Job summary
A rare opportunity has arisen to join a small multidisciplinary team within our Ipswich Hospital Vascular Access Unit.
The Vascular Access Service currently operates Monday to Friday and aims to provide consistently excellent practice in the insertion, care and maintenance of Vascular Access devices. We provide education and support to staff and patients.
You will work in a collaborative and supportive environment with the service being led by our lead consultant and alongside our current vascular access practitioner. This is an exciting time to join the team as we aspire to invest and develop our service further over the the next 6 months.
You will be given training for the insertion and care and maintenance of PICCs and Midlines (if required) and a supernumerary period to learn the day to day service requirements.
Main duties of the job
- Demonstrate a sound understanding in the area of Vascular
- Be competent in venepuncture and cannulation
- Insert, care, maintain and remove vascular access devices
- Ensure patient safety at all times by recognising procedural complications and manage them
- Liaise appropriately with all key members of the multi-disciplinary team and service users related to the specialty.
- Be responsible for all aspects of patient care including the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of patients referred for vascular access
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN/Dip. HE, NVQ III in Operating Department Practice/C&G 752 or Dip. HE Operating Department Practice
- Current registration of professional body
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience as a qualified practitioner in an acute care setting
- Experience in the care of vascular access devices
Desirable
- Previous Band 6 experience
- Proven experience of working within an autonomous role
- Proven experience within the specialty
- Experience and competency of placing vascular access devices
Knowledge
Essential
- Maintenance of clinical knowledge & skill and evidence of CPD.
- Understanding of evidence based practice
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Experience of aseptic technique
Skills
Essential
- Under direction and supervision demonstrate the ability to prioritise with multifaceted complex situations
- Knowledge of current advances and pathways of care relevant to Vascular Access
- Ability to perform venepuncture and cannulate
- Ability to develop collaborative working relationships with multi professional teams
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN/Dip. HE, NVQ III in Operating Department Practice/C&G 752 or Dip. HE Operating Department Practice
- Current registration of professional body
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience as a qualified practitioner in an acute care setting
- Experience in the care of vascular access devices
Desirable
- Previous Band 6 experience
- Proven experience of working within an autonomous role
- Proven experience within the specialty
- Experience and competency of placing vascular access devices
Knowledge
Essential
- Maintenance of clinical knowledge & skill and evidence of CPD.
- Understanding of evidence based practice
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Experience of aseptic technique
Skills
Essential
- Under direction and supervision demonstrate the ability to prioritise with multifaceted complex situations
- Knowledge of current advances and pathways of care relevant to Vascular Access
- Ability to perform venepuncture and cannulate
- Ability to develop collaborative working relationships with multi professional teams
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
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).
