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Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Theatre Practitioner – Anaesthetic Practitioner  

HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner (ODP)

NMC Registered Nurse with University accredited Anaesthetic Support Qualification

We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic and caring Anaesthetic Practitioners to come and join our team.

Are you a motivated and patient focused HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) or NMC Registered Nurse who is proud to demonstrate a continuous high standard of clinical practice, then Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust would love to hear from you!!

We offer a wide range of surgical specialties Ophthalmic, Orthopedics & Trauma, General surgery including Colorectal, Upper GI, Gynecology, Breast, ENT & Urology as well as providing 24-hour emergency surgery, Obstetrics & Critical care services for one of Europe’s and the UK’s fastest growing and most vibrant towns.

Applications from Undergraduate ODPs in their final year of training will be welcomed. 

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As a successful candidate you will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of perioperative care programs. Our successful candidates will be expected to demonstrate the highest standards of Anaesthetic support.

You will provide high quality care for patients undergoing surgical intervention and skilled assistance  to  ensure the highest standard of patient safety.

You will work alongside Scrub and Recovery Practitioners supported by a brilliant support carer team, to ensure the patients path through the theatre suite is a safe and productive journey.

You will provide skilled assistance to the anaesthetist to enable safe maintenance of airway in both adult and paediatric services.

You will assist in patient positioning/preparation for elective and emergency procedures.

You will assist in the safe external transfer of patients requiring High dependency/ITU care at the identified receiving hospital.

Alongside our team of Senior ODPs , you will provide care for Adults and Children   as part of the trusts Cardiac Arrest/Major Trauma and Critical Care “Crash Teams”

Our Registered Theatre Practitioners will be expected to possess excellent communication and team working qualities with a willingness to learn new skills.

. We would welcome individuals who have an enthusiastic approach to teaching students and junior members of staff.

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Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.