Job summary
Job Title - Theatre Recovery Nursing Associate
Hours per week -37.50
Perm/Fixed Term-Permanent
Salary-£25,147 - £27,596 per annum
Closing Date-19th July 2023
Interview Date-TBC
This post may close early due to high numbers of applicationsso you are advised to apply promptly.
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
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Main duties of the job
duties and Responsibilities
1.0 Clinical
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- Maintaining a safe and clean environment within the clinical area in accordance with the Trusts 'policies and guidelines
- Deliver a high standard of perioperative care based upon a sound evidence base.
- Provide skilled clinical assistance to the recovery teams.
- Maintaining timely and accurate patient care documentation, ensuring that confidentiality is respected
- Creates and utilizes opportunities to promote health and wellbeing of patients in our care.
- Communicating with and assisting the multidisciplinary team to always promote excellence in the delivery of patient care.
- Working within the NMC / HCPC Guidelines and Trust Policies recognising one's own abilities and limitations.
- To ensure 24-hour cover, working rotational shifts which may include earlies, lates, nights, weekends, and Bank Holidays.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits:On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, on-site discounted gym, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties and Responsibilities
1.0 Clinical
-
- Maintaining a safe and clean environment within the clinical area in accordance with the Trusts policies and guidelines
- Deliver a high standard of perioperative care based upon a sound evidence base.
- Provide skilled clinical assistance to the recovery teams.
- Maintaining timely and accurate patient care documentation, ensuring that confidentiality is respected
- Creates and utilizes opportunities to promote health and wellbeing of patients in our care.
- Communicating with and assisting the multidisciplinary team to always promote excellence in the delivery of patient care.
- Working within the NMC / HCPC Guidelines and Trust Policies recognising ones own abilities and limitations.
- To ensure 24-hour cover, working rotational shifts which may include earlies, lates, nights, weekends, and Bank Holidays.
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- Ensure that adequate resources are available to meet the needs of the patients, and contribute to cost improvement programmes
- Contribute to the maintenance of appropriate stock levels and have an awareness of materials management
- Ensure that all equipment for patient use is kept in good working order in line with current Regulations.
- Ensure that adequate skill mix is available to meet the needs of the patients. If deficits are unavoidable, contact the appropriate Senior Staff for support.
- Ensure that concerns and complaints from patients, visitors or colleagues are resolved where possible and reported to the Team Leader / Senior Team Leader
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- Have a positive attitude to continuing professional development to enhance knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for safe and effective perioperative practice.
- Participate in Trust Appraisal System
- Possess a clear understanding of Clinical Governance in relation to standards of care, support of colleagues and audit of given care.
- Participate in the utilisation, evaluation and conduct of audit and research.
- Contribute to and evaluate the implantation of new ideas and innovations within the Theatre areas
- Promote a professional image by acting as a role model to others, provide and participate in clinical supervision. Act as a source of advice and support for other colleagues.
- Contribute to preceptoring, mentoring and assessing of colleagues and students in placement.
- 1 Ensures that the Team Leader/Senior Team Leader is informed of any Professional concerns at the earliest opportunity.
- 2 Ensure that Revalidation requirements for NMC/HCPC Registration are adhered.
- 3 Ensures current registration with NMC/HCPC
- 4 To act as an ambassador for the clinical environment promoting a professional image of a Theatre Recovery Nursing Associate role.
5.0 Human Resources
5.1 Having an awareness of skill mix and its appropriateness in maintaining service needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties and Responsibilities
1.0 Clinical
-
- Maintaining a safe and clean environment within the clinical area in accordance with the Trusts policies and guidelines
- Deliver a high standard of perioperative care based upon a sound evidence base.
- Provide skilled clinical assistance to the recovery teams.
- Maintaining timely and accurate patient care documentation, ensuring that confidentiality is respected
- Creates and utilizes opportunities to promote health and wellbeing of patients in our care.
- Communicating with and assisting the multidisciplinary team to always promote excellence in the delivery of patient care.
- Working within the NMC / HCPC Guidelines and Trust Policies recognising ones own abilities and limitations.
- To ensure 24-hour cover, working rotational shifts which may include earlies, lates, nights, weekends, and Bank Holidays.
-
- Ensure that adequate resources are available to meet the needs of the patients, and contribute to cost improvement programmes
- Contribute to the maintenance of appropriate stock levels and have an awareness of materials management
- Ensure that all equipment for patient use is kept in good working order in line with current Regulations.
- Ensure that adequate skill mix is available to meet the needs of the patients. If deficits are unavoidable, contact the appropriate Senior Staff for support.
- Ensure that concerns and complaints from patients, visitors or colleagues are resolved where possible and reported to the Team Leader / Senior Team Leader
-
- Have a positive attitude to continuing professional development to enhance knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for safe and effective perioperative practice.
- Participate in Trust Appraisal System
- Possess a clear understanding of Clinical Governance in relation to standards of care, support of colleagues and audit of given care.
- Participate in the utilisation, evaluation and conduct of audit and research.
- Contribute to and evaluate the implantation of new ideas and innovations within the Theatre areas
- Promote a professional image by acting as a role model to others, provide and participate in clinical supervision. Act as a source of advice and support for other colleagues.
- Contribute to preceptoring, mentoring and assessing of colleagues and students in placement.
- 1 Ensures that the Team Leader/Senior Team Leader is informed of any Professional concerns at the earliest opportunity.
- 2 Ensure that Revalidation requirements for NMC/HCPC Registration are adhered.
- 3 Ensures current registration with NMC/HCPC
- 4 To act as an ambassador for the clinical environment promoting a professional image of a Theatre Recovery Nursing Associate role.
5.0 Human Resources
5.1 Having an awareness of skill mix and its appropriateness in maintaining service needs.
Person Specification
Qualification(s) and Professional Training (Evidence required)
Essential
- Nursing and Midwifery Council Registered
Desirable
- A minimum of 12 months post registration experience in Theatre setting
Knowledge and expertise
Essential
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development.
- Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice.
- Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation.
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plan
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Skills
Essential
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload.
- Ability to deal with non - routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi -disciplinary team.
- Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues.
- Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting.
Person Specification
Qualification(s) and Professional Training (Evidence required)
Essential
- Nursing and Midwifery Council Registered
Desirable
- A minimum of 12 months post registration experience in Theatre setting
Knowledge and expertise
Essential
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development.
- Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice.
- Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation.
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plan
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Skills
Essential
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload.
- Ability to deal with non - routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi -disciplinary team.
- Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues.
- Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Theatres, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
College Street
Nuneaton, Warwickshire
CV10 7DJ
Employer's website
http://www.geh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
