Cardiothoracic Anaesthetic Practitioner

NHS; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Anaesthetic Practitioner to join its dynamic cardiothoracic anaesthetic team. This role offers the chance to provide exceptional care to patients undergoing vital cardiac and thoracic surgeries. You will work closely with experienced anaesthetists in a supportive environment, where you will enhance your skills through structured preceptorship and educational opportunities. This is an exciting opportunity for both experienced practitioners and newly qualified nurses or ODPs who are eager to develop their careers in a reputable NHS trust. If you're passionate about delivering compassionate excellence in patient care, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits

Preceptorship Program

Educational Opportunities

Supportive Work Environment

Mentorship

Qualifications

• Registered Perioperative Practitioner or ODP with anaesthetic experience.
• Competent in IV preparation and central venous access management.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality patient care during anaesthesia for cardiothoracic procedures.
• Collaborate with anaesthetists and maintain a safe anaesthetic environment.

Skills

Anaesthetic Experience

Intensive Care Experience

IV Preparation and Administration

Central Venous Access Management

Collaboration Skills

Education

ODP HCPC Registration

RN NMC Registration

Post Graduation Qualification Relating to Practice

Tools

Electronic Patient Record (EPR)

Job description

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cardiothoracic Band 5 Anaesthetic Practitioner

We are seeking a Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) to join our cardiothoracic anaesthetic team. If you want to be part of a supportive team that provides excellent care to patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery, this may be the perfect opportunity for you. We are eager to recruit forward-thinking, motivated practitioners. While prior experience in an anaesthetic role is desirable, we also welcome applications from newly qualified nurses and ODPs.

In this anaesthetic practitioner role, you will work clinically within the anaesthetic team, participating in both the cardiothoracic operating theatre and the cardiac angiography suite. We have three operating theatres, two cardiac and one thoracic theatre, which allow for diverse anaesthetic experiences in cardiothoracic anaesthesia.

You will receive encouragement and support as you develop your skills and complete your competencies during your supernumerary period. We offer a structured preceptorship and education program to facilitate your participation in our in-house anaesthetic courses, enabling you to develop your skills and complete your competencies. Additionally, there will be opportunities for you to attend study days and the Perioperative Care Course.

In this role, you will work clinically within the anaesthetic team, and this position requires a shift pattern that includes an on-call commitment to cover out-of-hours emergency work.

Main duties of the job

As a Registered Perioperative Practitioner, Anaesthetic Nurse, or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP), you should be prepared to work in a busy environment, collaborating closely with the anaesthetist to provide high-quality patient care for our cardiothoracic patients undergoing anaesthesia.

You will be responsible for preparing the clinical environment and providing skilled assistance to the anaesthetist during anaesthetic procedures in accordance with operational policies, helping with the safe transfer and positioning of patients onto the operating table.

You will participate in all stages of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist.

Your duties will include preparing specialised anaesthetic equipment, monitoring and assessing patients, securely managing their airways during anaesthesia, responding to any changes in their condition, and evaluating the effectiveness of the care provided.

IV preparation and administration and ensuring the safe custody and administration of drugs according to Trust policy.

Accurate documentation in the Electronic Patient Record (EPR).

Report information regarding the care given to patients to other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Maintain high standards of personal and professional conduct. Always maintain patient dignity and confidentiality.

You will need a flexible attitude toward working shift patterns including an on-call commitment to respond to cardiothoracic emergency surgery out-of-hours.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family.

Job responsibilities

Are you an anaesthetic practitioner who is passionate about providing the best care? We are seeking a motivated anaesthetic practitioner (RNs and ODPs) at Band 5 to join our Cardiothoracic Anaesthetic Practitioner team at Oxford University Hospital NHS Trust.

You will be responsible for providing excellent care for patients undergoing cardiac and thoracic procedures as well as procedures in our cardiac angiography suite. You will work alongside your cardiothoracic anaesthetist to care for patients during anaesthetics, preparing and maintaining a safe anaesthetic environment, monitoring, assessing, and responding to changes in the patient's condition. Your responsibilities include delivering exceptional care, being a clinical role model, ensuring the safety and well-being of patients, staff, and visitors, adhering to all Trust and Departmental policies and procedures, and maintaining accurate clinical and legal documentation. Additionally, you will collaborate with the multi-professional team to ensure effective patient care and communication.

In this role, there is an on-call commitment to provide emergency services outside of regular hours, and you will need to demonstrate the required knowledge and skills within an agreed-upon period before starting on-call duties.

We offer a supportive work environment and provide preceptorship, mentorship, and educational opportunities, including our in-house Peri-Operative Care Course and specialty-specific study days.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Clinical Skills

• ODP HCPC Registration or RN NMC Registration
• Anaesthetic Experience
• Anaesthetic Course
• Intensive Care Experience
• Post Graduation Qualification Relating to Practice
• Competent to Prepare and Administer Intravenous Medicines
• Competent in Central Venous Access Management

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.