Senior Recovery Practitioner

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
To work according to the Nursing & Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse (or key worker) for a defined group of patients and take responsibility for:
For protecting and supporting the health of individual patients and clients acting as their advocate when necessary within the multi-disciplinary team.

The assessment of care and health education needs.

The development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient at the end of radiotherapy.

To develop leadership skills and experience in the management of the department and provide high level of specialist clinical leadership.

To promote and participate in the implementation of the UCLH Nursing & Midwifery strategy and work towards achieving the Trust “Top 10”

Reviewing nursing practice and implementing appropriate changes based on research/best practice for example in radiotherapy skin care.

Developing and implementing Audit, Quality and Risk Management initiatives.

To participate in clinical supervision programmes as appropriate and teach and act as a facilitator/mentor/preceptor to junior nurses and others.

To promote and maintain effective communication.

To deliver care to patients during the perioperative period. Including anaesthetic, intraoperative (scrub & circulating) and post - operative recovery.
- To provide support to the Band 7 Lead Theatre Practitioners in managing specific specialist theatres and to supervise and teaching staff and learners whilst ensuring the delivery of safe and high quality care

**Person specification**:
**Knowledge & Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Registered Nurse level 1,2, or 12 Or Registered ODP with Dip HE, NVQ3, or C&G 752
- Teaching & Assessment Level 3, ENB 998/C&G 7307, Cert. ed., other relevant qualification or equivalent experience
- Recognised Post Registration course in Anaesthetic/ Theatre/ Recovery/ other relevant accredited course or relevant clinical experience within a theatre or Day Surgery environment

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- RGNs Relevant clinical experience at Band 5, or recent qualification in peri operative practice
- ODPs Relevant clinical experience post qualification

**Skills & Abilities (for AfC staff these should link to the KSF dimensions for the role**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Demonstrate evidence of professional development for self and others
- Able to prioritise own work load and that of others
- Able to work on own initiative
- Demonstrate understanding of audit, research and evidence based practice
- Ability to manage a delegated area in the absence of the person in charge
- Demonstrate commitment to act as facilitator/preceptor

**Personal Qualities**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Able to communicate effectively verbally & written
- Able to articulate reasons for desire to work in this clinical area.

**Other requirements, including**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Flexible approach to shift patterns
- Understanding of equal opportunities.
- Able to articulate reasons for wanting to work in this clinical area.
- Demonstrates understanding of budgetary management.
- Demonstrates an understanding of data protection
- Willing to work on established the theatre Information systems e.g EPIC

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage’s staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.

We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.

You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
- The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

**Employer certification / accreditation badges**:
**Applicant requirements**:
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.