Recovery Practitioner

jobs24.co.uk; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate and dedicated team at an esteemed NHS Foundation Trust, where you will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality peri-operative care. This position offers a full training package, allowing you to develop your skills while working alongside experienced staff. With a commitment to patient safety and well-being, you will actively participate in clinical governance and uphold the Trust's core values. Located in a stunning area with excellent transport links, this role not only promises professional growth but also a supportive environment that values its employees. Embrace the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in patients' lives in a thriving community.

Qualifications

• Experience in patient care during the peri-operative period is essential.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and promote clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and delivering care for patients during the peri-operative period.
• Act as lead for the team during specific operating lists.

Skills

Patient Care

Clinical Governance

Record Keeping

Team Leadership

Education

Nursing Qualification

Job description

Responsibilities:

1. Participate under the supervision of the specialist core team members in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of care for all patients during the peri-operative period (utilising and adapting transferable skills acquired during training).
2. With support from Senior practitioners, act as lead for the team during their delivery of care within specific operating lists.
3. Maintain accurate records of the theatre episodes in line with trust/departmental policy.
4. Promote the safety, well-being, and interests of patients, staff, and visitors to the clinical area.
5. Promote clinical governance by actively participating in the risk management process within the Trust.
6. Value and respect individuals by actively adopting the Trust core values and behaviours.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

About Us:

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula, which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents. We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high-quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales, and the wider North West footprint. We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide, and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m. The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus, or ferry and is within easy reach of the major cities of Liverpool, Chester, and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Training:

A full training package is offered with the area's educational team and a six-month period of working alongside an experienced member of staff. The role includes weekends and nights but not until competency is evidenced. All staff will be expected to complete ILS/PLS if never done before or an update as per trust policy.