Job summary
Post Anaesthetic Care PractitionerBand 5 12 month fixed term contract37.5 hours per weekAn exciting opportunity has arisen at Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust (LUHFT) for a registered nurse to join the Theatre Recovery team.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to work within our busy Theatre Recovery and Pacu units. We are proud of our ethos of welcoming new practitioners and providing a supportive, team orientated environment. We provide an in depth induction and an excellent preceptorship package for both newly qualified and experienced applicants.
The successful applicant will work as part of our theatre team who cover Theatre Recovery, Pacu, Opera and Pain clinic. This vacancy is for the Broadgreen site.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as a member of the multidisciplinary team, required to participate in the Directorate internal rotation.
To be an accountable practitioner, taking every opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge and professional competence in all aspects of peri- operative care for orthopaedic and general surgical patients.
To provide excellent nursing care for all patients requiring post operative monitoring.
To undertake Recovery, Pacu/Opera and Pain duties as required, meeting all service delivery requirements.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 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
Professional:
- To maintain awareness of, and comply with the N.M.C Code of Professional Conduct, Trust policies, procedures and
- To demonstrate evidence of on-going professional development via a personal professional portfolio and the NHS knowledge and skills frame
- To maintain, at all times, professional standards and adhere to the Trust and departmental dress code
- Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team
Professional:
- To communicate appropriately to all levels and disciplines, within the theatre and the Trust as
- Ensure all records and documentation are compiled and maintained accurately and in accordance with the N.M.C standards for record keeping and Caldicott
Clinical Management:
- Deliver skilled practical care to all patients and participate in the monitoring, planning and delivery of individualised patient
- With guidance from senior staff, assess situations that arise in the peri- operative
- Actively support the implementation of Evidence Based Practice and participate in clinical audits as
- To participate on day shifts, as required, and rotation onto nights.
- Have an awareness of stock control and support Team Leaders in appropriate stock
- Input data onto the TMIS system, in order that statistics/patient activity may be accurately
- Ensure all equipment is maintained in accordance with manufacturers guidelines, document and report any faults immediately to senior staff.
- Attend/participate in unit/team meetings.
- Support staff under your supervision (theatre support workers, trainee operating department practitioners, student nurses) and act as an effective role
- Ensure rigorous adherence to infection control practices including hand hygiene and universal/standard
Personal/Professional Development:
- Identify personal and professional needs for career development of self and junior staff via the Trust appraisal programme and the NHS knowledge and skills
- Support, supervise and act as a preceptor/mentor to junior staff and
- Demonstrate a willingness to become an approved assessor for basic and post-basic students and participate in teaching programmes for other team members.
Recovery Duties:
- Receive and identify patients post-operatively along with all relevant documentation from anaesthetist and theatre practitioner, ensuring all information pertaining to the patients peri-operative episode is correct, as per departmental protocol.
- Ensure patients receive appropriate pain and nausea management whilst in recovery, including the initiation of PCA following Trust/departmental guidance.
- The practitioner is competent in the management of I.V. lines/ PCAs, arterial lines, epidurals and medication administration as per Trust Guidance.
- The practitioner is competent in airway management. This is inclusive of managing patients in the immediate post-operative phase who has e.g. a laryngereal mask or and Gudel airway in place. The practitioner possesses the knowledge to assess when a patients conscious level warrants removal of either of the artificial airways referred
- The practitioner reports immediately, any adverse changes in the patients condition or any other aspect of concern as identified in the NEWS score as appropriate. The practitioner is competent in the recognition of primary post- operative complications and understands the need to act in a timely
- Practices nurse led discharge i.e. discharges patients from the recovery unit to the ward area. The practitioner will implement a care plan for the continuing care of patient on the ward and provide a safe and effective handover of the patients peri-operative journey to the ward nursing staff, as per departmental protocol.
- The practitioner completes the recovery competency template through the stages novice, proficient and expert.
- If a patients post-operative status warrants transfer to a Critical Care bed the practitioner will, under the direct supervision of the senior practitioner, work with/support the anaesthetist responsible for the patients care until the patient is discharged from the recovery area.
- The practitioner will use their knowledge, clinical and analytical skills at the bedside and alert the anaesthetist, should the patients condition deteriorate and warrant medical opinion/advice.
- The post holder will, on occasion, be required to work in traumatic and emotive environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Professional:
- To maintain awareness of, and comply with the N.M.C Code of Professional Conduct, Trust policies, procedures and
- To demonstrate evidence of on-going professional development via a personal professional portfolio and the NHS knowledge and skills frame
- To maintain, at all times, professional standards and adhere to the Trust and departmental dress code
- Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team
Professional:
- To communicate appropriately to all levels and disciplines, within the theatre and the Trust as
- Ensure all records and documentation are compiled and maintained accurately and in accordance with the N.M.C standards for record keeping and Caldicott
Clinical Management:
- Deliver skilled practical care to all patients and participate in the monitoring, planning and delivery of individualised patient
- With guidance from senior staff, assess situations that arise in the peri- operative
- Actively support the implementation of Evidence Based Practice and participate in clinical audits as
- To participate on day shifts, as required, and rotation onto nights.
- Have an awareness of stock control and support Team Leaders in appropriate stock
- Input data onto the TMIS system, in order that statistics/patient activity may be accurately
- Ensure all equipment is maintained in accordance with manufacturers guidelines, document and report any faults immediately to senior staff.
- Attend/participate in unit/team meetings.
- Support staff under your supervision (theatre support workers, trainee operating department practitioners, student nurses) and act as an effective role
- Ensure rigorous adherence to infection control practices including hand hygiene and universal/standard
Personal/Professional Development:
- Identify personal and professional needs for career development of self and junior staff via the Trust appraisal programme and the NHS knowledge and skills
- Support, supervise and act as a preceptor/mentor to junior staff and
- Demonstrate a willingness to become an approved assessor for basic and post-basic students and participate in teaching programmes for other team members.
Recovery Duties:
- Receive and identify patients post-operatively along with all relevant documentation from anaesthetist and theatre practitioner, ensuring all information pertaining to the patients peri-operative episode is correct, as per departmental protocol.
- Ensure patients receive appropriate pain and nausea management whilst in recovery, including the initiation of PCA following Trust/departmental guidance.
- The practitioner is competent in the management of I.V. lines/ PCAs, arterial lines, epidurals and medication administration as per Trust Guidance.
- The practitioner is competent in airway management. This is inclusive of managing patients in the immediate post-operative phase who has e.g. a laryngereal mask or and Gudel airway in place. The practitioner possesses the knowledge to assess when a patients conscious level warrants removal of either of the artificial airways referred
- The practitioner reports immediately, any adverse changes in the patients condition or any other aspect of concern as identified in the NEWS score as appropriate. The practitioner is competent in the recognition of primary post- operative complications and understands the need to act in a timely
- Practices nurse led discharge i.e. discharges patients from the recovery unit to the ward area. The practitioner will implement a care plan for the continuing care of patient on the ward and provide a safe and effective handover of the patients peri-operative journey to the ward nursing staff, as per departmental protocol.
- The practitioner completes the recovery competency template through the stages novice, proficient and expert.
- If a patients post-operative status warrants transfer to a Critical Care bed the practitioner will, under the direct supervision of the senior practitioner, work with/support the anaesthetist responsible for the patients care until the patient is discharged from the recovery area.
- The practitioner will use their knowledge, clinical and analytical skills at the bedside and alert the anaesthetist, should the patients condition deteriorate and warrant medical opinion/advice.
- The post holder will, on occasion, be required to work in traumatic and emotive environment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse, current NMC registration (if RN)
- Registered ODP - current HPC registration (applicable to ODP)
Desirable
- Evidence of post registration study
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the application of evidence based practice
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Essence of Care, Benchmarking process
- Knowledge of current healthcare issues and healthcare governance
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in Benchmarking process
Skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to delegate work appropriately
- Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
- Ability to work in changing environments
Other
Essential
- Supportive of colleagues and patients
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse, current NMC registration (if RN)
- Registered ODP - current HPC registration (applicable to ODP)
Desirable
- Evidence of post registration study
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the application of evidence based practice
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Essence of Care, Benchmarking process
- Knowledge of current healthcare issues and healthcare governance
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in Benchmarking process
Skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to delegate work appropriately
- Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
- Ability to work in changing environments
Other
Essential
- Supportive of colleagues and patients
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).
