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Main area: Allied Health Professionals
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (weekends, on call and night shift commitment)
Job ref: 279-6689229-JAN25
Employer: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Worthing Hospital
Town: Worthing
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/01/2025 23:59
About our Trust:
At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, ambition, and values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.
Our hard-working, talented, and dedicated people work together towards a common goal – to always put our Patient First. In fact, our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto, and you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff, which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work-life balance.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching, and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career, we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Job overview
Worthing and Southlands Theatre department is looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic band 6 senior practitioner to join our busy theatre department. We cover many specialities including Colo-Rectal, urology, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, obstetrics, and day surgery.
If you are trained in anaesthetics, recovery, and scrub and have experience of major surgery, although not essential as full training will be given, then please apply.
We welcome applications from those who currently hold a UK NMC registration. If you currently hold an overseas nursing qualification and require sponsorship, we are not currently direct hiring Internationally Qualified Nurses.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Theatre Practitioner will undertake the management of a theatre on a day-to-day basis in the absence of/or in conjunction with the Lead Theatre Practitioner and to have continuing responsibility for the effective management of their allocated theatre/recovery on a day-to-day basis. In addition, the post holder will provide clinical and professional leadership within this area, ensuring effective support of colleagues to plan, monitor, and evaluate skills in the delivery of appropriate care for perioperative patients.
Provide a quality service with responsibility for patient safety and standards of care, ensuring the provision of evidence-based care by being a role model, providing specialist knowledge within theatre/recovery practice. The Senior Theatre Practitioner will work as part of a team supporting and developing colleagues by mentoring, assessing their skills, and being a preceptor to newly qualified staff as appropriate.
The post holder will be required to work as part of a team committed to delivering and improving a high standard of perioperative care within University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Act as an expert practitioner demonstrating specialist knowledge, skills, and expertise within the area of work (Main theatre, Recovery or DSU) and within the context of changing health care provision.
Work clinically developing/implementing evidence-based practice within the designated clinical area of expertise in conjunction with Lead Practitioners, Theatre Manager, and Matron.
Ensure a multi-professional focus, have the ability to facilitate, initiate, manage and evaluate change in practice to improve quality of care.
In conjunction with Lead Practitioners, ensure that a supportive teaching and learning environment is in place within their area on a day-to-day basis.
In conjunction with Lead Practitioners, ensure that all staff work to their required level of clinical and professional competence whilst adhering to their NMC/HCPC professional codes of conduct.
Ensure all staff are developed to attain competence as highlighted at appraisal.
Act as a role model and ensure effective staff supervision within clinical practice, working with staff and patients in an advisory, teaching, and support capacity, maintaining professional competence, authority, and credibility.
Work in clinical practice, supporting the Lead Practitioners leading a team of Theatre Practitioners coordinating the shift, ensuring that all appropriate care is given to all patients. Provide specialist advice within the clinical area and expert advice within the specialty team.
Work collaboratively with clinical experts including Lead Practitioners, Theatre Managers, Theatre Matron, Head of Nursing, Surgeons, Anaesthetists, Consultant Nurses, Nurse Specialists, and Practice Development Nurses in the development of expert, patient-centred practice.
Ensure that the privacy and dignity of patients is key in the provision of all care and clinical practice within the Operating Theatre, Recovery, and Day Surgery environment.
Work without supervision within the perioperative setting in the absence of the Lead Theatre Practitioners.
Be able to prioritise workload under the supervision of the shift leader and be adaptable to pressures in demands for perioperative patient interventions.
Ensure that any Safeguarding issues are raised appropriately to enable investigation in relation to vulnerable adults and children.
Ensure that the needs of older people are kept central to practice and service.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered with the NMC/HCPC
* Mentorship or equivalent
* Leadership course
* Previous Band 6 experience
Communication
* Evidence of good communication
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
Important information for applicants
Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.
DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check. We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.
Skilled Worker Visa: Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for those that meet the Visa and Immigration eligibility criteria. For further information please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker.
Closing adverts early: Please apply as early as you're able for this role. In the event of exceptional interest, we may close adverts earlier than specified.
UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Further Information
For help with the application process for non-medical vacancies only, please contact the Resourcing Team by Email: uhsussex.non-medicalvacancies@nhs.net
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Contact Information:
Name: LOUISE MORRICE
Job title: Lead recovery practitioner
Email address: louise.morrice@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01903205111
If you would like a pre-interview visit please contact Louise by email.
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