Anaesthetic Practitioner

NHS; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in England is seeking an experienced Anaesthetic Practitioner to join their expanding theatre team. The successful candidate will support safe care delivery across multiple specialties and must have UK Anaesthetic qualifications. The position requires full flexibility for shift work and involves cross-site operations between Poole Hospital and the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

Qualifications

• Current UK Registration and UK Anaesthetic qualification is required.
• Experience of working within UK guidance and regulations.
• Experience of caring for patients with acute and long term conditions.

Responsibilities

• Support in the safe delivery of care.
• Participate in cross site working between Poole and Royal Bournemouth Hospitals.
• Engage with trust transformation and strategic vision.

Skills

Anaesthetic knowledge and skills

Highly motivated

Recognises stress in self and others

Fully Flexible

Education

NMC registered Nurse or HCPC registered ODP

UK Recognised Anaesthetic Qualification

Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Anaesthetic Practitioner

The closing date is 10 November 2025

Operating Department Practitioners or Anaesthetic Nurses with Anaesthetic UK Qualifications and Experience essential- UHD theatres - primary base Poole Hospital

At this exciting time, are you what we are looking for?

Theatre Practitioners across all our service areas

Are you looking for a new challenge and career progression? Working with multi-professional colleagues, you will become part of an expanding and transforming service. We are looking for dedicated and dynamic staff to join our experienced teams to support in the safe delivery of care and engage with the trust transformation and strategic vision. With our focus on quality, safety, transformation and service development, we are increasing our operating theatre suite and are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic people, to join the Anaesthetic Team in our expanding theatre department delivering a 24 hour service. You will join our extensive theatre team with multiple skills to enable you to gain further knowledge and advance your career.

This role is specifically for a Trained Anaesthetic Practitioner with UK Anaesthetic qualification and experience.

This Role will involve cross site working with Poole Hospital (Base site) and the Royal Bournemouth Hospital

This role requires a current UK Registration and UK Anaesthetic qualification.

Base Location: Poole Hospital but cross site working will be required.

Full flexibility shift working 24/7/365.

Interview Date: 18th November 2025

Main duties of the job

Our services cover multiple specialities, Orthopaedics and Trauma, Head and Neck, Obstetrics, General, Gynae, Day surgery, Urology, Vascular, Paediatrics, Anaesthetics, Emergency and Recovery.

We encourage dual or multi skilled practitioners, butyou must be trained in anaesthetics practice and possess a current UK Registration and UK Anaesthetic qualification.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and condition

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC registered Nurse (Advanced Diploma/Degree in Adult Health Nursing) or HCPC registered ODP (Dip (HE) Operating Department Practice)
• UK Recognised Anaesthetic Qualification Essential
• Learning and Assessing in Practice (or equivalent teaching/mentoring qualification)

Knowledge

• Working knowledge of basic operating department routine and surgical specialties undertaken
• Understanding of the surgical patient pathway through the hospital
• Anaesthetic knowledge and skills
• Immediate Life Support/ Paediatric Immediate Life Support Qualification

Personal Attributes

• Highly motivated
• Recognises stress in self and others and manages appropriately
• Fully Flexible

Experience

• Experience of working within UK guidance, regulations and procedures.
• Experience of caring for patients with acute and long term conditions
• Experience Of Working With Paediatric Anaesthetics

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust