Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) RN/Practitioner

About the job

Job Overview

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This exciting permanent post is an excellent opportunity to work in a new 3 bedded Post-Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) within our Critical Care services. The PACU will care for post operative patients who require closer monitoring of observations, pain management and fluid balance. It is based within the Critical Care template and you will be expected to work alongside surgeons and anaesthetic staff. Patients will generally be transferred from PACU back to the surgical ward each morning. Please note that you do not need theatre experience for this post, but experience of Critical Care or Surgery would be useful. A full competency package will be provided by our Critical Care Nurse Educator.

Main duties of the job

Job Summary / Job Purpose: Demonstrates advanced specialist practice, undertaking holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients throughout the pre-operative / immediate post-operative and PACU pathway. Responsible for the quality of care delivered within the clinical area, empowering and enabling the peri-operative / post-operative team.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications And/or Knowledge

Essential criteria

• NMC Registred Nurse/HCPC Registered Operating Practitioner
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Immediate Life Support
• PACU Course
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Post registration experience
  
  

Desirable criteria

• PACU experience
  
  

Values

Essential Criteria

• Put patients first
• Respectfull of others
• Act with understanding of other peoples difficulties
  
  

Other

Desirable criteria

• Ability to speak Welsh
  
  

Aptitude And Abilities

Essential criteria

• Able to consistently demonstrate high quality patient care
• Effective communication skills
• Able to assume delegated responsibilities within a multi-disciplinary setting whilst recognising own dexterity limitations
• Motivated
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Ability to adapt and propose change with working situations