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Assist in ENT surgeries: Provide direct support to the ENT surgical team during a variety of operations, including but not limited to tonsillectomies, septoplasties, ear surgeries (e.g., tympanoplasties), and head & neck procedures. Preparation of the Operating Theatre: Ensure the theatre is set up correctly for each procedure, including preparing and sterilizing surgical instruments and equipment, and ensuring patient safety throughout the surgical process. Patient Safety and Support: Maintain a safe, clean, and sterile environment, adhering to infection control protocols. Support the anaesthesia team with patient positioning, monitoring, and any necessary interventions. Instrument Handling: Provide the surgeon with the appropriate instruments during the procedure, ensuring quick, efficient, and accurate delivery. Assist with Patient Recovery: Support the recovery process post-surgery by monitoring patients in the recovery room, ensuring they are stable and providing appropriate post-operative care. Maintain Surgical Records: Accurately record surgical notes and ensure all patient documentation is completed in line with hospital protocols and legal requirements.

For full job description and person specification please refer to the attached documents. In summary Supporting the nurses in a team to safely run the ward. Facilitate activities and support service users on section 17 leave. Facilitate 1 to 1 sessions and build a rapport with our service users. Involvement in both staff meetings and workers meetings. Supporting service users with self care and limited personal care. Support service users to build on their skills and promote quality of life. Keeping up to date on mandatory and essential training. Support service users with their physical health and giving advice on healthier living. Completing supportive and therapeutic observations.

Role Overview: We are seeking an experienced and highly organized Theatre Scrub Nurse to join our ENT surgery clinic. In this role, you will provide crucial support during ENT surgical procedures, ensuring a sterile environment and assisting the surgical team to deliver optimal patient care. Key Responsibilities: Prepare the operating room with appropriate instruments, equipment, and sterile supplies. Assist the surgical team by anticipating the surgeons needs and passing instruments during procedures. Maintain strict sterile techniques to ensure patient safety and prevent infection. Verify patient details and adhere to safety protocols, including surgical timeouts. Monitor and accurately count surgical instruments, sponges, and needles before, during, and after surgery. Assist with post-operative room clean-up, ensuring proper sterilization of instruments. Document the surgical procedure, instrument counts, and any significant observations.

Role Overview: We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Recovery Nurse to join our team in the ENT surgery clinic. In this vital role, you will provide exceptional post-operative care to patients recovering from various ENT surgical procedures, ensuring their safety, comfort, and overall well-being. Key Responsibilities: Patient Monitoring: Closely monitor patients' vital signs, including heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and respiratory status, to ensure stable recovery. Post-Operative Assessment: Conduct thorough assessments upon patient arrival in the recovery area, identifying any immediate complications or concerns related to the surgery. Pain Management: Administer prescribed pain relief medications and assess their effectiveness, adjusting as necessary to ensure optimal patient comfort. Patient Education: Provide comprehensive education on post-operative care, including wound care, activity restrictions, and signs of potential complications. Communication: Collaborate with the surgical team to relay important information regarding the patient's condition and any observed changes during recovery. Documentation: Maintain accurate and detailed records of patient assessments, medication administration, and recovery progress in compliance with hospital protocols. Emotional Support: Offer reassurance and emotional support to patients and their families, addressing any concerns or anxieties during the recovery process. Discharge Planning: Assist in planning for patient discharge, ensuring they have the necessary resources and follow-up appointments, and confirming their understanding of post-operative instructions.

Key Responsibilities: Provide expert assistance during cardiothoracic surgeries. Prepare the operating theatre, ensuring all equipment and instruments are sterile, functional, and ready for use. Monitor and manage specialist equipment such as heart-lung machines and ventilators. Collaborate with surgeons, anesthetists, and nursing staff to ensure the smooth running of procedures. Deliver high-quality perioperative care, including monitoring vital signs, managing airway support, and responding to emergencies. Safely transfer patients to post-operative care and ensure accurate documentation of all care provided. Maintain equipment cleanliness and readiness for future surgeries. About You: Registered ODP with HCPC. Experience in cardiothoracic surgery is preferred, but not essential. Strong teamwork and communication skills. Ability to thrive in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment. Commitment to patient safety and high standards of care.

We are seeking an experienced and dedicated ENT ConsultantSurgeon to join our insourcing ENT Surgical clinic. In this role, you will provide comprehensive care for patients with ear, nose, and throat disorders, ensuring high-quality assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.

A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities. For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as: 7.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work. 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) - includes CPD, audit, teaching and research. The allocation of PAs is reviewed and may be subject to adjustment when a further diary exercise is undertaken or if the service demands a review of the team job plan. Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with other consultant colleagues.

.A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as: 7.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work. 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) - includes CPD, audit, teaching and research.The allocation of PAs is reviewed and may be subject to adjustment when a further diary exercise is undertaken or if the service demands a review of the team job plan.Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with other consultant colleagues.

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

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JOB SUMMARY This role is an amalgam of the CCC co-ordinator and Call handling role, therefore the duties will be a composite of these two roles. The two activities will be carried out simultaneously. You will be supporting a clinically lead team whose main role is to coordinate and facilitate the care of patients being admitted to hospital from their GP surgeries and also act as a single point of contact for GPs accessing emergency secondary care. You will be dealing directly with health care professionals and patients over the phone, via email and electronic fax. You will be responsible for dealing with confidential patient information and ensuring all information entered into our systems is accurate. You will receive incoming calls promptly and efficiently from Patients, Health Care Professionals and services, processing onto Shropdocs operational and clinical application (internal computerized database) or other as appropriate, in accordance with laid down guidelines, fast tracking to the appropriate health care professional or service. To carry out general administration duties The role has no fixed pattern as you will be expected to provide absence cover, with a minimum of two weeks notice. It will involve a mix of in-hours and out of hours shifts (including some overnights) and a mix of weekdays, weekends including bank holidays. 3. KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. To receive incoming calls promptly and efficiently from Patients, Health Care professionals and services, process onto Shropdocs operational and clinical application (internal computerised database) or other as appropriate, in accordance with laid down guidelines, fast tracking to the appropriate health care professional or service. 2. To ensure all calls are input into our Clinical software in a precise and timely manner. 3. To arrange and send all the relevant paperwork to healthcare providers in a timely manner. 4. To ensure that all associated administration is completed including scanning/photocopying. 5. To book patient transport using the appropriate service, enabling patients calls with ambulance if emergency transport is required as defined by our 999 trigger list. 6. To support clinicians in liaising with the various medical, social and transport services to ensure the delivery of agreed care. 7. To conference call with healthcare providers where relevant to provide the most appropriate patient care. 8. To ensure that you remain up-to-date and familiar with all non-clinical CCC and Call handling protocols and processes on the Shropdoc Hub, reading regular updates and keeping up to date with Bluestream training modules. 9. To make outbound calls to patients to arrange outpatient appointments. 10. To update information on all of Shropdocs databases / systems ensuring clear and concise notes are made for handover purposes. 11. Arrange and administrate care plans for patients undergoing long term treatment. 12. To enter appointments in relevant clinics. 13. To receive incoming calls from lone workers, recording information and escalating risks in accordance with laid down guidelines. 14. To search for correct demographics using Summary Care record, verify patients details and update records if required. 15. To ensure that all prescriptions are faxed or emailed to the appropriate chemist, entered on to relevant spreadsheet and filed during shift. Obtaining a clinician signature before faxing. 16. To attend and participate in training and Mandatory Training sessions as directed 17. To attend and participate in Operational Team Meetings. 18. To maintain a constant and continuous interest in Health and Safety matters applicable to Shropdoc activities, and strive to ensure that all staff avoid risks, and discourage irresponsible behaviour. Ensuring that in the event of incident/accident these are reported to the appropriate bodies/personnel and in the appropriate accident books. 19. To actively participate in the training and mentoring of current team and any new members of staff. 20. To be fully aware and able to implement all or any contingency plans as required. 21. To liaise with patients and the wider Primary Health Care Team as required to ensure the efficient management of patient care. 22. To undertake any duties of a similar nature consistent with the responsibilities of the post in order to provide a quality service. 23. To ensure that general housekeeping duties are carried out on each shift. 24. In line with other posts may be subject to change according to service needs, in consultation with the post holder.

1. Job Purpose To support the clinician in ensuring that the patient pathway is completed within laid down timescale in accordance with policy, procedure and working instruction. The post holder will be responsible for supporting the continuing provision of first-class care for all our patients through ensuring reception, administrative and driving duties are undertaken efficiently and effectively. 2. Job Summary To act as receptionist at the base, managing patient appointments, supporting clinicians with administrative tasks, and supporting and managing patients through their experience with Shropdoc To liaise with despatch and your clinician to ensure that base appointments and home visits are completed in a timely fashion To drive the Shropdoc vehicle to home visits in a safe and competent manner To ensure that all kit is checked and available for both home and base appointments To ensure that vehicles are checked prior to any visits so that they are safe and roadworthy 3. Duties and Responsibilities - BASE 3.01To ensure that the base is set up and ready for patients at the beginning of the shift. All computers to be logged in and all essential kits ready and available. 3.02To ensure that the base email account is checked and anything relevant is actioned, all phone lines are connected, and printers are operational. 3.03All clinical kits are checked in conjunction with the Kit Checking and Sealing Process 3.04To appropriately record all drug and sundry usage across the shift using the relevant stock control method and in conjunction with the Medicines Management Policy 3.05To support your clinician with administrative tasks, such as scanning paperwork, emailing information or making phone calls 3.06To be responsible for greeting patients at bases and promptly recording their arrival on clinical software and ensure that should a patient not attend that it is promptly reported to despatch 3.07To ensure that all infection control procedures are stringently followed in line with relevant policy and maintain a continuously clean and tidy environment 3.08To carry out basic first response and fault-finding following failure of systems/technical equipment 3.09To provide clear and specific details to despatch when reporting issues that require further investigation 3.10To log any incidents that occur on shift via Radar (for example, health and safety incidents, safe-guarding concerns etc.) 3.11To advise clinicians of any drug or sundry shortages 3.12To witness the removal and re-stock of controlled drugs and sign your agreement 3.13To check the presence and function of all diagnostic equipment, replacing batteries or reporting any faulty items 3.14To keep despatch appraised of clinical workload and any delay in seeing patients 3.15To always maintain security of the base, including ensuring that the drugs cupboard remains locked, and that no patient identifiable data is accessible 3.16To follow the process for patients without appointments should people unexpectedly turn up at base looking for clinical support 3.17To ensure prescriptions are in printers when the doctor is seeing patients but stored in drugs cupboard when on home visit or base is closed 4. Duties and Responsibilities HOME VISIT 4.01To ensure that the clinician is always transported to home visits safely and with all clinical kit available 4.02To maintain contact with despatch throughout home visits, informing them of any delays/detours and always ensuring they are contacted before returning to base 4.03Comprehensively complete vehicle checks as per the Driver and Vehicle Policy and the Vehicle and Kit Log before driving anywhere on shift 4.04Ensure that full clinical kits are available on all home visits and that it is regularly checked and re-stocked in accordance with procedure 4.05To always use the TomTom satnav in the vehicle, even on short, local journeys 4.06Support clinician in locating the front door of properties and assist with carrying of kit 4.07Report all arrival and departure times using the working times function of the TomTom 4.08Provide an escort into the patients home at the request of the clinician if you feel safe and comfortable doing so. Never witness a consultation, remain in the hall/by front door and be available as required 4.09Record all drugs/sundries dispensed out of the vehicles using relevant stock control recording method and restock as required 4.10Record details of home visits on Vehicle and Kit log 4.11Always maintain security of vehicle 4.12To always abide by the rules of the Highway Code and the Driver and Vehicle Policy 4.13To ensure Toughbooks are charged and switched on and that you are aware of how to resolve basic faults 5. Duties and Responsibilities ALL TIMES 5.01Ensure that the lone worker devices are switched on and accessible both whilst on base and in the car. 5.02Ensure that you know what to do in the event of systems going down and how to revert to fail over/contingency measures 5.03Be responsive in case of a clinical emergency and support your clinician appropriately 5.04Ensure all E-learning training is up to date and complete and attend any statutory and mandatory training as requested 5.05To maintain a constant interest in matters relating to Health and Safety and to escalate any concerns 5.06To actively participate in the training and mentoring of any new members of staff 5.07To attend base meetings or other scheduled operational training when requested 5.08To undertake any other duties of a similar nature consistent with the responsibilities of the post 5.09To have a good understanding of Shropdoc policy and procedures, in particular those pertaining to your role 5.10To maintain regular and consistent attendance at work, be punctual and ensure that you wear Shropdoc uniform while on shift 5.11Ensure good communication skills are used with patients, members of the public and health care professionals and that complaints, compliments or concerns are responded to appropriately

A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan is a prospective agreement that sets out the Consultants duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a Consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as: 7.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work. 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) - includes CPD, audit, teaching and research.If additional hours are worked, consideration will be given to time of in lieu (TOIL) in place of additional payments if requested.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role. Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you to submit your applications early to avoid disappointment.