Anaesthetic Practitioner

North Bristol NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider in the UK as an Anaesthetic Practitioner, where you will play a vital role in delivering exceptional patient care in a dynamic operating department. This role offers a unique opportunity to work within a well-established team in a Major Trauma Centre, where your skills in anaesthetic techniques and patient management will be highly valued. With a commitment to ongoing education and professional development, you will receive support from experienced colleagues and have access to various training opportunities. If you are passionate about making a difference in patient care and thrive in a collaborative environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Online interviews

Ongoing education and training

Clinical support

Qualifications

• Candidates must have an anaesthetic qualification and be a Registered ODP or Nurse.
• Ongoing professional development is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standards of patient care and safety in the operating department.
• Participate in clinical work and support the multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Anaesthetic techniques

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Patient care

Clinical support

Education

Registered ODP or Registered Nurse

Post basic Anaesthetic Nursing qualification

Teaching and assessing qualification

Tools

Anaesthetic equipment

Job description

Main area Theatres - Anaesthetics, Scrub or Recovery Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week Job ref 339-TA-ASCR-AP1124

Site Southmead Town Bristol Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/12/2024 23:59

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Job overview

Are you an Operating Department Practitioner or Registered Nurse with an anaesthetic qualification looking for a role as an Anaesthetic Practitioner?

At North Bristol NHS Trust we currently have 34 theatres, with a further 4 theatres in the new Elective Care Centre launching in Spring 2025. The theatres are supported by 72 medirooms and 4 traditional PACU facilities. We are a Major Trauma Centre and cover a range of specialties including Plastics & Breast, Urology, General, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Metabolic & GI, Elective Orthopaedic, Neuro & Spinal, Vascular, Interventional Radiology, Emergency & Trauma.

You will be joining a well-established team with excellent support structures available to facilitate your career progression.

We can offer:

• Online interviews
• Full time or part time hours
• Engagement from the Perioperative Education Team
• Clinical support
• Ongoing education and training from our Practice Facilitators

Candidates should be either a Registered ODP or a Registered Nurse with a post basic Anaesthetic Nursing qualification.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

• Participate in all aspects of clinical operating department work and provide a high standard of patient care and safety in accordance with the North Bristol NHS Trust philosophy and objectives, policies and legal requirements.
• Deputise for the Team Leader when required/experience allows.
• Be involved in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and work within a flexible team structure involving a multi-disciplinary team.

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full overview of the Job Description and Person Specification, please refer to the PDF documents attached as additional documents to this advert.

• Be competent in all aspects of anaesthetic technique and procedures.
• Work as a skilled member of the perioperative team and be responsible for the assessment of care given to patients within the operating theatre and other areas where an anaesthetic service is required.
• Run theatre lists both efficiently and competently following policies and procedures.
• Take responsibility in ensuring the safe, effective and efficient management of allocated resources within anaesthetics, including assisting with the planning of daily allocation of team members.
• Be responsible for the care and maintenance of all anaesthetic equipment and consumable goods within your designated area. This responsibility will extend to all areas of the anaesthetic service and to inform the appropriate person of any stock/equipment requirements.
• Take appropriate action regarding faulty equipment as per Trust policy and participate in the ordering and training of new equipment.
• Ensure that the department is at all times clean and organised with sufficient supplies and equipment which are correctly cleaned, in working order and correctly stored.
• Supervise the work of junior and unqualified colleagues in the assessment of patients and advise appropriately, providing specialist knowledge in assessing and interpreting acute and other patients conditions.
• Take responsibility for personal and professional development, to be responsible for attending mandatory training sessions and to ensure that all policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Support Theatre Manager in developing and reviewing policies and standards for the safe use of equipment and substances hazardous to health in the department.
• Have an understanding of scrub and circulating roles and to understand the responsibilities in these roles.

Person specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

• ODP or Registered Nurse with recognised post graduate anaesthetic qualification.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Teaching and assessing qualification (998 or equivalent) or willing to undertake after 2 years post registration, general evidence of supporting learners.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Effective communication skills, verbal and written, to include report writing and record keeping.
• Sound knowledge of the guidelines set out in the NMC / HCPC code of professional conduct and current perioperative issues.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with patients and multidisciplinary team.

Work Experience

• Has experience of working as an Anaesthetic Practitioner within an acute perioperative environment.

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North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Name Caryl Hughes Job title Anaesthetic Coordinator Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0117 414 48210 Additional information

James Chesterton: [e-mail]

Catherine Murray: [e-mail]