Senior Post-Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) RN/Practitioner INTERNAL

Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom

7/23/2025

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

This post is a Secondment for 9 months to meet the needs of the service.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

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 will be 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 PACU Nurse Educator.

Main duties of the job

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

Qualification/ Knowledge

Essential Criteria

• NMC registered nurse / HCPC registered ODP
• Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge relevant to area.
• Knowledge of local policies/procedures and guidelines.
• Knowledge of national strategies related to sphere of nursing/midwifery and current professional nursing issues.
• Mentoring/ Teaching & Assessing or 998 course or willing to complete
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Degree in relevant clinical/professional subject.
• Management qualification.
• PALS/APLS
• Knowledge of leadership and management theories.
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant post Registration experience.
• Extensive experience in Theatre/Recovery/Critical Care
• Management experience.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of undertaking research work/audit work and standard setting.
  
  

Attitudes & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Evidence of good organization skills.
• Advanced clinical skills/knowledge relevant to area of expertise
• Evidence of people management and leadership skills alongside the ability to care with warmth and understanding
• Evidence of critical analysis skills. Effective decision maker and problem solver
• Ability to negotiate and communicate with patients, relatives and all members of the Multidisciplinary Team
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Ability to adapt to and propose changes within working situation. IT Skills e.g. E-mail, MS word, PAS, Synapse, ICE.
  
  

Values

Essential Criteria

• Puts Patients first
• Respectful of others
• understanding of others' difficulties
  
  

Other

Essential criteria

• Able to work hours flexibly
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Ability to speak Welsh