The position requires effective communication skills to address complex health needs and the ability to build rapport with patients facing significant injuries. The successful candidate will be accountable for their professional actions, lead service improvements, conduct clinical audits, and support the training of others. Training in limb reconstruction procedures will be provided, and the role primarily takes place in the Orthopaedic outpatient setting, operating from Monday to Friday.
We are looking for an enthusiastic & dynamic individual to join our limb reconstruction team at the Greater Manchester major trauma unit, working alongside and supporting the specialist nurses, the trauma team, ward staff as well as our four limb recon surgeons and the medical team.
The role will involve the planning and delivery of nursing care to both trauma (including polytrauma) and elective patients requiring complex limb reconstruction with circular frames. These patients are often facing life changing injuries, so the ability to establish a good rapport is essential.
You will conduct independent ward rounds (once trained) to assess the in-patients holistically, plan care appropriately and provide specialist advice and support to both patients and staff including the wider MDT.
The job is based in the Orthopaedic outpatients setting, where you will perform specialist nursing interventions, such as frame adjustments, complex wound management, frame removals as well as provide holistic nursing support and advice to the patients and their significant other.
The Orthopaedic outpatient's is open Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm.
All frame and specialist limb reconstruction training will be provided.
To provide specialist advice to support the assessment, planning and implementation of programmes of care.
To carry out specialist nursing procedures.
Accountable for own professional actions, not directly supervised.
To provide specialist education and training to other staff and learners.
Undertakes clinical audits in own specialist area.
Establish and maintain effective communication with various individuals and groups on highly complex potentially stressful topics in a range of situations.
Develop own and others knowledge and practice across professional and organisational boundaries.
Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others in own work area.
Develop and improve services.
Improve Quality.
Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights.
Assess and address peoples health ans wellbeing needs when those needs are complex and change across the caseload.
Develop practice in addressing individuals health and well-being needs.
Lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice.
About us
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.jobsincare.com/job/jbnslTYe
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