Post Anaesthetic Care Practitioner

5 months ago

Liverpool, United Kingdom Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Band 5
Fixed Term 12 months ( this post may become substantive).
37.5 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust (LUHFT) for a registered nurse to join the Theatre Recovery team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to work within our busy Theatre Recovery and Pacu units. We are proud of our ethos of welcoming new practitioners and providing a supportive, team orientated environment. We provide an in depth induction and an excellent preceptorship package for both newly qualified and experienced applicants.

The successful applicant will work as part of our theatre team who cover Theatre Recovery, Pacu, Opera and Pain clinic. This vacancy is for the Broadgreen site.

The post holder will work as a member of the multidisciplinary team, required to participate in the Directorate internal rotation.

To be an accountable practitioner, taking every opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge and professional competence in all aspects of peri
- operative care for orthopaedic and general surgical patients.

To provide excellent nursing care for all patients requiring post operative monitoring.

To undertake Recovery, Pacu/Opera and Pain duties as required, meeting all service delivery requirements.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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**Professional**:
To maintain awareness of, and comply with the N.M.C Code of Professional Conduct, Trust policies, procedures and

To demonstrate evidence of on-going professional development via a personal professional portfolio and the NHS knowledge and skills frame

To maintain, at all times, professional standards and adhere to the Trust and departmental dress code

Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team

**Professional**:
To communicate appropriately to all levels and disciplines, within the theatre and the Trust as

Ensure all records and documentation are compiled and maintained accurately and in accordance with the N.M.C standards for record keeping and Caldicott

**Clinical Management**:
Deliver skilled practical care to all patients and participate in the monitoring, planning and delivery of individualised patient

With guidance from senior staff, assess situations that arise in the peri
- operative

Actively support the implementation of Evidence Based Practice and participate in clinical audits as

To participate on day shifts, as required, and rotation onto nights.

Have an awareness of stock control and support Team Leaders in appropriate stock

Input data onto the TMIS system, in order that statistics/patient activity may be accurately

Ensure all equipment is maintained in accordance with manufacturer’s guidelines, document and report any faults immediately to senior staff.

Attend/participate in unit/team meetings.

Support staff under your supervision (theatre support workers, trainee operating department practitioners, student nurses) and act as an effective role

Ensure rigorous adherence to infection control practices including hand hygiene and universal/standard

**Personal/Professional Development**:
Identify personal and professional needs for career development of self and junior staff via the Trust appraisal programme and the NHS knowledge and skills

Support, supervise and act as a preceptor/mentor to junior staff and

Demonstrate a willingness to become an approved assessor for basic and post-basic students and participate in teaching programmes for other team members.

**Recovery Duties**:
Receive and identify patients post-operatively along with all relevant documentation from anaesthetist and theatre practitioner, ensuring all information pertaining to the patient’s peri-operative episode is correct, as per departmental protocol.

Ensure patients receive appropriate pain and nausea management whilst in recovery, including the initiation of PCA following Trust/departmental guidance.

The practitioner is competent in the management of I.V. lines/ PCA’s, arterial lines, epidurals and medication administration as per Trust Guidance.

The practitioner is competent in airway management. This is inclusive of

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