Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthetics
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 318-24-SUR-T1877
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cheltenham General Hospital
- Town
- Cheltenham
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Anaesthetic Practitioner, Band 6- Theatres
Band 6
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a passionate, dynamic and motivated anaesthetic theatre practitioner, to join our friendly team as an Anaesthetic Band 6 Team Leader.
The post will be an anaesthetic specialist based role, but multi skilled Operating Department Practitioners/Registered Nurses are also encouraged to apply. Our specialities include Gynae, Upper GI, Colorectal, Breast, Urology, Vascular, Ophthalmology and Elective Orthopaedics across 14 theatres. Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH) is predominantly an elective site, however we offer out of hours emergency cover for urology, including urology and ophthalmology paediatric patients.
Main duties of the job
In applying for this position, candidates should demonstrate effective leadership skills, ability to efficiently manage theatre lists and consider patient safety as a priority. The successful candidate will demonstrate high standards of practice with excellent communication, clinical and decision making skills. They will be required to deputise for senior staff in their absence and take it in turn to floor co-ordinate with the other Band 6s. They will ensure Clinical Governance by driving audits, training, risk management and staff management to sustain and improve high standards of patient care.
The applicant should have appropriate years post-registration experience.
Enhanced IT skills are desirable to enable applicant to use digital systems in place with the department.
Working for our organisation
Cheltenham Theatres have a well-established, kind and compassionate team with a culture that is supportive for learning and development. We are continually striving to improve the standard and quality of care we deliver to our patients and always open to new ideas and innovative thinking.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details about working for Cheltenham General Hospital, Theatres.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC level 1 actively registered Nurse/ HCPC actively registered Operating Department Practitioner
- Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and Assessing Qualification (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Appropriate experience post-registration in Anaesthetics/Dual Role in Anaesthetics and Scrub/Recovery
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work well as a team
- Mature and flexible approach to problem solving
- Effective time-management and prioritisation of workload
- Leadership and supervision experience of junior staff and students
- Knowledge of Trust's values and vision
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
- Maja Macaraeg
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 4308
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