Theatre Admissions and Discharge Nurse/Practitioner
Theatre Admission and Discharge Nurse/ Practitioner RN/ODP Band 5
The Queen Victoria Hospital Admissions and Discharge team pride ourselves on being part of a supportive multidisciplinary team with a long history of excellence.
A passionate approach to patient centred care is essential to managing our busy admission and discharge areas.
The admissions and discharge area is part of a complex dynamic perioperative suite managing a number of different specialities in major to minor reconstructive surgery.
Main duties of the job
Main duties are to offer a high standard of 1:1 care to our pre and post operative patients.
Surgical specialities include: Plastics, Maxillofacial, Ophthalmology, ENT, Burns, Hand Surgery and Trauma.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work as part of a team to provide a safe, cost effective, efficient care environment for patients, relatives and carers.
They will participate in the training of junior staff and continue their own personal and professional development by rotating within the perioperative department.
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse or Registered ODP
* Plastic surgery/maxillofacial surgery course
Knowledge
* An understanding of peri operative patient care
* Demonstrates a patient centred approach
Experience
* Gained through undertaking relevant study
* Post qualification experience within the peri-operative setting
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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