Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiothoracic
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (On call commitment)
- Job ref
- 382-TER06-25
- Employer
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool Victoria Hospital
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/04/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 07/05/2025
Employer heading
Cardiac Theatre Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 5
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
Job overview
• The post holder will be an Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) or RN with Anaesthetic qualification and will work closely with other senior staff and multi-disciplinary team members, in monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of clinical practice, participating in, and promoting staff development, as well as working collaboratively with other team members. Acts as a role model demonstrating excellent professional behaviour in Cardiothoracic Theatres.
• The post holder will be employed as an AFC band 5 and will have the opportunity to progress to an AFC band 6 upon completion of an in-house competency schedule.
• As a member of the anaesthetic and recovery team, the post holder will be expected to work autonomously and competently to perform the role of a Cardiac Anaesthetic Practitioner, following all checks and procedures, as laid down in both the HCPC guidelines and code of conduct and stipulated by the AAGBI guidelines.
• The post holder will be able to autonomously work across the Lancashire Cardiac Centre and on-call as part of the emergency out of hours service for Cardiac Theatres, CITU, Cardiac Wards and the Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PPCI) service.
Should a high number of applications be received for this post, then we reserve the right to close this advert early. Please note that previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
In partnership with other professionals provide excellent patient care. This process should include relevant assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care in accordance with the Trust policies.
Extensive knowledge and understanding of airway management. Assisting Anaesthetists as per AAGBI guidelines in the immediate perioperative area, CITU, catheter labs and the cardiac building.
Facilitation and management of specific airway devices for Cardiothoracic surgery i.e: one lung ventilation, standard ventilation, and critical care (Tracheostomy). Provision of advanced airway equipment for video laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy.
The ODP as an autonomous practitioner, will be expected to provide all aspects of relevant patient care without direct supervision. They will also be required to demonstrate procedures, supervise qualified and/or unqualified staff, and maintain a safe working environment for themselves, their patients, and other colleagues.
Working for our organisation
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is officially one of the best places to work in the UK. The Trust, has recently named by the Sunday Times as one of the 75 Best Places to Work in the Public Sector at the publication’s inaugural awards event. The Trust was ranked in the top 50 and was one of only two hospital Trusts in the country to be included in the rankings. The Trust was also the overall winner of the Communicating Patient Safety category of the Patient Safety Awards 2010 after beating off more than 350 entries from across the UK.
Trust has become the first NHS organisation in the North West of England to receive a Gold award from Investors in People (IIP) for being a good employer and improving its standards for staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please ensure you have read the person specification and job description before submitting your application
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registered Operating Department Practitioner or Registered Nurse with Anaesthetic qualification or willing to undertake (Care of the anaesthetised Patient)
- Training junior members of the team
Desirable criteria
- Degree/working towards
- IV Drug administration
- Post Anaesthetic Recovery Qualification
- Mentorship qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Recent relevant clinical experience of speciality
Desirable criteria
- Recent Cardiac Theatre experience
- Experience of POCT equipment
- Teaching within a clinical area
- Involvement of clinical audit and research
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work in a high pressure environment
- Ability to cope with demands of caring for Level III patients
- Ability to set & establish priorities
- Excellent documentation skills
- Team Player
- Assertiveness
- Good time management
- Basic I.T. skills
- Decision maker
- Communicate at all levels
- Lateral thinker and problem solver
- Delegation skills
- Basic Life Support
Desirable criteria
- Simulation training
- Cardiac Advanced Life Support (CALS)
- Intermediate Life Support (ILS)
- Leadership skills
- Coaching skills
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
- Carly Tipping
- Job title
- Clinical Lead ODP
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 957821
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