Job summary
- Main area
- Plastic Surgery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 8 months (n/a)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 411-SUR-24-6763857
- Employer
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Plastic Surgery & Trauma Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
This is a development role for an individual who is looking to develop their practice with a view to ultimately becoming an independently practising Advanced Clinical Practitioner. This is not a formal training post but is a development role to support an individual to develop their professional and personal skills, within a plastic surgery clinical setting, which would be beneficial when subsequently applying for formal ACP training. The aim is to develop towards independent working at the pre, peri and post operative stage of the patient journey and gaining experience in the management, including surgical management, of minor trauma.
Main duties of the job
During this role, you will work to develop your level of knowledge and proficiency within the assessment and management of paediatric minor plastic surgery trauma. This will involve working in a clinic and a theatre environment.
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You will demonstrate advanced communication skills, recognise the different roles and contributions of clinical staff and be able to work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary care team.
ÌýYou will show a strong patient and family focus in your practice and apply principles of patient-centred care and shared decision making with children, young people and families.
Working for our organisation
As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.ÌýIn addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.
Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is ourÌýInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.
We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
During this role, you will work to develop your level of knowledge and proficiency within the assessment and management of paediatric minor plastic surgery trauma. This will involve working in a clinic and a theatre environment.
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You will demonstrate advanced communication skills, recognise the different roles and contributions of clinical staff and be able to work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary care team.
ÌýYou will show a strong patient and family focus in your practice and apply principles of patient-centred care and shared decision making with children, young people and families.
Person specification
application
Essential criteria
- ODP Level 4/ RSCN/ RN
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent qualification) in relevant specialty
- Registered with relevant professional body (NMC or HCPC)
- Post graduate qualification relevant to speciality (or equivalent experience)
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in extended clinical roles area e.g. Surgical First Assistant
- Experience within related service
- Clinical audit experience
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
- Alan Bridge
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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