Job requirements
Essential
23 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Speciality knowledge and clinical experience
- Experience
Patient assessment (History taking and physical examination) 5 years postgraduate experience in a nursing / AHP role
- Experience
At least one years’ Clinical experience of working with adults with conditions related to job role
- Experience
Experience of working with service users to develop practice Experience of treatment evaluation or audit
- Skills and Competencies
Ability to work as a team member
- Skills and Competencies
Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting
- Skills and Competencies
Ability to work autonomously / time management Able to prioritise own workload, organisational skills
- Skills and Competencies
Awareness of boundaries of professional experience / extended practice. Ability to work across professional boundaries
- Skills and Competencies
Ability to influence and enhance patient care
- Skills and Competencies
Participated in service development and implementation of change
- Skills and Competencies
Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding
- Skills and Competencies
Able to present written information in a logical manner
- Skills and Competencies
Knowledge of professional and NHS issues. Commitment to improve and maintain own development and skills and standard of care with evidence of on-going professional development
- Skills and Competencies
Excellent communication skills
- Skills and Competencies
Good team working, supporting each other to deliver the service. Able to work on own initiative
- Skills and Competencies
Ability to build constructive relationships with empathy
- Skills and Competencies
Ability to treat users with respect and dignity, adopting a culturally sensitive approach which considers the holistic needs of the individual.
- Skills and Competencies
Ability to operate effectively and efficiently with associated agencies. Able to use IT systems such as Microsoft applications and data bases
- Qualifications and Training
RN Diploma or Degree / AHP degree
- Qualifications and Training
Relevant specialty related qualification/module at Degree or Post-graduate level, or equivalent experience
- Qualifications and Training
Masters level qualification in relation to a specific speciality, equivalent experience or willing to work towards
- Knowledge (including specialist or technical knowledge required)
Ability to critically analyse relevant information
- Knowledge (including specialist or technical knowledge required)
Awareness of Clinical Governance /Risk Management Issues
Desirable
10 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of working as a specialist or advanced practitioner
- Experience
Participation in service improvement activities
- Experience
Experience of working within a MDT
- Skills and Competencies
Research / Audit skills. Presentation and teaching skills.
- Skills and Competencies
Ability to lead and effect change
- Qualifications and Training
Clinical Post Graduate training including Health and Physical Assessment
- Qualifications and Training
Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification, or ability to study towards
- Qualifications and Training
Evidence of academic study (at Masters or equivalent level) or willing to undertake
- Qualifications and Training
Advanced communications skills course or willing to undertake
- Knowledge (including specialist or technical knowledge required)
Involvement in clinical effectiveness activities
Job overview
Since April 2023, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic hospital has an Enhanced Recovery (EH) programme in place for all arthroplasty patients this is now standard practice in many hospitals for a range of surgical procedures. This is service is led by 2 orthopaedic consultants Nial Graham and Geraint Thomas and Enhanced Recovery Lead Rebecca Warren.
Enhanced recovery is an evidence-based approach that helps people to recover more quickly after having surgery. It aims to ensure that patients are as healthy as possible prior to treatment, receive the best possible care during their operation and receive the best possible care while recovering. Enhanced recovery programmes aim to get patients back to full health as quickly as possible. Research has shown that the earlier a person gets out of bed and starts walking, eating, and drinking after an operation, the shorter their recovery time will be.
The post holder will be an expert clinical practitioner responsible for providing advanced clinical skills and knowledge for orthopaedic patients, ensuring their effective management and treatment.
The purpose of the role is to improve the patient journey/patient experience from preadmission through to follow up after discharge ensuring seamless care.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical responsibilities have been divided into the following areas:
Pre op education
Post op mobilisation
Hip and knee school Immediate post op pathway (day of surgery)
Postoperative Care
Post discharge care
Outpatient clinics(Follow up care)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidates will be part of a larger arthroplasty practitioner team and there will be an element of cross cover with this team to enable a 365-day service
The post holder is required to work as part of a specialty multi-disciplinary clinical team to provide the highest standard of care for the relevant patient group. Delivery of care is patient focused with an emphasis on meeting individual patient’s needs during the preoperative, perioperative, postoperative and follow-up phases of care.
The key characteristics of the role are in line with the HCPC currently relevant.
- Take responsibility for case management and coordination of relevant clinics (MDTs, complex case clinics are an example) from a clinical perspective
- Act as an advanced surgical practitioner in the relevant specialty
- Have an advanced knowledge of the relevant specialty, in order to plan and provide care and treatment.
- Provide health education and counselling pathways relevant to the patient group
- Continuously improve patient care through audit, research and development of patient information – this will include the submission of timely audits to show compliance with national standards
- Provide education to other staff groups caring for the relevant patient group to ensure standards of care are continually met.
Applicant requirements
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.
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This advert is for Enhanced Recovery Practitioner with The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Oswestry, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Practitioner role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Oct 2026.
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