Recovery service covers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Due to the nature of the complexity of procedures in different specialities, various shift patterns are required to cover the service, including day shifts (early/late), long days, weekends, twilights, and nights.

You should have substantial post qualification experience, mentorship/educator experience and have a portfolio that demonstrates a commitment to personal and professional development. There will be additional responsibilities that will be allocated by the team leader. There is an expectation to be flexible in your approach to the role, and demonstrate commitment to delivering the needs of the service.

The main duties of the the job include:

• Clinical leadership within a fast-paced, complex recovery unit.
• Ensuring safe staffing across multiple areas/services.
• Decision-making and problem solving in a range of clinical and non-clinical settings.
• Communication with different groups of staff across the Trust.
• Managing resources effectively to safely reduce costs
• Ensuring patients are receiving high quality post op care.
• Performance management of team
• Management of sickness absence and provide necessary support to staff

About us

he Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.