Anaesthetic Practitioner

NHS; Swindon; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Swindon is seeking an Anaesthetic Practitioner. Responsibilities include evaluating perioperative care, ensuring patient safety, and maintaining records. Essential qualifications include registration as a nurse or practitioner and accreditation in Anaesthetics. The position offers a salary of £31,049 to £37,796 per year with full-time hours and a fixed-term contract.

Qualifications

• Experience in assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate safe perioperative care.
• Ensure adherence to risk management and departmental procedures.
• Maintain accurate records in accordance with guidelines.

Skills

Teamwork

Patient assessment

Compassionate care

Risk management

Education

First level registered nurse or registered Operating Department Practitioner

Current registration with NMC or HCPC

Accredited post registration qualification in Anaesthetics

Job description

Overview

Job summary

As a registered Anaesthetic Practitioner, you will be an accountable and autonomous practitioner to act in the best interests of your patients at all times and take personal responsibility for your actions and decisions. You will be responsible for patient assessment, planning of care, giving and supervising safe and compassionate care, and evaluating the effectiveness of care.

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The post holder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate high quality, safe and compassionate care for patients in the perioperative setting, working with the perioperative multidisciplinary team (including Anaesthetists and Surgeons) to provide effective care within the Anaesthetics, Scrub and Post Anaesthetic Care disciplines, in line with scope of practice and departmental need. The post holder will support the Theatre Leadership Team to ensure standards of practice and care quality are upheld, acting as a role model, supporting the learning of others and contributing to the development and implementation of improvement ideas.

Details about the organisation, values and location are available in the original job information.

Details

Date posted: 10 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year (Pro Rata)

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 249-7365626-2

Job locations: Great Western Hospital, Marlborough Road, Swindon, SN3 6BB

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, and implement high quality, safe, compassionate and effective perioperative care for patients, in line with scope of practice.
• Ensure risk management / safety strategies, Trust policies and departmental procedures are adhered to in the delivery of patient care.
• Demonstrate a sound theoretical understanding and practical application of evidence-based perioperative care standards in line with national recommendations and clinical guidance (e.g., NICE, AfPP).
• Ensure patient safety strategies (e.g., WHO surgical Safety / 5 steps to safer surgery) are implemented consistently and where appropriate, contribute to the development of new initiatives which support the improvement agenda.
• Promote dignity and respect, ensuring the patient is cared for in a way that meets their expectations and maximises patient experience.
• Maintain accurate, comprehensive and comprehensible records of care provision delivered in accordance with legislation, protocols and guidelines.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: First level registered nurse or registered Operating Department Practitioner
• Essential: Current registration with either NMC or HCPC
• Essential: Accredited post registration qualification in Anaesthetics or Post Anaesthetic Care (as appropriate to role)
• Essential: Evidence of continuing professional development
• Desirable: Completion of a validated, university accredited Surgical First Assistant programme of study to support extended scope of practice
• Desirable: Teaching / assessing qualification

Experience

• Essential: Experience of working within a Multidisciplinary team.
• Essential: Experience in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care, using an evidence-based approach
• Essential: Experience of understanding and implementing (adhering to) Trust policies, departmental procedures and local / national guidelines.
• Essential: Experience of undertaking / recording CPD activities commensurate to the role, including keeping relevant logs to support annual appraisal / validation of extended role competencies
• Desirable: Experience across a broad range of specialities in 1 or more perioperative discipline (Anaesthetics, Scrub and Post Anaesthetic Care)
• Desirable: Evidence of supervising junior staff and leading clinical teams
• Desirable: Evidence of supporting colleagues / mentoring learners / facilitating learning within the perioperative environment
• Desirable: Evidence of post registration CPD and recent experience as a Surgical First Assistant / ability to demonstrate specialist knowledge / competence to undertake Surgical First Assistant role

Other information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details: Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospital, Marlborough Road, Swindon, SN3 6BB

Employer's website: https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/