Theatre Practitioner Anaesthetics

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks an Anaesthetic Nurse/ODP for a dynamic environment at Cromwell Hospital, London. This permanent role involves supporting surgical teams, ensuring quality patient care, and enjoying a comprehensive benefits package including generous holiday, pension, and health support. Join us to make health happen and excel in your nursing career.

Benefits

25 days holiday per year

Enhanced pension and life insurance

Travel cost support

Discounted gym access

Annual Health Services Bonus Scheme

Bupa health insurance

Discounted dental insurance

Access to Digital GP platform

Family mental health line

Financial wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Nursing qualifications with experience in an operating theater.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Flexibility and competence in a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist during all surgical procedures, ensuring quality service.
• Take charge of the clinical area as needed.
• Maintain safety and cleanliness in the operating environment.

Skills

Assisting surgeons

Patient positioning

Post-operative care

Team collaboration

Cross-infection control

Job description

Bupa offers you the opportunity to be the Nurse you want to be. With the autonomy to use your skills and strong benefits to support you, patient care can be your top priority.

Building a career in Nursing has never been easier, with good hours, allowing you to live a balanced, healthy lifestyle.

Our main adult theatre is a busy and dynamic environment, setting the benchmark for clinical excellence. We have 6 operating suites catering for Cardiac, Orthopaedics, ENT and Ophthalmic, Plastics, General/Vascular, Urology, and Gynaecology. We work with surgeons who are the best in their specialties, carrying out procedures from simple to complex surgeries.

Main duties of the job

Your role as an Anaesthetic Nurse/ODP is to ensure that we provide the best quality service in a pleasant environment for both staff and patients, while ensuring a high-quality, cost-effective service is delivered to patients and consultant users. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, being flexible and supporting shared tasks.

• Provide assistance to the consultants during all surgical procedures, whether under local/regional/sedation/general anaesthetic.
• Assist in the positioning and preparation of a patient as directed by the surgical team, ensuring any specimens are correctly labelled and dispatched to the laboratory.
• Prepare patients for clinical/operative procedures and provide immediate post-operative care.
• Take charge of the clinical area in the absence of an advanced practitioner, ensuring the safety of patients, visitors, and staff.
• Participate fully as a team member, including working in all areas of the theatre suite, sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues to promote a cohesive team and achieve team objectives.
• Help control cross-infection by observing departmental policies regarding dress, maintaining a clean working environment, and following decontamination, sterilisation, and asepsis procedures.

About us

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva, our global wellbeing programme, includes all aspects of health from mental and physical to financial, social, and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family-friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role, you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing with length of service, with options to buy or sell
• Enhanced pension and life insurance
• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
• Discounted access to online gym sessions
• Annual Health Services Bonus Scheme
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate
• Access to our Digital GP platform on your mobile
• Access to a family mental health line
• Financial wellbeing channels
• Support for carers

Job responsibilities

Location: Cromwell Hospital, London, SW5 0TU

Type: Permanent

Salary: £35,964 to £45,480 per annum plus benefits

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours/week

Shift Pattern: Monday to Saturday with additional shift enhancements for weekends; various shift patterns available.

Additional benefits include a Golden Hello of £3000 or £5000 towards domestic relocation costs, if applicable.

Join us and help us make health happen. You can be the Nurse you want to be, using your skills and enjoying strong benefits, with patient care as your top priority.