Job summary
- Main area
- Theatres (Anaesthetics)
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (from start date)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 289-PC-40
- Employer
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chelsea and Westminster NHS Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £29,583 per annum, incl. HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/07/2025
Employer heading
Anaesthetic Devices Assistant
Band 2
Job overview
Anaesthetic Devices Assistant, Band 2
Fixed-Term: 6 months
We are excited to announce the creation of this new role at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Hospital!
We are looking for a new colleague to join our Anaesthetic Practitioner Team for this 6-month fixed-term role.
This role has been created mainly to help implement an innovation project to reduce the environmental impact of our department.
It would particularly suit:
- Those who wish to gain some healthcare/theatre experience on their CV, to then progress on further
- Colleagues who already work at Chelsea and would like to undertake a 12-month secondment to the Anaesthetic Practitioner team
Anaesthetic Practitioner Team consists of:
Band 7 - Lead Anaesthetic Practitioner
Line manager to the anaesthetic team.
Band 6 - Senior Anaesthetic Practitioner
Staff with additional clinical and leadership skills who undertake extra tasks on behalf of the Band 7 and provide extra support to the rest of the team.
Band 5 - Anaesthetic Practitioner
Registered healthcare professional (Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner) who work alongside the Anaesthetists (Doctors who have specialised in Anaesthesia) to care for patients undergoing procedures , or patients requiring emergency life-saving treatment outside of Theatres.
Band 2 - Anaesthetic Devices Assistant
Highly motivated individual who will undertake specialist training to ensure the anaesthetic team have the devices required to provide outstanding care for patients.
Main duties of the job
You will mainly be working behind the scenes to ensure that devices used by the Anaesthetic Practitioner Team are clean and available. There is no requirement to have any direct face-to-face interaction with patients.
- Be a key player in the rollout of innovative new UV boxes in Theatres.
- Undertake critical learning (online and face-to-face) in required topics, including moving and handling, basic life support and safe use of high-risk equipment.
- Collect pre-cleaned devices from Theatres and undertake two-stage decontamination of these
- Document decontamination has occurred
- Return clean devices to appropriate area
- Roam the fourteen areas, across three floors, where there will be devices waiting for you to decontaminate
- Respond to alerts from colleagues to the need for rapid decontamination
- Ensure that all devices are decontaminated at the end of the shift, handing over to clinical staff if this hasn’t been done
- Ensure a good communication channel with line manager (Lead Anaesthetic Practitioner), feeding back about the ups and downs of the role
- Escalate any concerns, issues or faults appropriately
- Maintain good professional relationship with the team
- Respond to work emails in a timely manner
- Adhere to the Trust PROUD values
- Be accountable for your actions and inactions
Working for our organisation
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
We are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. As part of our dedication to equity, we actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed."
If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.
Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Technical:
· Fully understand role in relation to Trust UV box SOP
· Receive training required for the role
· Maintain competence in donning and doffing (putting on and taking off) personal protective equipment (PPE)
· Maintain competence in undertaking effective hand washing
· Undertake the ‘Disinfecting’ stage of the reusable item workflow
· Undertake the ‘Treatment’ stage of the reusable item workflow
· Maintain competence in the use of UV-C treatment cabinets and ability to perform basic troubleshooting
· Educate clinical colleagues on the use of the UV-C treatment cabinets
Administrative:
· Gain competence and confidence in using the Trust IT systems
· Ensure clear and accurate completion of legal documentation, via IT systems
· Ensure that clear and accurate completion of legal documentation continues in the event of IT downtime
· Operate the Trust phone provided to conduct work-related communications only and ensure this does not leave the hospital
· Log in to the Anaesthetic Devices Assistant bleep on the work phone
· Attend work meetings, as required
· Maintain 100% compliance with mandatory training
Professional:
· Prioritise workload to meet deadlines
· Read and respond to work-related emails in a timely manner
· Ensure compliance with Uniform Policy and ensure you have a welcoming demeanour, especially when public-facing
· Actively seek out regular one to ones throughout the year with line manager
· Ensure that incidents are managed and reported effectively and in a timely manner
· Ensure good communication skills are utilised and maintained
· Be accountable for your actions and inactions
· Actively participate in team meetings
· Maintain professional standards and sensibilities when acting outside your normal scope of practice in extreme scenarios, ie. Major incidents or pandemics
General:
· Be receptive to change
· Understand how stress affects you and recognise when it is
· Have a sound support network to help endure sometimes difficult, traumatic and emotive environments and situations
· Support colleagues to improve their mental well-being and resilience
· Adhere to the Trust PROUD values
Person specification
Education and Skills
Essential criteria
- Good English language skills
- Good computer literacy skills
- Good communication skills
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
Desirable criteria
- Ability to negotiate and problem solve in a dynamic setting
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working within a team
- Experience working to a deadline
Desirable criteria
- Experience working with cleaning products
- Relevant experience working within a healthcare/theatre setting
Skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- A good understanding of own abilities, and ability to recognise when help is required
Desirable criteria
- A basic understanding of ‘human factors and ergonomics’
- A basic understanding of ‘non-technical skills’
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work well within a multi-cultural team
- An interest in sustainability
- Understands how stress impacts you personally
Desirable criteria
- Committed to self-improvement
- Ability to promote the social wellbeing of the team
- Have a curious mind to identify areas of improvement in the department
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nick Nelsey
- Job title
- Lead Anaesthetic Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
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