Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthetics
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 188-CNM3005
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/04/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Theatre Practitioner Anaesthetics
Band 5
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for Anaesthetic Practitioners to join our expanding team at UHS
Our Anaesthetic Practitioner team supports specialised services for adults and children within the operating department and across the organisation.
We have 35 operating theatres with multiple specialities, both scheduled and unscheduled services. These include Orthopaedics, Vascular, Thoracics, General Surgery, ENT - Max Fac, Cardiac and Neuro. We also cover external areas including X Ray, CT, MRI, Endoscopy, Angio and Cardiac Catheter Labs. We care for adults and children of all ages. We also support our colleagues in ED with Major Trauma cases.
Our theatres demonstrate ongoing excellence of patient care, we are fundamentally about helping people to get well.
Development of our staff is central to the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care. We can offer opportunities to develop within a supportive environment.
Main duties of the job
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You must be an ODP or a Nurse with a recognised anaesthetic qualification to apply for this role.
You will work alongside our Anaesthetist colleagues as an integral part of the theatre team, ensuring patient safety.
You will build on your existing experience, following your induction to the department we will support you to gain skills and knowledge in new areas of practice.
You will be a clear and effective communicator, both in face to face and written contexts
Your shift pattern will include some evenings, nights and weekends to ensure our emergency service is covered.
Person specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse or ODP on relevant part of the register
- Degree or equivalent experience
- Has the ability to assist in carrying out the transfer of a patient through the intraoperative phase of perioperative care, giving concise accurate handover
- Demonstrate knowledge of the skills required to support learners in practice and to create a positive learning environment.
- Practices and promotes the use of evidence-based practice
- Knowledge of current issues within acute health service.
- Understanding of personal accountability.
- Aptitude for caring for the anaesthetised and/or acutely unwell patient.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching and supporting learners in practice.
- Relevant resus qualification, ie Immediate Life Support
- Experience of working within relevant care setting
- Specialist theatre work-based learning course, or mentorship course, post-qualification.
- Interest in research to promote good practice
Skills and competencies
Essential criteria
- Communication
- Manual dexterity
- Microsoft Office skills
- Time management
- Prioritisation
- People management
- Teamwork
- Delegation
- Working under pressure
- Interpersonal skills
- Analytical thinking
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mark Harbord
- Job title
- Team Leader Anaesthetics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02381205297
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