CSS941 Recovery Practitioner - RGH - #195066

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Job Overview

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.

Working for our organisation

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. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Education/ Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria

• 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 criteria

• Degree level education or a willingness to work towards
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Working within a hospital setting.
  
  

Desirable criteria

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

Skills

Essential criteria

• 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 criteria

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

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• 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 criteria

• 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 criteria

• 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 criteria

• Ability to speak welsh
  
  

Other

Essential criteria

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