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Job overview

Relocation expenses may be considered upon appointment and will be subject to approval via UHNM's internal relocation policy.

Are you interested in becoming a band 5 Anaesthetic Practitioner and deliver first class quality and safe patient care?

Are you compassionate, reliable, motivated and ready for a challenge?

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit motivated, enthusiastic and flexible Registered Nurses or Operating Department Practitioner  to join our dynamic and friendly Anaesthetic teams, to provide safe and supportive care to patients, relatives and the surgical multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will join our highly specialised Cardio Thoracic Theatre team.  The department  performs  a wide range of cutting edge  Cardiac and Thoracic procedures. 

Normal working hours are Monday to Saturday 07.30hrs to 21.0hrs with a commitment for on call emergency provision out of hours. As per business case will get implemented, there will be nights and weekend shifts too

The role will include knowledge and expertise in the operating theatre  :- including documentation; moving, handling and positioning patients, and ensuring infection control measures are adhered to.  

We require anaesthetic staff  dual role staff ideal , with a passion for cardio thoracic speciality.

You will gain a wide range of experience and can expand your skills and knowledge in this challenging and rewarding environment.
we can offer you a structured preceptorship and induction programme for all new members of staff, plus access to on-going continuing professional education and development ,appraisal and clinical supervision.

As this role is part of a new business case, in the near future we will cover the 24/7 service by working on night shifts , weekends and bank holidays.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.