About this role
Job summary
Are you a motivated practitioner who possesses excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills and want to provide Gold Standard care to our patients... Then this exciting opportunity is for you!
We are looking for a enthusiastic new team member to join our Burns & Plastic Surgery team at Royal Preston Hospital.
We are looking for a qualified Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner, who has a passion for providing high quality patient focused care for our surgical patients who have a flexible attitude towards work and a desire for new challenges.
You will gain valuable experience & will develop wound assessment knowledge and wound care management skills. Pre & Post operative care for patients who have traumatic injuries such as hand, leg lacerations. As well as breast reconstructive surgery. The knowledge & skills you will gain are transferable to any area of your nursing career.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an Assistant Practitioner who has a passion for providing high quality patient focused care for our surgical patients who have a flexible attitude towards work and a desire for new challenges. New candidate will gain valuable experience in pre and post-operative care, management of minor burns and specialised wound care. Successful post holder will develop wound assessment knowledge and wound care management skills including Burns Care. These skills are transferable to any area of your nursing career
About us
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
Job description Job responsibilities
Provide specialised one to one care for breast reconstructive patients and learn new skills in leech therapy, VAC therapy and drain management.
Contribute to the assessment, implementation and evaluation of care to meet patients needs in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence based guidelines under supervision.
Support and provide patient education and health promotion.
Support the delivery and co-ordination of care, through appropriate professional practice.
Contribute to the management of risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required, to ensure seamless care.
Maintain accurate and complete records of all care activities, in a timely manner, adhering to local and professional standards for documentation.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience Essential
Experience of working as a Trainee Nursing Associate within an acute hospital setting. Proven competency of performing a core range of clinical procedures.
Desirable
Experience of working as an Nursing Associate within an acute hospital setting
Qualifications & Education Essential
Registered NMC Nursing Associate / Completed a foundation degree in Health & Social Care / Completed the LTHTR Assistant Practitioner Programme GCSE Grade A-C or Grade 4 or above in Maths & English / skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent
Desirable
Basic Life Support Cascade Trainer Key mover Cascade Trainer ANTT Assessor Good IT skills
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.
Employer details Employer name Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Preston Hospital
Sharoe Green Lane
Fulwood, Preston
PR2 9HT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)