Anaesthetic Practitioner
Band 5
- Main area
- THR Theatre Anaesthetics
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 188-NM4136-A
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £27,055 - £32,934 pa or pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/06/2023 23:59
Job overview
Opportunity, challenging and varied. University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) gives a unique experience to take your career to new levels and be part of some of healthcare’s most advanced procedures, using cutting edge technologies. A career in the Anaesthetic team at UHS means access to one of the UK’s busiest major trauma centres in the country with 35 operating theatres and specialities such as Cardiac surgery and Neurosurgery and robotic surgery, HPB and thoracic surgery along with a dedicated Children’s hospital. The anaesthetic team is diverse, adaptive and supportive. If you feel this is something you would like to be a part of, start the conversation.
The post is for a full time position however part time hours are also considered. Relocation allowance may be available, please contact us for further information.
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
What we can offer you
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.
The experience of our staff is important to us and as part of our retention strategy, we have started to develop a Staff Experience Project that focuses on culture, health and wellbeing, recognition and rewarding, communication and development for our staff. The aim of the project is to improve staff experience with the staff for the staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Your Responsibilities
What you’ll do
You must hold a relevant Operating Department Practitioner / Anaesthetic Nurse practitioner qualification to apply for this post and practice as your patients advocate at all times using the NMC / HCPC Professional Code of Conduct as the framework for your professional practice. You will work alongside Anaesthetists in the anaesthetic room and in the operating department and play on integral part of the operating department team, ensuring that patient safety, patient experience is at the forefront of your day. You will develop skills to undertake the trauma bleep, the staff support role, support the multi specialties and will have access to develop yourself professional and academically.
What we’re looking for
We are looking for qualified Anaesthetic Practitioners (NMC or HCPC registered).
If you possess good communication skills, are patient focused, friendly and a team player we want to hear from you. In order to assist you to develop your career, you will be mentored and supported during your employment. You will rotate through the surgical specialties to gain a wide practical and theoretical knowledge base.
We are also offering opportunities for clinical and leadership development, through developing a career development pathway exploring opportunities for specific clinical development in conjunction with access to leadership pathways. We would be open to discuss career pathways tailored to your individual career focus.
Additional information
Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.
Person specification
Qualifications / training required
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse or ODP on relevant part of the register
- Attained or working towards completion of Degree
- Evidence of on-going professional development
- Good computer skills
Desirable criteria
- Relevant resus qualification, ie Immediate Life Support
- Specialist theatre work-based learning course, or mentorship course, post-qualification
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential criteria
- 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 working within relevant care setting
- Teaching Qualification or evidence of informal/formal teaching
Aptitudes and skills required
Essential criteria
- Able to use initiative
- Able to prioritise and delegate appropriately
- Able to question practice appropriately
- Practices and promotes the use of evidence based practice
- Supervisory Skills
- Commitment to professional development
- Ability to work well within a team
- Motivated and commitment to career development
- Reliable and honest
- Enthusiastic
- Ability to deal with stressful situations
- Professionalism
Desirable criteria
- Interest in research to promote good practice
Special requirements of the post
Essential criteria
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Ability to initiate self-learning and development
- Flexibility with working pattern
Values and behaviours
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
For more information about our Trust
- Our values and vision
- Our services and teams
- Benefits we offer our staff
- UK professional body registration
- Information about our city
- Relocating to Southampton
- Our fantastic staff and their work
To find out what our staff think about working here, you may also wish to look at our most recent friends and family test and NHS staff survey results, or our latest CQC report.
Getting to work - our travel promise
Getting to work should be as easy as possible and that’s why we have introduced the UHS travel promise – a commitment from the Trust that we will provide reasonable travel options for every member of staff. Every member of staff can apply for a permit to use our park & ride facility. Eligibility for on-site parking is dependent on the nature and requirement of the role. All staff can also access a range of discounted benefits relating to travel including reduced price bus tickets, purchase of salary sacrifice bikes and ultra-low emission cars.
Our commitment to equality
Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.
UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.
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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
- Raquel Domene Luque
- Job title
- Theatre Matron
- Email address
- raquel.domeneluque@uhs.nhs.uk
- Telephone number
- 023 8120 2065
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