ECT Deputy Clinical Lead - Parklands Hospital
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The Parklands Hospital ECT Clinic provides Electroconvulsive Therapy for the Mid & North Division of Hampshire & the Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, delivering treatment to both inpatient & community services. We want you to join us in supporting our Lead ECT Nurse as we shape the continued delivery of high quality care.
We are seeking a Band 6 RN/ODP ECT Deputy Clinical Lead (twenty two and a half hours per week) to support the day to day running of the clinic & ensure the safe & effective delivery of the ECT service at Parklands Hospital.
Our friendly, supportive, & dynamic multidisciplinary team--comprising nurses, psychiatrists, anaesthetists, & operating department practitioners--shares a clear vision of delivering excellent patient centred care. The clinic is accredited by ECTAS, reflecting our commitment to best practice, quality improvement, & meeting national standards.
The service currently runs two clinics per week. The role includes ECT assessment, post treatment care, audit, & supporting adherence to Electroconvulsive Therapy Accreditation Service (ECTAS) requirements. You will work closely with the Lead ECT Nurse, contribute to service development, & support education for referring teams.
Strong leadership, communication, & the ability to support colleagues are essential. Previous or current experience in ECT is desirable.
Job description
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Mental Health with live NMC PIN/Operating Department Practitioner with live HCPC PIN.
- 1st Degree or equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Performing ECG's.
- Administer intravenous drugs and fluids and within appropriate guidelines.
- Enhanced knowledge of anaesthetic support practices which encompasses:
- *Pre-treatment clinical assessments and workup.
- *Anaesthetic circuits and other equipment available within the treatment area.
- *All related pharmacology including induction agents, depolarising muscle relaxants and emergency drugs.
- *Identification of normal ECG and recognition of arrhythmias and their treatments.
- *Oxygenation needs pre, during and post treatment.
- *Care and protection of unconscious patients.
- *Post anaesthetic care, complete recovery criteria and the principles involved.
- *Intermediate life support provider.
About the employer
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence