Post Anaesthetic Care Practitioner

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.,

• 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 managing patients in the immediate post-operative phase who has e.g. a laryngereal mask or and Gudel airway in place. The practitioner possesses the knowledge to assess when a patient's conscious level warrants removal of either of the artificial airways referred


• The practitioner reports immediately, any adverse changes in the patient's condition or any other aspect of concern as identified in the NEWS score as appropriate. The practitioner is competent in the recognition of primary post- operative complications and understands the need to act in a timely


• Practices nurse led discharge i.e. discharges patients from the recovery unit to the ward area. The practitioner will implement a care plan for the continuing care of patient on the ward and provide a safe and effective handover of the patient's peri-operative journey to the ward nursing staff, as per departmental protocol.


• The practitioner completes the recovery competency template through the stages novice, proficient and expert.


• If a patient's post-operative status warrants transfer to a Critical Care bed the practitioner will, under the direct supervision of the senior practitioner, work with/support the anaesthetist responsible for the patients care until the patient is discharged from the recovery area.


• The practitioner will use their knowledge, clinical and analytical skills at the bedside and alert the anaesthetist, should the patient's condition deteriorate and warrant medical opinion/advice.


• The post holder will, on occasion, be required to work in traumatic and emotive environment., The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.


The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £18+£5 (standard disclosure) or £38+£5 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment.

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.


• Registered nurse, current NMC registration (if RN)


• Registered ODP - current HPC registration (applicable to ODP)


Desirable criteria


• Evidence of post registration study, Understanding of the application of evidence based practice, Knowledge of Essence of Care, Benchmarking process


• Knowledge of current healthcare issues and healthcare governance


Desirable criteria


• Evidence of involvement in Benchmarking process, Ability to prioritise workload effectively


• Ability to delegate work appropriately


• Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing


• Ability to work in changing environments, Supportive of colleagues and patients, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  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.

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.