Surgical Appliances Officer - Wigan, United Kingdom - Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Wigan, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Part timeFlexible working 22.5 hours per week (3 days between Mon-Fri)

Description

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Job overview

Are you ready for a new challenge? Do you want to make a difference? Band 6 Acute Pain Sister role has become available at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The role involves working 37.5 hours per week Monday - Saturday.

We are seeking a highly motivated nurse who has a desire to work and develop their skills within the Acute Pain service. Candidates will be required to present original certificates for qualifications at interview stage.

This vacancy is open to all internal candidates. NHS Employees should ideally secure their manager's agreement for a secondment arrangement ideally prior to applying, as this will be a condition of any offer made. This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term basis as it has been established to provide cover for an employee on maternity leave for 12 months or when the substantive post holder returns. Whilst this post is advertised on an acting / secondment basis there is the potential that this post may become permanent in the future.

Main duties of the job

To ensure a high standard of care is delivered by the nursing team within the acute pain service through the provision of evidence based practice. To supervise junior staff and participate in the teaching and assessing of both qualified and unqualified staff, including students. To be accountable for their actions and decision based upon their knowledge and experience in respect of patient care. Have a responsibility to undertake any delegated duties appropriate of their band.

Working for our organisation

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that "happy staff, makes happy patients". We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values "the WWL Way"

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this is in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

On-Call Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To ensure a high standard of care is maintained at all times through the delivery of evidence based practice

Familiarise and use technical equipment effectively and safely to identify possible complications I.E PCA, Epidural and Wound Infusions

The Pain Service works in collaboration with medical/surgical teams and patients experiencing pain practising to clearly defined policies.

Developing their scope of professional practice and making autonomous decisions to meet the needs of the service.

The post holder provides specialist pain education, training and information for patients, their careers, other health professionals, and collaboratively assists in the development of the acute pain service.

Maintain safe administration of medicines concordant within the NMC and Trust policies.

To enable maintenance of good record keeping and essential information regarding the patient's condition and progress is recorded by self and team members appropriately in accordance with NMC guidelines.

To participate in audit/ bench-marking within the acute pain service, supporting any introduction of change in practice where indicated.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered Nurse

Evidence of continuing professional development since registration

Desirable criteria

Leadership qualification

Degree in Nursing/ Health related subject/ willingness to work towards

Pain Management course Level 6 or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of quality assurance, and ability to apply these principles within the acute pain service through audit, risk assessments, incident reporting and appropriate action plans

Able to deal with "difficult situations" with tact and diplomacy

Clinical teaching and assessment skills

Desirable criteria

Evidence of change management in clinical practice

Involvement in auditing standard of care in own role

Research awareness

Audit awareness

Skills

Essential criteria

Ability to communicate information to patients

Able to influence and overcome resistance through application of advanced communication skills

Able to commutate to members of the Multidisciplinary team

Able to manage work autonomously

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of current pain management equipment

Communication skills used within the pain service

Experience of undertaking audits

Evidence of writing protocols / standards

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Knowledge of professional and NHS issues relating to the Acute pain service and implications/ application to clinical practice

Knowledge of Information Governance / data protection act

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of risk assessment and effective risk management, including action planning

Additional

Essential criteria

Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation

Flexible to cover all aspects of the Acute pain service

Able to get to work across both sites (RAEI and Wrightington)

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