Job summary
- Main area
- Post Anaesthetic Care Unit
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 153-SU04963
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
PACU Practitioner
Band 5
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has occurred in our Theatre department working in the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU). The successful candidate will work as part of the PACU team covering a 24 hour emergency service as well as elective surgery, working a variety of shift patterns to include day, night and weekend work. The current service covers surgery that includes, vascular, general, urology, orthopaedics and emergency surgery. The transformation of services within UHD will provide future development opportunities within other specialities.
Cross site working is expected to support the service when needed.
This role requires an active UK NMC registered Nurse (Advanced Diploma/Degree in Adult Health Nursing) or HCPC registered ODP (Dip (HE) Operating Department Practice)
Base Location: Bournemouth
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
· To deliver safe quality care for patients during their perioperative phase of care. · To support and assist in the management and organisation of care provision within the Operating Theatre Department. · Promote good working relationships and collaborative working with the multi-disciplinary team, both within the department and the rest of the Trust. · To apply and promote best evidence based practice within own scope of practice. · Act as an effective role model by developing and demonstrating effective organisational and leadership skills. · To contribute to service improvements. · To act in a manner in keeping with the relevant code of conduct. · To uphold and enhance the good standard and reputation of the trust.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Demonstrate competence and flexibility as a PACU practitioner
· Demonstrate a good understanding of a wide range of surgical procedures and PACU procedure.
· Responsible for participation in the co-ordination of PACU area
· Ability to perform a range of duties including; treating patients with dignity, respect and preparation in all aspects of care.
· Awareness of the needs of team, support other practitioners working in peri-operative care, cleaning of the department and safe handling of equipment.
· Contribute to quality improvement and audit.
· Contribute to the effective management of resources.
· Demonstrate competence with current emergency resuscitation techniques, both in theory and practice.
· Ensure that the correct cleaning and storage of equipment is undertaken
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC registered Nurse (Advanced Diploma/Degree in Adult Health Nursing) or HCPC registered ODP (Dip (HE) Operating Department Practice)
Desirable criteria
- Learning and Assessing in Practice (or equivalent teaching/mentoring qualification)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within UK guidance, regulations and procedures.
- Experience of caring for patients with acute and long term conditions
Desirable criteria
- Leadership abilities to work in Anaesthetics, Scrub, Recovery
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
- Ability to recognise the deteriorating patient
- Able to work unsupervised and on own initiative
Desirable criteria
- IV administration and administration of blood products
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the surgical patient pathway through the hospital
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential criteria
- Flexible working pattern to meet demands of the service
- Highly motivated
- Patient focused
Desirable criteria
- Situational awareness and management of self and others (Human Factors)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Way
- Job title
- Senior Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 4189
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