Job summary
- Main area
- Theatres
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (The university commitments of this post will need to be met for the duration of the training programme.)
- Job ref
- 249-6383514
- Employer
- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Great Western Hospital
- Town
- Swindon
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Trainee Anaesthetic Practitioner
Band 5
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.
Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.
We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.
If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close adverts prior to the published closing date. Therefore, we advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Job overview
***previous candidates need not apply***
This is an exciting and rare opportunity for a registered Nurse to undertake a 12 week training programme to develop skills as an Anaesthetic Practitioner - upon successful completion of the training programme (University provider to be confirmed), the candidate will be employed on a full time basis as a Theatre Practitioner as part of the Anaesthetic Team.
For candidates who do not complete the requirements of the course, they will be offered a role within our Scrub or Recovery team due to the specific training requirements of the Anaesthetic Practitioner.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an NMC registered nurse who will assess, plan, implement and evaluate high quality, safe and compassionate care for patients in the perioperative setting. This care will be facilitated utilising evidence based perioperative standards, trust policies as well as local and national guidelines (e.g. NICE).
The post holder will be expected to work with the perioperative multidisciplinary team (including Anaesthetists and Surgeons) to provide effective care within the Anaesthetics, Scrub and Post Anaesthetic care disciplines, in line with scope of practice and departmental need.
The post holder will support the Theatre Leadership Team to ensure standards of practice and care quality are upheld; this includes acting as a role model, supporting the learning of others and contributing to the development and implementation of improvement ideas.
Working for our organisation
Our aim is to continuously deliver high quality, safe patient care in the perioperative setting. Our drive for continuous improvement is an integral part of our Trust ambition and we work collaboratively to improve the experience for our patients and our impact on the environment. We also are embarking on an Improving Together journey which will support clinical teams to make local quality improvements within the department.
We have 15 operating Theatres, 2 recovery areas, a Day Surgery Unit and a 23-hour, surgical short stay unit within our department. We are an inclusive team and work together with a shared goal of delivering high quality, evidence based, safe perioperative care. We have ambitious plans to develop our services to meet the needs of our patients, staff, as well as the expectations of our commissioners, regulators and other health partners.
Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
Service We will put our patients first
Teamwork We will work together
Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect We will act with integrity
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Assess, plan, and implement high quality, safe, compassionate and effective perioperative care for patients, in line with scope of practice.
- Ensure risk management / safety strategies, Trust policies and departmental procedures are adhered to in the delivery of patient care.
- Demonstrate a sound theoretical understanding and practical application of evidence-based, perioperative care standards in line with national recommendations and clinical guidance (e.g., NICE, AfPP).
- Ensure patient safety strategies (e.g., WHO surgical Safety / 5 steps to safer surgery) are implemented consistently and where appropriate, contribute to the development of new initiatives which support the improvement agenda
See attached JD and Person Specification - the attached JD represents the role following completion of the training programme.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First level registered Nurse
- Current registration with NMC
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Intermediate Life Support / Paediatric Intermediate Life Support (Anaesthetics and Post Anaesthetic Care roles)
- Teaching / Assessing / Mentorship qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care, using an evidence-based approach
- Experience of understanding and implementing (adhering to) Trust policies, departmental procedures and local / national guidelines.
- Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of all service users
- Experience of undertaking / recording CPD activities commensurate to the role, including keeping relevant logs to support annual appraisal / validation of extended role competencies.
Desirable criteria
- Experience across a broad range of specialities in 1 or more perioperative discipline (Anaesthetics, Scrub and Post Anaesthetic Care)
- Evidence of supervising junior staff and leading clinical teams
- Evidence of supporting colleagues / mentoring learners / facilitating learning within the perioperative environment
- Evidence of post registration CPD and recent experience as a Surgical First Assistant / ability to demonstrate specialist knowledge / competence to undertake Surgical First Assistant role
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Willingness to develop skills in the perioperative setting
- Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills, particularly where there are barriers to understanding.
- Maintain up to date knowledge of relevant local and national guidance / standards.
- Ability to undertake role / problem solve using clinical expertise and experience, guided by appropriate trust policies / standard operating procedures / guidelines and best practice.
- Ability to escalate concerns when additional support / decision making required
- Basic IT skills – word, excel, power points, emails.
Desirable criteria
- Theoretical knowledge / understanding of the Surgical First Assistant role and scope of practice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Darren Pearson
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01793 607095
- Additional information
For informal enquiries and discussion, please contact Darren Pearson on 01793 607095 or email [email protected]
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