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Job summary

Main area
SBH Cancer Centre
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-7583642SBH (N)
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Bartholomew's Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£37,259 - £45,356 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/11/2025 23:59

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Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Theatre Anaesthetic Practitioner

Band 5

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

This is an incredibly exciting time at St Bartholomew's Hospital as we realise a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve services for today’s patients and future generations, creating world class Cancer and Cardiovascular services. With an increase in Theatre and Cath lab activity and we have opportunities for Anaesthetic Practitioners with General and Cardiac experience to join us at St Bartholomew's Hospital.

You will be an experienced Anaesthetic Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner with demonstrable commitment to your own professional development and experience in a busy theatre environment.  Alongside our Cardiovascular theatres, Our Thoracic and General theatres support Breast surgery, Endocrine, ENT and Occular surgery.  Experience within these specialities is desirable alongside enthusiasm and a desire to provide high quality and compassionate care.
We offer a wide range of development opportunities including, Band 5 development programme, the opportunity for further academic studies and attendance at external conferences and courses.

Main duties of the job

Work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, communicating clearly with anaesthetic and other healthcare professionals whilst maintaining a safe                      environment. 
Ability to work effectively within the existing theatre teams whilst having the ability to work under their own initiative 
Commitment to work flexible as per operational needs and will be expected work at Nights, Weekends and On-Call.
 
**There are multiple roles and reserve lists may be maintained."

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment

Person specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • • Registered Nurse or HCPC
  • • Diploma in Operating Department Practice
  • • Anaesthetic Training
  • • Evidence of continuous professional development

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Previous anaesthetic experience
  • • Willingness to achieve set objectives

Skills

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to work as a team member and use own initiative
  • • Problem solving and analytical skills
  • • Planning, delivering and evaluating care
  • • Ability to prioritize clinical need
  • • Technical skill associated with Anaesthetic, including emergency situations
  • • Able to manage difficult situations

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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.

Application numbers

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Gordon Ferguson
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
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