Deputy Team Leader - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

NHS AfC:
Band 6

Main area

Enhanced Perioperative Care Unit

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 6

Contract

Secondment: 12 months (November November 2024)

Hours

Full time hours per week

Job ref

Site

QMC & City Campuses

Town

Nottingham

Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Per annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

04/12/2023 23:59

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional to join the innovative Enhanced Perioperative Care Unit (EPOC) as a Deputy Team Leader on a 12 month secondment.

This is a rapidly developing service which supports the delivery of holistic, high quality care to surgical patients at increased risk of adverse outcomes.

Main duties of the job

EPOC is a bespoke built unit, comprising of 14 beds cross-site of post-operative patients from a variety of specialties including Maxillofacial, ENT, HPB, Plastics, Gynaecology, Colorectal, Vascular, Upper GI, Urology, Orthopaedics and Thoracics.

Patients will be cared for at a higher level of care, 1.5, with a staffing ratio of 1:2.

This unit will have input from a variety of members from the Multi-Disciplinary team including Dietitians, Physiotherapists, Acute Pain Specialist Nurses, CCOT and Critical Care Pharmacists.

As a Deputy Team Leader, you will responsible for the day-to-day running of the unit, supporting the band 5s and 2s with patient care and managing admissions and discharges of patients within EPOC.

You will liaise with the multidisciplinary team to ensure patients receive the highest quality care.

You will be the clinical experts of your area and lead by example. You will deputise for the band 7 and participate in various link roles within the department. You will have the opportunity to work alongside the Band 7 to continue developing the EPOC service.

This is a cross-site role and you will be expected to work across both sites equally.

We are recruiting knowledgeable and compassionate registered staff to create a team that is dynamic and forward thinking who will have a multitude of skills we require to deliver holistic, safe and excellent patient care at a higher acuity level.

Working for our organisation

Working in EPOC will give you an opportunity to develop your skills around pre and post-operative care, wound and drain management, acute pain and epidural management.

We believe in support and development of all our staff.

If you are successful in your recruitment, we will offer an individualised training and support package and you will go on a local, surgical and corporate induction programme with opportunities to go on a pain management course, tissue viability and wound management course, supervisor training, link role training and the opportunity to join our already established Shared Governance council.

You will be provided with a Band 6 development package to work through in your own time throughout your secondment.

Various training courses will be provided to encourage your development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In addition to the summary above, you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.

The main duties of an EPOC Deputy Team Leader include:
Day-to-day management of the EPOC unit

Liaising with Recovery, Critical Care and wards to facilitate safe admission and discharge of patients

Support band 5 and 2 staff with care and management of patients

Deputising for the band 7, including management of staff and service

To facilitate efficient and effective care and communication between the team to ensure continuity for all patients within EPOC

To actively contribute to developing the professional practice of the Clinical Support Division

We would highly recommend an informal visit to the EPOC Department to see this new patient pathway in operation and to discuss the exciting plans for the development of this service.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria