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Job summary

Main area
Recovery Room/Theatre
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Secondment: 12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full Time)
Job ref
040-NMR493-0624
Employer
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Hospital
Town
Hengoed
Salary
£35,922 - £43,257 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board logo

Developmental Band 6 Recovery Lead -YYF - INTERNAL

Band 6

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

 

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English

 

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

 

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the  living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until  the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed

Job overview

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

ABUHB PACCT Services are in a position to offer an exciting development opportunity in recovery for our theatre department in YYF. 

The post will be a full time Band 6 position, fixed term secondment, for 12 months. If you are a Registered Practitioner, looking for a new challenge and want to experience leading the theatre recovery team in YYF, this post is a great opportunity for you.

Main duties of the job

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

The successful candidate will be expected to support the current Band 6 Recovery Lead and work alongside them to provide leadership within the post operative care unit in YYF.  They will work as part of the ABUHB Theatre team and be actively involved in providing high standards of quality care and promote safety within the clinical environment.  The successful candidate will have considerable Band 5 experience in working in Recovery, and must be able to act as a positive, professional, role model in promoting clinical excellence; ensuring practice is patient centred and evidence based. Full support will be provided for the successful candidate following a PADR and Individual Learning Plan. 

There may be a requirement to travel between sites as necessary, and presently YYF Theatres operate Monday – Friday.

If you thrive on a challenge and feel that you have the required leadership qualities and interpersonal skills, this will be the post for you.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months to meet the needs of the service.

 

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020.  Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

 

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post.

 

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria
  • NMC Registered Nurse Adult Branch Or HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner.
  • Mentorship/Teaching & Assessing qualification.
Desirable criteria
  • Management Qualification
  • Working towards masters

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive recovery experience at a Band 5.
  • Experience of managing theatre sessions and resources
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in anaesthetics and scrub

Knowledge/Skills

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge and skills to manage stressful situations and staff robustly
  • Knowledge of theatre safety directives (NatSSIPs 2)
  • Knowledge and understanding of budgetary control
  • Knowledge and understanding of governance and its application to practice.
  • Technical skills conducive with working in the operating theatres.
  • IT literacy
  • Good writing skills.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of wider issues and reforms in the NHS.
  • Able to speak Welsh

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Able to meet team and service objectives, in stressful situations.
  • Exercise flexibility in approach to all aspects of work including shift patterns.
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Enthusiastic and motivated
  • Friendly, empathetic, sympathetic, caring and compassionate
  • Able to work alongside colleague Band 6s collaboratively

Other

Essential criteria
  • Ability to travel within a geographical area in a timely manner to meet the requirements of the post

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Michelle Jones
Job title
Theatre Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01443 802550
Additional information

For further details / informal visits contact :

Rachel Munday

Senior Nurse

01633 493427

[email protected]

 

 

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