Anaesthetic Practitioner
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Job summary
The Theatre Anaesthetic team are looking to recruit Band 5 ODPs or Registered Nurses with recognised anaesthetic qualification, to work within our specialised cardiothoracic suite comprising of Six theatres, Cath labs and thoracic recovery.
In addition to a range of staff benefits, we offer a £1,000 welcome payment**
Main duties of the job
To help and support the patient prior to surgery, preparing a wide range of specialist equipment and drugs, including anaesthetic machines, intravenous equipment, and devices that safely secure the patient's airway during anaesthesia. During the surgical procedure the anaesthetic practitioner will also provide essential support between the surgical team and other parts of the operating theatre and hospital. The anaesthetic practitioner will also be responsible for the preparation and safe transfer of the patient to the Critical Care or Recovery area.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UKs leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge.
It performs the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UKs first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure. Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future.
Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today.
The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence and collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles and interactions.
Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality. The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
Details
Date posted
15 May 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£28,407 to £34,518 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9175-2324-1-RL66TP
Job locations
Royal Papworth Hospital
Papworth Road
Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 0AY
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Papworth Hospital
Papworth Road
Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 0AY
Employer's website
https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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