Job overview

We are excited to offer the opportunity to join Manchester Foundation Trust (MFT) as a band 6 Anaesthetic and Recovery Team Leader within Acute Theaters .

As part of the perioperative team you will assist in the safe, smooth and efficient running of the perioperative environment, utilising skills including:

Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team

Ability to work in a highly technical area

Problem solving and organisational skills

Excellent leadership and communication skills

Thorough and conscientious approach to working

Anaesthetic

Support patients prior to and during surgery, utilising specialist medication, equipment and devices, working alongside the anaesthetist to ensure patient safety is maintained throughout their perioperative journey.

Recovery

Support and monitor patients on arrival to the recovery area and provide appropriate care until they have recovered from the effects of their anaesthesia and surgery; assessing and treating the patient until they are discharged from the Unit.

Main duties of the job

As a B6 Anaesthetic and Recovery Practitioner you would:

Act as the Team Leader and take direct responsibility for the day to day management of a clinical area.

Manage your team inline with achieving KPI's, HR issues and supporting their progression.

Act as a deputy to the Clinical Coordinator to facilitate the delivery of effective clinical practice, ensuring that all patients receive the highest possible standard of care.

Provide expert, patient focused care in the perioperative setting in accordance with Trust policies and Standard Operating Procedures.

Organise and prioritise care in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, delivering a high level of care in all areas of the perioperative setting.

Facilitate effective communication between all members of the multidisciplinary team and associate departments; possess excellent skills in providing the often sensitive and highly emotive information given to patients and relatives.

Demonstrate leadership and act as a professional role model ensuring that a professional approach is maintained by all team members at all times. Address members of staff behaving inappropriately and manage any conflict arising in the absence of the Clinical Coordinator

Support and educate colleagues including student nurses and Operating Department Practitioners, medical students and junior medical colleagues. Facilitate the Annual Development and Review process for an identified group of colleagues.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.