Job overview

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Band 6 Anaesthetic Practitioner to join our dynamic theatre team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality perioperative care, supporting the anaesthetic team, and mentoring junior staff. This role requires excellent clinical expertise, leadership skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical Duties:

• Provide skilled anaesthetic assistance for elective and emergency procedures across a wide range of specialities.
• Ensure patient safety and comfort throughout the perioperative journey.
• Assist in preparing and maintaining anaesthetic equipment, drugs, and consumables.
• Support the Anaesthetist in airway management and critical interventions.
• Monitor and respond to patient conditions during induction, maintenance, and emergence from anaesthesia.

Leadership & Management:

• Act as a role model, providing clinical supervision, mentorship, and support to junior staff and students.
• Lead by example, promoting high standards of care and adherence to protocols.
• Participate in audits, quality improvement initiatives, and policy development to enhance patient care and theatre efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with infection control, health & safety, and governance policies.
• Assist in planning and coordinating anaesthetic services to meet service demands.

Education & Development:

• Facilitate ongoing professional development for self and colleagues through training, education, and reflective practice.
• Support and deliver teaching sessions for junior staff, students, and new starters.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of anaesthetic practices, new technologies, and relevant guidelines.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of  over £3bn & 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.