Epoc Practitioner

Band 5

**Main area**
- EPOC Practitioner - Enhanced Perioperative Care Unit

**Grade**
- Band 5

**Contract**
- Permanent

**Hours**
- Full time
- Part time

37.5 hours per week

**Job ref**
- 164-5340069

**Site**
- CROSS CAMPUS

**Town**
- Nottingham

**Salary**
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum

**Salary period**
- Yearly

**Closing**
- 07/07/2023 23:59

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional to join the new and innovative Enhanced Perioperative Care (EPOC) Unit. This is a rapidly developing service which supports the delivery of holistic, high quality care to surgical patients at increased risk of adverse outcomes.

Main duties of the job

EPOC is a bespoke built unit, comprising of 14 beds cross-site of post-operative patients from a variety of specialties including Maxillofacial, ENT, HPB, Plastics, Gynaecology, Colorectal, Vascular, Upper GI, Urology, Orthopaedics and Thoracics. Patients will be cared for at a higher level of care, 1.5, with staff caring for 2 patients at a time. This unit will have input from various members of the Multi-Disciplinary team including Dietitians, Physiotherapists, Acute Pain Specialist Nurses, CCOT and Critical Care Pharmacists.

We are recruiting knowledgeable and compassionate registered staff to create a team that is dynamic and forward thinking who will have the multitude of skills we require to deliver holistic, safe and excellent patient care at a higher acuity level.

Working for our organisation

Working in EPOC will give you an opportunity to develop your skills around pre and post-operative care, wound and drain management, acute pain and epidural management.

We believe in support and development of all our staff. If you are successful in your recruitment, we will offer an individualised training and support package and you will go on a local, surgical and corporate induction programme with opportunities to go on a pain management course, tissue viability and wound management course, supervisor training, link role training and the opportunity to join our Shared Governance council.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The main duties of an EPOC Practitioner include:
Delivering high quality holistic care to patients following major surgery

To facilitate efficient and effective care and communication between the team to ensure continuity for all patients

To actively contribute to developing the professional practice of the Clinical Support Division

We would recommend an informal visit to the EPOC Department to see this new patient pathway in operation and to discuss the exciting plans for the development of this service.

Person specification

**Qualifications**:
Essential criteria
- Current level one NMC registration or HCPC registration part 1
- Degree / Diploma in Nursing or Health Care

Desirable criteria
- Evidence of further training and development

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
- Previous experience in an acute hospital setting

Desirable criteria
- Experience of acute pain management
- Previous experience in Recovery, Critical Care or similar clinical background

Communication

Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Desirable criteria
- Previous experience using Trust software: Medway, Bluespier, NOTIS, Nervecentre

Education & Teaching

Essential criteria
- Experience mentoring students and new starters

Desirable criteria
- Mentoring or teaching qualification

Personal

Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team
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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career

**Salary**: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visas and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent