Senior Post Anaesthetic Care Practitioner

at  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Senior post anaesthetic care practitioner.
We are looking for a dynamic and motivated individual to work within our busy theatres complex. We are proud of our ethos of welcoming new practitioners and providing a supportive, team orientated environment.
The Royal Liverpool University NHS Hospital currently has 18 operating theatres covering all major specialities, including Urology, Breast and Endocrine, Renal Transplant, Upper GI, Colorectal, HPB Surgery, Liver, Ophthalmology and interventional radiology to name a few, and we are excited to welcome an experienced senior post anaesthetic care practitioner to our team.
The post holder will be responsible for the safe admission of care and discharge of all patients from the variety of disciplines to destinations such as Theatre Admissions Unit, wards within the hospital and critical care.
Co-ordinating a busy recovery area, facilitating education and training, and providing experienced support and guidance to the team.
As we work very closely with Theatre Admissions Unit, staff may be expected to support the unit in times of staff shortage.
Theatre Recovery works on a 24/7 basis therefore applicants must be aware that there are a variety of shift patterns including out of hour services.
Applicants will be required to work in a flexible working pattern to meet the needs of the service.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Senior post anaesthetic care practitioner.
You will have to be an enthusiastic, resilient and a professional who is looking to further your career, and seek a new challenge.
You will have to be flexible, adaptable and willing to maintain our pace and drive having excellent communication skills that enable you to be a team player.
As a senior post anaesthetic care practitioner you will be required to offer experienced support and guidance to junior staff, and you will have a broad knowledge and skills including communication and team working, to enable you to effectively contribute to the efficient running of a fast paced recovery area.
In order to provide the finest possible care we aim to attract, train and provide on-going support to the right people who can join our existing team of highly skilled professionals, all of whom are committed to making a positive difference to our patients.
The main duties are to plan deliver and evaluate all aspects of patient care for the immediate post operative patient who have undergone surgery or a procedure within the Trust and the external areas mentioned in the job overview.
Successful applicants would be expected to assist in the day to day running of the unit, ensuring effective communication with theatres and multidisciplinary teams.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

Receive and identify patient’s post-operatively along with all relevant documentation from anaesthetist and theatre practitioner, ensuring all information pertaining to the patient’s peri-operative episode is correct, as per departmental guidance.
The practitioner is competent to deliver expert, skilled care in a specialised area.
Ensure patients receive appropriate pain and nausea management whilst in recovery, including the initiation of PCAs and other pain management infusions following Trust/departmental guidance.
The practitioner is competent in the management of I.V. lines/ PCA’s, arterial lines, central lines, epidurals and medication administration as per Trust Guidance.
The practitioner is competent in airway management. This is inclusive of managing patients in the immediate post-operative phase.
The practitioner reports immediately, any adverse changes in the patient’s condition or any other aspect of concern as identified in the NEWS score as appropriate. The practitioner is competent in the recognition of primary post-operative complications and understands the need to act and escalate in a timely manner