Theatre Anaesthetic Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Runcorn; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Preceptorship period for newly trained

Support to adapt to the department

Job summary

The North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a perioperative professional to support theatre checks, setup and patient advocacy across Nightingale and CSTM theatres. The role focuses on the perioperative journey, documentation, and teaching responsibilities within a busy elective surgical department.

Qualifications include an ODP registration or management degree in anaesthetic settings, with evidence of teaching ability.

Qualifications

• ODP registrant or diploma/degree in management of the patient in anaesthetic settings (NMC registrants)
• Evidence of ability to teach in practice

Responsibilities

• Participate in perioperative management of patients.
• Complete perioperative theatre checks.
• Set up the theatre alongside the theatre team.
• Complete theatre documentation in digital and paper formats.
• Contribute to advocacy and patient-centred care for patients undergoing anaesthetic and surgical procedures.
• Work within the multidisciplinary team to contribute to effective patient care.
• Use communication skills to promote patient safety and theatre efficiency.
• Maintain a clean, usable department and follow infection control.
• Support students and colleagues through teaching.
• Complete e-learning, regular training and professional development.
• Work flexibly in a fast-paced department as service needs change.
• Report to team leaders for daily theatre tasks

Skills

Perioperative care

Teaching ability

Communication skills

Infection control

Team collaboration

Education

ODP qualification (ODP registrants)

Diploma/degree in management of the patient in anaesthetic settings

Tools

IT systems literacy

Job description

The post sits in Halton Site Theatres at North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust, covering the Nightingale and CSTM theatres in an elective surgical department. The work centres on the perioperative journey: theatre checks, theatre set-up, perioperative management, documentation and patient advocacy. Working is weekday only for now, with weekends possible later, and the post includes teaching students and colleagues. Registered nurses need additional anaesthetic practice qualifications, while newly qualified ODPs and RGNs receive a preceptorship.

What the job involves

• Participating in the perioperative management of patients
• Completing perioperative theatre checks
• Setting up the theatre alongside the theatre team
• Completing theatre documentation in digital and paper formats
• Contributing to advocacy and patient-centred care for patients undergoing anaesthetic and surgical procedures
• Working within the multidisciplinary team to contribute to effective patient care
• Using communication skills to promote patient safety and theatre efficiency
• Maintaining a clean, usable department and following infection control
• Supporting students and colleagues through teaching
• Completing e-learning, regular training and professional development
• Working flexibly in a fast-paced department as service needs change
• Reporting to team leaders for daily theatre tasks

Qualifications

• ODP qualification (ODP registrants) or diploma/degree in management of the patient in anaesthetic settings (NMC registrants)
• Evidence of ability to teach in practice

Registration & licences

• NMC registration (RN adult) or HCPC registration (ODP)

Experience

• Recent experience in acute care settings
• Evidence of clinical supervision, workload prioritisation and task delegation

Skills & knowledge

• Comprehensive applied anatomy and physiology for the clinical area
• Understanding of how evidence-based practice supports patient care
• Knowledge of legal requirements relating to patients and staff and the clinical governance agenda
• Effective written, verbal and non-verbal communication, and organisational skills including time management and prioritisation
• Ability to work across the directorate and sister sites

Other

• Willingness to learn and develop professionally
• Use of computer and IT systems
• Ability to concentrate for lengthy periods
• Manual handling of anaesthetised patients and loads, and standing for long periods
• Ability to support vulnerable and distressed patients and colleagues in difficult situations
• Exposure to COSHH substances, blood and bodily fluids, and exposure-prone procedures

Nice to have

• Evidence of clinical supervision
• Knowledge of surgical procedures
• Evidence of managing a theatre or department
• 12 months' experience at Band 5 in a related specialty
• Mentorship or clinical assessor qualifications, and leadership qualifications
• Additional scrub, circulating or anaesthetic course qualification
• Advanced Life Support or patient transfer courses
• Use of medical devices

What's offered

• Preceptorship period for newly qualified candidates
• Support to adapt to the department