Job summary
Band 7 Critical Care Technician
An opportunity has arisen within the Liverpool University Foundation Hospital Trust for a Band 7 Critical Care Technician.
Key responsibilities of the role will be to manage, lead and support the team in embedding new pathways and processes in our new purpose built critical care department.
This post is applicable to NMC and HCPC registration categories.
Main duties of the job
This will consist of all aspects of management on a day-to-day basis including planning, allocation and evaluation of the new work streams carried out by teams.
Provide specialist knowledge to all staff on the Department.
To promote a critical, analytical approach to the delivery of patient careensuring that the critical care environment is responsive to current issues.
Ensure that all existing procedures and protocols relating to the care ofpatients are reviewed and updated as required.
Develop methods for identifying, maintaining and improving the quality of patient care through facilitation of best practice and clinical benchmarking.
Exercise strong and effective leadership, acting as an exemplary role model for the department team.
Maintain adequate staff cover and skill mix on the department through effective use of staffing rotas.
Ensure staff compliance with mandatory training and maintain currentrecords.
Ensure effective communication with patients.
Monitor and manage staff sickness/absence following the Trust guidelines,and liaise with the Matron as necessary.
Act at all times in a manner that upholds the reputation of the Trust andsafeguards the wellbeing and dignity of patients and their relatives.
Act always in accordance with the NMC/HCPC Code of Conduct and Guidance documents and maintain active status on NMC and HCPC Register.
About us
Liverpool University Foundation Trust Hospital was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements, click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide specialist knowledge to all staffs on the department .
To promote a critical, analytical approach to the delivery of nursing careensuring that the units environment is responsive to current issues.
Ensure that all existing procedures and protocols relating to the care ofpatients are reviewed and updated as required with the new hospital move.
Develop methods for identifying, maintaining and improving the quality of patient care through facilitation of best practice and clinical benchmarking.
Exercise strong and effective leadership, acting as an exemplary role model for the ward/department team.
Maintain adequate staff cover and skill mix on the department through effective use of staffing rotas.
Ensure staff compliance with mandatory training and maintain currentrecords.
Ensure effective communication with patients.
Act at all times in a manner that upholds the reputation of the Trust andsafeguards the wellbeing and dignity of patients and their relatives.
Act always in accordance with the NMC/HCPC Code of Conduct and Guidance documents and maintain active status on NMC Register.
Main responsibilities to include:
- Anaesthetic link person to support Critical Care, Theatre PEF teams and Doctor training.
- Lead for management of student ODP/Anaesthetic Nurses when on placement.
- Airway training for all departments, including Theatre Recovery with Intubation/Extubation training.
- Difficult Airway Training
- Tracheostomy/Percutaneous and stacker training.
- Bronchoscopy/Scope and stacker training.
- Ventilator/CPAP training.
- Support and integrate with current Critical Care SCITT and ALERT courses.
- Patient transfer training for MRI, CT and in-out of hospital transfers.
- Contribute with the process of training with the new HCID unit
Close working partnership with Critical Care PEFs including education and Sim sessions related to equipment, procedures, transfers.
Role Development opportunities:
- Providing a role model with invaluable experience to enhance patient safety, all staff training and mentoring.
- Improvement with communication on the department for all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Fast response time with attending emergency situations.
- Attending Doctors patient handovers thus optimising daily workload.
- Providing less delays with patient treatment than current practice.
- The management of effectively collaborating with Theatre ODP/Anaesthetic Nurse Coordinator to produce a roster to display on the Critical Care Department for ODP/Anaesthetic Nurse daily and out of hours shift cover.
- ROTEM core trainer for staff and would manage/complete ROTEMs when required.
- To create a more robust training program for all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Participate with Clinical Governance, Audits, Research, Infection Control, COSHH ensuring staff are working with trust policies, protocols, and guidelines.
- Medical Engineering Anaesthetic equipment lead for new product teaching, service maintenance, replacement, and faults.
- To design a user-friendly efficient data base providing accurate equipment issues and location using ASSET-Management system.
- Supporting the Trust HR strategy by improving working lives with commitment to looking after staff.
- To provide motivation and support for all staff allowing them to become more confident and to encourage them to work within the Critical Care environment.
- Seek opportunities with financial saving such as standardising Mapleson C breathing circuits and pharmacy products within departments using links with Procurement QEP.
- To standardise equipment and practice allowing staff to become competent within different roles if needed.
- Management of staff appraisal and CPD systems.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide specialist knowledge to all staffs on the department .
To promote a critical, analytical approach to the delivery of nursing careensuring that the units environment is responsive to current issues.
Ensure that all existing procedures and protocols relating to the care ofpatients are reviewed and updated as required with the new hospital move.
Develop methods for identifying, maintaining and improving the quality of patient care through facilitation of best practice and clinical benchmarking.
Exercise strong and effective leadership, acting as an exemplary role model for the ward/department team.
Maintain adequate staff cover and skill mix on the department through effective use of staffing rotas.
Ensure staff compliance with mandatory training and maintain currentrecords.
Ensure effective communication with patients.
Act at all times in a manner that upholds the reputation of the Trust andsafeguards the wellbeing and dignity of patients and their relatives.
Act always in accordance with the NMC/HCPC Code of Conduct and Guidance documents and maintain active status on NMC Register.
Main responsibilities to include:
- Anaesthetic link person to support Critical Care, Theatre PEF teams and Doctor training.
- Lead for management of student ODP/Anaesthetic Nurses when on placement.
- Airway training for all departments, including Theatre Recovery with Intubation/Extubation training.
- Difficult Airway Training
- Tracheostomy/Percutaneous and stacker training.
- Bronchoscopy/Scope and stacker training.
- Ventilator/CPAP training.
- Support and integrate with current Critical Care SCITT and ALERT courses.
- Patient transfer training for MRI, CT and in-out of hospital transfers.
- Contribute with the process of training with the new HCID unit
Close working partnership with Critical Care PEFs including education and Sim sessions related to equipment, procedures, transfers.
Role Development opportunities:
- Providing a role model with invaluable experience to enhance patient safety, all staff training and mentoring.
- Improvement with communication on the department for all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Fast response time with attending emergency situations.
- Attending Doctors patient handovers thus optimising daily workload.
- Providing less delays with patient treatment than current practice.
- The management of effectively collaborating with Theatre ODP/Anaesthetic Nurse Coordinator to produce a roster to display on the Critical Care Department for ODP/Anaesthetic Nurse daily and out of hours shift cover.
- ROTEM core trainer for staff and would manage/complete ROTEMs when required.
- To create a more robust training program for all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Participate with Clinical Governance, Audits, Research, Infection Control, COSHH ensuring staff are working with trust policies, protocols, and guidelines.
- Medical Engineering Anaesthetic equipment lead for new product teaching, service maintenance, replacement, and faults.
- To design a user-friendly efficient data base providing accurate equipment issues and location using ASSET-Management system.
- Supporting the Trust HR strategy by improving working lives with commitment to looking after staff.
- To provide motivation and support for all staff allowing them to become more confident and to encourage them to work within the Critical Care environment.
- Seek opportunities with financial saving such as standardising Mapleson C breathing circuits and pharmacy products within departments using links with Procurement QEP.
- To standardise equipment and practice allowing staff to become competent within different roles if needed.
- Management of staff appraisal and CPD systems.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, current NMC registration OR
- Registered ODP, current HCPC registration
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Post registration qualification
Desirable
- 1 st level degree
- Diploma
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a Theatre recovery unit at a senior level
- Demonstrable evidence of effective leadership skills
- Demonstrable evidence of staff development
- Demonstrable evidence of change management
- Evidence of application of current healthcare issues and developments
- Evidence of participation in audit and research
Desirable
- Demonstrable evidence of effective Theatre Unit management at a senior level
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding and application of healthcare governance
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Supportive of colleagues
- Enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to motivate the team
- High level of personal and professional credibility
- Committed to delivering high standards of patient care
- Act as role model for all staff
- Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, current NMC registration OR
- Registered ODP, current HCPC registration
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Post registration qualification
Desirable
- 1 st level degree
- Diploma
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a Theatre recovery unit at a senior level
- Demonstrable evidence of effective leadership skills
- Demonstrable evidence of staff development
- Demonstrable evidence of change management
- Evidence of application of current healthcare issues and developments
- Evidence of participation in audit and research
Desirable
- Demonstrable evidence of effective Theatre Unit management at a senior level
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding and application of healthcare governance
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Supportive of colleagues
- Enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to motivate the team
- High level of personal and professional credibility
- Committed to delivering high standards of patient care
- Act as role model for all staff
- Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
