Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The successful candidate will be supporting the department's sisters for all aspects of the role, including managing junior staff, delivering individual patient care, and coordinating clinics and clinic allocations. Support cross-site service in both the Orthopaedic and Fracture clinics, with your primary base being Gloucester Royal Hospital. Part of the role will be to assess complex wounds, support ongoing staff and patient education, and participate in audits to improve patient and staff experience.
Why us?
We are a busy Orthopaedic and fracture clinic managing a variety of orthopaedic conditions and fractures. Across both sites, we have 28 Consultants specializing in hands, feet, shoulders, hips, spines, and knees. We are a friendly and professional team that works with various multi-disciplinary teams. We are always looking to improve our service and have conducted several audits and studies surrounding patient-centered care and information. We welcome new ideas and staff innovations, as well as training and developing our staff. There are opportunities to gain competencies in the care of the cast and learn how to apply casts and splints.
Main duties of the job
What we're looking for:
- NMC registered
- Educated to degree level
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Registered Nurse with a minimum of one year post-registration experience desirable but not essential
- Wide variety of general nursing skills relevant to the different clinic specialties
- Strong communication skills, including negotiation and influencing skills
- Ability to facilitate and support learning in practice
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Team player, able to work effectively as a member of our multi-disciplinary team
- Able to cope under pressure
- Proactive and able to use own initiative
- Able to work independently
- Excellent role model
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- BCC (British Casting Course)
- Ponseti Course
Job responsibilities
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care with the multidisciplinary team
- Communicate effectively, especially where patient ability to do so is compromised
- Deliver safe care within a challenging and changing clinical environment
- Administer medication and treatment within guidelines
- Deliver and receive information that may cause emotional distress
- Participate in mentorship and educational programs for students and team members
- Adhere to all Trust policies and procedures and professional code of conduct
- Supervise and mentor unqualified/qualified staff and students
- Input and retrieve patient information from computer-based systems and maintain accurate records
- Support multi-professionals within the department, advising patients on pre-operative and post-operative care
- Undertake specific delegated tasks following appropriate training and competency level
- Undertake the British Orthopaedic Association Course (BOA)
- Undertake the Ponseti Course and work closely with the Lead physiotherapist
- Gain competency in applying splints, braces, and other equipment
MOST CHALLENGING PART OF THE JOB
- Motivating and engaging colleagues to ensure full contribution to clinical governance
- Working to tight deadlines
- Adapting quickly to changing priorities and time scales
- Overcoming skepticism and resistance to risk management principles
- Dealing with difficult situations and individuals
- Keeping abreast of national recommendations and ensuring compliance
Person Specification
Qualifications
- NMC registered
- Post-registration development (Teaching and Assessing qualification)
- Plaster Course
- Educated at degree level
- Ponseti
Experience
- Wide variety of general nursing skills relevant to clinic sub-specialties
- Registered nurse with appropriate experience
- Mentoring/facilitation/teaching/assessing and coaching
Knowledge/Skills
- Act as a role model and exemplary leader
- Promote quality improvement initiatives
- Orthopaedic and Trauma experience
- Working in a clinic
- Plaster Room 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.
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