Spec Peri-operative Practitioner

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Leeds is seeking a motivated Nurse for a training role in Interventional Radiology. This position allows you to enhance your nursing skills by rotating across three sites, engaging in patient care for complex procedures, and working closely with a multidisciplinary team. Ideal for those looking to progress their career to a Band 6 specialist role. Candidates from diverse backgrounds, including students expecting to graduate, are encouraged to apply for this progressive nursing position.

Qualifications

• Significant post registration Peri-operative or equivalent experience.
• Broad-based experience in surgical specialty.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities within the peri-operative environment.
• Support qualified and unqualified staff.
• Assess patient care needs and develop care programmes.

Skills

Teaching and assessing skills

Communication skills

Time management skills

Preceptorship skills

Ability to act professionally

Education

Registered Nurse

Recognised teaching/assessing qualification

Job description

Areyou a Nurse and are looking for a new challenge, then the exciting andever-growing speciality of Interventional Radiology may be just for you? Thistraining role will suit you whether you have previous experience in theatreor just starting out in your career and interested in a fast-paceddepartment. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individualto join our team. The team is looking for candidates who are committed topatient centred and evidence-based care of the highest standard, to workwithin the interventional radiology department here at Leeds TeachingHospitals NHS Trust. You will rotate around 3 sites (LGI, SJUH and BexleyWing) and enhance your knowledge of radiology-based procedures as aninterventional radiology nurse. This involves the care of the consciouspatients undergoing elective and acute, diagnostic and sometimes complexmulti-organ vascular procedures such as embolisation of tumours/haemorrhage,angioplasty, stenting, nephrostomy insertion, tumour ablations, and acuteurological and vascular procedures and stroke thrombectomy. This post isbeing advertised as B6 annex 21. It is aimed but not exclusive to candidatescurrently working at Band 5 who are ready to develop specialist nursingskills associated with interventional radiology theatres and looking for aprogressive role to a band 6 position. All candidates will be consideredbased on their experience, knowledge and skills.

Main duties of the job

Thistraining role offers an excellent opportunity to develop key skills,

especiallyin scrubbing to assist with theatre procedures. You'll be involved inperioperative patient care, including administering IV medication andpost-operative care such as sheath removal. The role requires closecollaboration with a multidisciplinary team, including consultants,radiographers, and other healthcare professionals. A new radiologydevelopment pathway is available to support your growth, helping you gain thecompetencies needed for the Band 6 Specialist Peri-Operative Practitioner role,with training lasting up to 24 months. As you progress, youll be able towork on call across both sites. This role is ideal for those pursuing acareer in radiology theatres, offering the chance to gain essentialcompetencies under the guidance of experienced colleagues. You'll buildspecialist knowledge, preparing you for a Senior Peri-Operative Practitionerrole. You'll deliver high-quality patient care while ensuring efficient useof resources. After completing the training, you will lead a sub-specialtywithin Interventional Radiology, such as neurology, tissue viability, orinfection control. You'll work with the multidisciplinary team to improvepatient care, theatre performance, and quality, while also contributing tothe evaluation of pre- and post-operative care. Regular updates with thesenior nursing team are also included in the role.

About us

LeedsTeaching Hospitals has one of the largest Interventional Radiologydepartments in the UK and is a regional, national and international centrefor some of the most innovative treatments available. This is an excitingopportunity for someone wishing to develop new clinical skills and knowledgein an exciting, cutting edge speciality, through a structured mentoring andpreceptorship programme that will be tailored to your learning needs and willencourage your own development within the role. You will rotate around threesites (SJUH, LGI and Bexley Wing) and gain an insight into the specialistnursing role within Interventional Radiology. We are very interested inhearing from you, including those of you who are students expecting tograduate in the coming months The department is cross site at Leeds GeneralInfirmary and St. James Hospital and typical working hours of: Mon-Fri 08:00to 17:00hrs. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities

Asan experienced practitioner the jobholder will co-ordinate activities withinthe peri-operative environment ensuring effective communication is maintainedat all times, providing support to qualified and unqualified staff within thedepartment. He/she will play a key role in the assessment of patient careneeds and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes ofcare.

Thejobholder will play an essential role assisting deputy/team leader in leadingand teaching the peri-operative teams throughout the 24 hour period.

Thejobholder will act as a role model, promoting quality evidence-basedpractice, developing the peri-operative team and ensuring effectivemanagement of the department in the absence of the deputy/team Leaders.

Thejobholder will work within an environment for peri-operative patients

Inorder to carry out the job sufficiently and effectively you will havesuccessfully attained and be able provide documented confirmation of allrequired interventional radiology competencies for the role as detailed inthe addendum. Alternatively, under Annex 21 working towards (up to a maximumof 2 years) undertaking the required training programme and

competenciesto enable you to undertake the role, you will be supported to develop anextensive range of competencies and specialist knowledge within thediscipline through extensive practical experience, in house training andstructured study and will continue to develop your skills and knowledgesubject to the requirements of continuous professional development (CPD).

Pleasesee supportive addendum for further information.

Person Specification

Experience

• Significant post registration Peri-operative or equivalent experience at Advanced within relevant specialty. Insight into clinical speciality Standards of professional practice.
• Broad based experience Experience of surgical specialty.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Recognised teaching/assessing qualification or demonstrable teaching /assessing evidence Relevant documented evidence of role competencies detailed within the SPOP development plan.

Skills & Behaviours

• Teaching and assessing skills Communication skills Time management skills Preceptorship skills Understanding of research based practice research conscious Team player Ability to act professionally.
• Teaching and assessing skills Communication skills Time management skills Preceptorship skills Understanding of research based practice research conscious Team player Ability to act professionally.

Other Criteria

• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy.

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.