Anaesthetic And Recovery Theatre Practitioner

Job Title -Anaesthetic and Recovery Theatre Practitioner
Hours per week-37.5 Hours per week
Perm/Fixed Term-Permanent
Salary-£28,407 - £34,581 Per Annum
Closing Date-31st January 2024
Interview Date-26th February 2024
Covering a 24 hours/7 days a week service, including on call commitment. Applicants from staff wishing to work part-time hours are welcomed as are those from student ODP's who will be qualifying in 2024.
This an exciting opportunity for Registered Nurses/ODP to join the team within our busy operating department. Staff will be expected to hold a qualification within anaesthetics and have experience within this field of practice, alongside experience within the recovery setting.
APPLICANTS MUST ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCE WITHIN UK HEALTH SETTING
This is a 37.5 hour a week full-time post covering a 24 hours/7 days a week service, and will therefore involve on-call shifts. You will be given a rotation plan to ensure you maintain competencies in both areas of practice to support your professional development.
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly.
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
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• Maintaining a safe and clean environment within the clinical area in accordance with the Trusts ‘policies and guidelines
• Deliver a high standard of perioperative care based upon a sound evidence base.
• Provide skilled clinical assistance to the surgical, Anaesthetic and Recovery teams.
• Maintaining timely and accurate patient care documentation, ensuring that confidentiality is respected
• Creates and utilizes opportunities to promote health and wellbeing of patients in our care.
• Communicating with and assisting the multidisciplinary team to always promote excellence in the delivery of patient care.
• Leads a perioperative team to manage a group of patients throughout a shift.
• Working within the NMC/HCPC Guidelines and Trust Policies recognising one’s own abilities and limitations.
• To ensure 24-hour cover, working rotational shifts to include earlies, lates, nights, weekends, and Bank Holidays.

Here at George Eliot our vision to‘excel at patient care’takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

• Ensure that adequate resources are available to meet the needs of the patients, and contribute to cost improvement programmes
• Contribute to the maintenance of appropriate stock levels and have an awareness of materials management
• Ensure that all equipment for patient use is kept in good working order in line with current Regulations.
• Ensure that adequate skill mix is available to meet the needs of the patients. If deficits are unavoidable, contact the appropriate Senior Staff for support.
• Ensure that concerns and complaints from patients, visitors or colleagues are resolved where possible and reported to the Team Leader / Senior Team Leader
• Deputise for the Team Leader as and when necessary.
• Have a positive attitude to continuing professional development to enhance knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for safe and effective perioperative practice.
• Participate in Trust Appraisal System
• Possess a clear understanding of Clinical Governance in relation to standards of care, support of colleagues and audit of given care.
• Participate in the utilisation, evaluation and conduct of audit and research.
• Contribute to and evaluate the implantation of new ideas and innovations within the Theatre areas
• Promote a professional image by acting as a role model to others, provide and participate in clinical supervision. Act as a source of advice and support for other colleagues.
• Ensures that the Team Leader/Senior Team Leader is informed of any Professional concerns at the earliest opportunity.

Ensure that Revalidation requirements for NMC/HCPC Registration are
adhered.

• Ensures current registration with NMC/HCPC

To act as an ambassador for the clinical environment promoting a professional image of a Theatre Practitioner role.