Recovery Practitioner
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Date: 7 hours ago
City: Great Yarmouth
Contract type: Full time
The Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) Team at the James Paget University Hospital are looking to recruit a enthusiastic Band 5 Registered staff (Staff Nurse/ODP) or newly Qualified to join their busy team on a 12 Month Secondment
PACU is placed in the Main Theatre Suite (7 theatres) and has 8 bays (including 2 Paediatric bays). We also support activity in the Day Procedure Unit with a bay of six bed, the orthopaedic hub (4bay recovery unit), our ophthalmology unit (2 theatres), one Obstetric Theatre, MRI / CT (for patients having had general anaesthesia) and the Waveney Suite who provide services for our community dental procedures. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team (nurse, ODPs, TSWs, medical staff) you will care for adults and children in the immediate post-anaesthetic / surgical phase.
The post holder will be a qualified nurse or ODP and registered with the NMC or HCPC. They will participate in the safe recovery of the post surgical patients exercising professional standards at all times.
We are committed to staff development and education with all staff having access to a wide range of educational and development resources. The practice education team support staff in the clinical area and each new staff member will have an individualised training and development plan.
We welcome and actively encourage informal visits to our department. Come and meet our friendly team and see what we do.
Receiving patients from Theatre and ensuring a complete and safe handover is given by Anaesthetist/Theatre staff. Ensuring airway management is maintained and all observations are within acceptable ranges. Pain management and control using appropriate analgesia when required. Temperature monitoring and intervention when required. Administration of all prescribed drugs including controlled drugs. An ability to use administration pumps/Pain Controlled Analgesia pumps safely and effectively. Wound care and management.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Josh Harding Job title: Clinical Operations Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01493 452119
Beth Wood (recovery sister) [email protected]
PACU is placed in the Main Theatre Suite (7 theatres) and has 8 bays (including 2 Paediatric bays). We also support activity in the Day Procedure Unit with a bay of six bed, the orthopaedic hub (4bay recovery unit), our ophthalmology unit (2 theatres), one Obstetric Theatre, MRI / CT (for patients having had general anaesthesia) and the Waveney Suite who provide services for our community dental procedures. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team (nurse, ODPs, TSWs, medical staff) you will care for adults and children in the immediate post-anaesthetic / surgical phase.
The post holder will be a qualified nurse or ODP and registered with the NMC or HCPC. They will participate in the safe recovery of the post surgical patients exercising professional standards at all times.
We are committed to staff development and education with all staff having access to a wide range of educational and development resources. The practice education team support staff in the clinical area and each new staff member will have an individualised training and development plan.
We welcome and actively encourage informal visits to our department. Come and meet our friendly team and see what we do.
Receiving patients from Theatre and ensuring a complete and safe handover is given by Anaesthetist/Theatre staff. Ensuring airway management is maintained and all observations are within acceptable ranges. Pain management and control using appropriate analgesia when required. Temperature monitoring and intervention when required. Administration of all prescribed drugs including controlled drugs. An ability to use administration pumps/Pain Controlled Analgesia pumps safely and effectively. Wound care and management.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Josh Harding Job title: Clinical Operations Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01493 452119
Beth Wood (recovery sister) [email protected]
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