Recovery Nurse/ODP

The Methodist Church in Britain; Carlisle; Presencial; GBP 29.000 - 34.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

27 days holiday

Flexible working

NHS discounts

Salary sacrifice schemes

Development opportunities

NHS pension

Preceptorship with study days

Counselling service (Vivup)

Descripción de la vacante

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 5 Recovery Practitioner to provide post-operative care across multiple surgical specialties. The role supports adults and children, working within the Recovery Department, including main theatre, day unit and maternity services.

You must be registered with NMC or HCPC and complete a mentorship module after preceptorship. The post offers full and part-time hours with a 37.5 hour week and a supportive preceptorship program.

Formación

• Registered nurse or operating department practitioner qualification.
• Commitment to complete a mentorship module after the preceptorship.

Responsabilidades

• Provide safe post-operative and post-anaesthetic care to surgical patients.
• Deliver one-to-one post-anaesthetic care from day surgery to major surgery.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care with patients and the MDT.
• Care for adults and children in main theatre, Elective Care Suite, and maternity unit.
• Care across obstetrics, gynaecology, urology, upper GI and colorectal, trauma and orthopaedics, vascular, head and neck and ophthalmology.

Conocimientos

Venipuncture

Observation interpretation

MDT communication

Problem solving

IT literacy

Empathy

Adaptability

CPD portfolio

Educación

Nursing qualification

HCPC/NMC registration

Herramientas

NMC/HCPC governance

Descripción del empleo

A Band 5 Recovery Practitioner post in the Recovery Department of North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, open to registered nurses and operating department practitioners. The role centres on one-to-one post-operative care for adults and children recovering from general or regional anaesthetic, across several surgical specialities. Hours are 37.5 a week, with full and part time both considered, and the work spans main theatre, the day unit and the maternity unit. Active NMC or HCPC registration is needed, and newly qualified staff get a preceptorship.

What the job involves

• Provide safe post-operative and post-anaesthetic care to surgical patients, following trust values and policies
• Deliver planned one-to-one care after general or regional anaesthetic, from day surgery pathways to enhanced care for major surgery
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care in partnership with patients and the multidisciplinary team
• Carry out post-operative care in main theatre, the Elective Care Suite (day unit) and the maternity unit
• Care for adults and children across obstetrics, gynaecology, urology, upper GI and colorectal, trauma and orthopaedics, vascular, head and neck and ophthalmology
• Show compassionate values and behaviours that support dignified care

Qualifications

• Registered nurse or operating department practitioner qualification
• Commitment to complete a mentorship module after the preceptorship

Registration & licences

• Active NMC registration (nurse) or HCPC registration (ODP)

Experience

• Experience managing and co-ordinating a team
• Able to manage a ward or department area for a shift
• Relevant nursing or practitioner duties

Skills & knowledge

• Extended clinical skills such as venepuncture, and interpreting observations and results
• Understanding of expanded roles, professional practice issues and the CNO nursing strategy
• Knowledge of the NMC Code of Conduct and clinical governance
• Mentorship skills and communicating with staff at all levels and the MDT
• Problem solving, using initiative, and coping with a continually changing workload
• Basic IT skills

Other

• Empathy, motivation and enthusiasm
• Positive approach to change, non-judgemental and flexible
• Continuing professional development with a portfolio

Nice to have

• NMC or HCPC recognised mentorship qualification
• Post-registration qualification in the speciality
• Diploma or degree in nursing
• D32/33 or equivalent qualification
• Leadership skills
• Evidence of innovation in practice
• Teaching or mentoring experience
• Knowledge of primary care

What’s offered

• 27 days holiday rising to 33 after 10 years
• Flexible working scheme
• NHS discounts (subject to eligibility)
• Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars and cycle to work (subject to eligibility)
• Development opportunities (subject to eligibility)
• Competitive NHS pension scheme
• Preceptorship with ten study days in a one-year programme
• Free, confidential counselling and information service (Vivup)