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Job summary

Main area
Theatres
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
67.5 hours per week (full and part time)
Job ref
262-A-24-6731765
Employer
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Cumberland Infirmary
Town
Carlisle
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 pro-rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/11/2024 23:59

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North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Recovery Nurse/ODP *Internal Applicants only*

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES

Band 5 Theatre Recovery Nurse/Operating dept Practitioner

We have 67.5 hours available in our Recovery Department.  Full time and part time hours will be considered.

Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to join our dynamic Theatre Team at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle; the city at the heart of the Lake District.

We are currently recruiting Band 5 Recovery Practitioners (Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner) to work in our Recovery Suite which provides perioperative care for both adults and children in the following specialities:

Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Urology, Upper GI and Colorectal, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Vascular, Head and Neck and Ophthalmology.

We provide exemplary planned one to one care for patients who have had general or regional anaesthetic.  This care varies from patients following the day surgery pathway to patients following enhanced care pathways for major surgery.

This post is not only suitable for experienced Registered Nurses/Operating Department Practitioners, but it is an exciting start to any newly qualified RN/ODPs career.  A preceptorship period is offered to all successful applicants, but our Trust has a dedicated one year preceptorship programme offering ten study days during this period to enhance any newly qualified RN/ODPs knowledge and skills.

 

Main duties of the job

The main role of this post is to provide excellent safe post-operative/anaesthetic care following the NCIC values and policies for all patients undergoing surgery within the Theatre Department.

To assess, plan implement and evaluate programs of care in partnership with the patient and the multidisciplinary team.

The Recovery Practitioner will carry out post-operative care in any of our three recovery areas; Main Theatre, the Elective Care Suite (Day Unit) and the Maternity Unit.

The post holder will demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours need for dignified care.

 

 

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’.

  • Being a clinically led organisation
  • Quality and safety at the heart
  • A positive patient experience every time
  • A great place to work
  • Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

 

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL).  Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

 

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

 

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts.  Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

 

·    Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

·    If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

  • Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:               

  • youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
  • the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]

Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website 

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

 

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months. 

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits. 

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable. 

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems 

These schemes are subject to availability 

 

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner with active NMC/HCPC Registration
  • Commitment to undertake mentorship module on completion of preceptorship qualification.
Desirable criteria
  • Post registration theatre experience
  • NMC/HCPC recognisable mentorship qualification
  • D32/33 or equivalent qualification
  • Post Registration qualification in speciality
  • Diploma/degree in Nursing.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Able to manage a Ward/Department area for a period of a shift
  • Extended scope of practice skills, e.g. venepuncture
  • Experience of managing and co-ordinating a team
  • Understanding of expanded roles / professional practice issues.
  • Relevant nursing/practitioner duties
  • Continuing professional development, with portfolio
  • NMC Code of Conduct.
  • Results interpretation
  • Clinical governance
  • Nursing strategy
  • Thorough understanding of contemporary nursing issues, i.e. CNO Nursing Strategy
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of innovation in practice
  • Teaching/Mentoring

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Able to deal with a continually changing workload.
  • Mentorship skills.
  • Ability to communicate with staff at all levels.
  • Ability to communicate with MDT.
  • Ability to work as member of a team.
  • Problem solving skills.
  • Extended clinical skills e.g. venepuncture,
  • Interpreting baseline observations.
  • Basic IT skills.
  • Able to use initiative appropriately

Other requirements

Essential criteria
  • Flexible approach to working patterns to meet the needs of the service.
  • Willing to undertake teaching and educate other professionals and students.
  • Commitment to continuing professional development.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerBetter Health - SilverFair Train Silver StandardStep into health

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Neha Babu
Job title
Theatre Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01228 814238