Recovery Nurse

Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust; Woolwich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Woolwich seeks a dedicated professional for a clinical role focused on providing high-quality care to patients during their surgical experience. The ideal candidate will have experience in clinical supervision and training junior staff, ensuring safe and effective practices in operating theatres. The position offers opportunities for professional development within a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Contribution to community healthcare

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering high-quality care to patients.
• Ability to assist in the training and development of junior staff.
• Experience in operating theatres and managing clinical responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based care to patients throughout their operative journey.
• Support and guide the theatre team in clinical areas.
• Ensure adherence to health and safety guidelines.

Skills

Evidence-based care

Team leadership

Clinical supervision

Communication

Education

Current HCPC/NMC registration

Job description

The post holder will be responsible for providing a high standard of evidence-based care to patients throughout their operative journey, within the guidelines of the Trust, the HCPC and the NMC.

The post holder will provide support and guidance to the theatre team within the clinical area, and will assist with the training and development of junior staff and students.

The post holder will take responsibility for running operating lists in conjunction with and in the absence of a Senior Theatre Practitioner.

As a member of the team, participates in establishing a positive working environment in which patients receive a high standard of care delivery.

Personally deliver a high standard of care to patients and participate in assessing, planning and evaluation of individualised patient care.

Act as team leader where required and clinical role model at all times.

Ensure that all patients are cared for in a safe environment and maintain the safety and well‑being of patients, staff and visitors in line with Health and Safety guidelines.

Personally act within and ensure adherence to all Trust and Departmental policies and procedures.

Participates in the care, custody and administration of medicines in accordance with Trust and local policy.

Ensure workload of colleagues does not jeopardise safe standards of practice and initiate action if necessary.

Participate in the daily checking and maintenance of essential equipment.

Maintain accurate and legible records of all clinical and legal documentation to include accident/incident reporting, with regard to HCPC/NMC statutory and Trust policies.

Liaise with all members of the multi‑professional team to ensure that care is assessed, planned, delivered and evaluated within a multi‑professional framework, in the interests of the patient, and that care is communicated to all team members.

Working for Our Organisation

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivating a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian and ethnic minorities background, identify as+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development.
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability.
• Improving the experience of staff with disability.
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development.
• Making equalities mainstream, Where necessary, assists in the investigation of the nursing aspect of complaints, accidents and clinical incidents and be involved with corrective action with the guidance of the Theatre & Recovery Co‑ordinator and Senior Theatre Practitioners, reporting any serious or untoward incidents in line with Trust policy.

Ensures all Trust/Directorate policies and procedures including EC Directives, Health and Safety at work, COSHH and Moving and Handling policies are adhered to.

Ensures all equipment and supplies in the clinical area are maintained and checked to enable practitioners to deliver care efficiently and safely.

Research and Development, Education and Training

• Assists in providing and maintaining an environment conducive to learning and development to maximise the potential of staff.
• Assists in creating and maintaining, in conjunction with Senior Theatre Practitioners and the Theatre & Recovery Co‑ordinator, systems which provide effective Clinical Supervision and Practice Supervision for all staff members to include learners allocated to the clinical area.
• Contributes to ensuring that staff in the clinical area are up‑to‑date with new developments, and able to access appropriate continuing education. Encourages the exchange of information, ideas and experiences.
• Takes responsibility for own professional development in conjunction with the Theatre & Recovery Co‑ordinator and Practice Development Facilitator.
• Keeps up‑to‑date with current trends and developments in practice related to operating theatres.
• Continually monitors and evaluates the standard of care delivered to patients through the use and facilitation of quality assurance tools in clinical areas.
• Is involved in clinical audit, taking action with support and guidance to improve any areas of weakness.
• Assists in facilitating and encouraging the setting of standards and development of guidelines and protocols, which ensure provision of a high quality, up‑to‑date, evidence‑based service.
• Participate in trials of new equipment and supplies. Where appropriate, participates in clinical research trials for patients within the clinical areas, liaising with relevant health care professionals.

Workforce

Works in close partnership and co‑operation with the Senior Theatre Practitioners and Theatre & Recovery Co‑ordinator, thus ensuring effective management of the clinical area.

Assists in leading the theatre team where applicable.

Financial

Is aware of financial pressures within the NHS and actively contributes to the prudent use of equipment and the prevention of waste.

Partnerships

Communications and Relationships

Is expected to establish communication with Senior Theatre Practitioners and Theatre & Recovery Co‑ordinator to assist in the resolution of any complex or sensitive situations.

Is aware of the barriers to communication and is able to use understanding, tact and reassurance skills.

General

Represents the Division and clinical area both internally, within the Trust and externally. Attends relevant meetings and participates in discussions relating to the improvement of the service.

Accesses effective clinical supervision to allow personal reflection on own practice and development of staff both personally and professionally.

Ensures current HCPC/NMC registration at all times.

Ensures complete and accurate recording or relevant patient/nursing data on to the computer.

The post holder may be required to work at any of the Trust's sites in line with the service needs.

The post holder must at all times carry out his/her responsibilities with due regard to the Trust's Equal Opportunities Policy.

Accept responsibility of working flexible hours and rotating between theatres.

To act professionally at all times in such a manner as to justify public trust and confidence, uphold and enhance the good standing and reputation of the profession, serve the interest of society and safeguard the interests of individual patients.

We reserve the right to close the post before the stated closing date, please apply early. We do not contact applicants with the outcome of the shortlisting. If you have been shortlisted, you will receive an invite to an assessment day or interview.

As a local employer and anchor institution we work closely with our community to recruit locally and we welcome applications from the widest variety of people to ensure our workforce are reflective of the local communities which we serve. We encourage all suitable candidates to apply including if you are Black, Asian or other ethnic minorities, live with a disability (visible or not) or are LGBT+. We have a number of active staff networks including Disability, LGBT+, Multicultural Inclusion and Women's staff networks to bring staff together and celebrate diversity across our whole workforce.

Please note, not all roles will meet the criteria for a skilled worker visa.

About Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT)

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community‑focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high‑quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole‑life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.

Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.

We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 – the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.

To achieve this we value Respect, Compassion, and Inclusion; Being accountable over staying comfortable; Listening over always knowing best; and Succeeding together over achieving alone. You can read more about our visions and values here.

Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as "good" or "outstanding" in over three‑quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.

Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments.

LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King's College London's GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.

We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities. This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough‑based boards of the ICS in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham.