Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
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.
Main duties of the job
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 and 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 The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -
care ,
appreciate
and
inspire
- to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job responsibilities 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.
We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore piloting sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance.
This vacancy is within one of our pilot areas therefore if you are invited for interview, you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date. Feedback on this process will also be requested to help our teams understand and evaluate your recruitment experience.
Person Specification Essential and Desirable
Qualified Nurse.
Wound care/ tissue viability skills.
Experience of mentoring/supervising students and teaching.
Had experience caring for limb reconstruction patients.
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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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.
Main duties of the job
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 and 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 The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -
care ,
appreciate
and
inspire
- to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job responsibilities 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.
We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore piloting sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance.
This vacancy is within one of our pilot areas therefore if you are invited for interview, you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date. Feedback on this process will also be requested to help our teams understand and evaluate your recruitment experience.
Person Specification Essential and Desirable
Qualified Nurse.
Wound care/ tissue viability skills.
Experience of mentoring/supervising students and teaching.
Had experience caring for limb reconstruction patients.
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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