Advanced/Anaesthetic Practitioner/ODP/Anaesthetic Nurse

Croydon University Hospital NHS Trust

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Job summary

Advanced Anaesthetic Practitioner B6 Anaesthetic Practitioner B5 Operating Department Practitioner/Anaesthetic Nurse

Our hospital is recruiting for highly motivated and experienced Operating Department Practitioner/ Anaesthetic Nurse's (ODP/AN) to join our high performing theatre team. With a focus on Anaesthetics, this is your opportunity to join one of the UKs leading hospitals and take your career to the next level. This unmissable role offers the opportunity to work alongside some of the regions most experienced Consultants, covering varied and diverse cases.

We are seeking qualified professionals with excellent and efficient anaesthetic skills. They must be able to lead a team of junior staff in liaison with the Band 7 managers. We would love you to join our friendly and dynamic theatre team at Croydon Elective & Emergency Surgical Centres within Croydon University Hospital

Croydon Elective Centre consists of nine operating theatres, specialties include:

  • Orthopaedics
  • Urology
  • Gynaecology
  • General
  • Colo-rectal
  • Upper and Lower GI
  • Breast
  • Max-Fax
  • ENT
  • Paediatrics (ENT,Ortho and General

Main duties of the job

Our Croydon Elective Centre (CEC) has been nationally recognised for our innovative practice and has been described as a 'blueprint' for theatre activity in the UK. We are very proud that due to our success in providing ongoing but separated elective and emergency surgical care that the new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak chose our theatres at Croydon University Hospital las his first NHS hospital to visit after his election in 2022.

As a senior ODP/Anaesthetic Practitioner, you will be expected to assist our anaesthetists in safe care, not only in a theatre setting but outlying areas, such as

  • Interventional Radiology, Xray and Endoscopy suites
  • Emergency Surgical Centre
  • ED / Resus
  • Obstetrics dept

You should be competent, proactive, and flexible and have a keen eye for detail to maintain our excellent care standards.

About us

Croydon theatres is a supportive workplace and for your ongoing professional and educational development many opportunities are available including leadership to assist your career and enhance your skills to meet our challenging work place. We also provide a number of staff network and wellbeing groups.

We have successfully continued to operate during the Covid-19 Pandemic and operated on over 100% of our pre Covid numbers, providing urgent treatment to Croydon and mutual aid patients. This has been accomplish through inspiration and motivation of the multi-disciplinary teamwork. We have effectively overcome the challenges and set new ways of working to ensure our patients have their elective surgery.

Our Croydon Elective Centre (CEC) has been nationally recognised for our innovative practice and has been described as a 'blueprint' for theatre activity in the UK. We are very proud that due to our success in providing ongoing but separated elective and emergency surgical care that the new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak chose our theatres at Croydon University Hospital las his first NHS hospital to visit after his election in 2022.

Date posted

25 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

Depending on experience incl of HCAs pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

199-OPEN DAY 24 JUNE 23

Job locations

Croydon University Hospital

530 London road

Croydon Surrey

CR7 7YE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting Job description/Person Specification documents which contains more information about the role

Informal visits to our theatres and/or calls to discuss this opportunity further are strongly recommended prior to interviews. Please call/email our Theatre matrons: paula.joyner@nhs.net or bini.jacob1@nhs.net or phone on 02084013295/6

**Please do not apply if you are living outside the UK. For all queries for international candidates please contact Efua Hagan on email,efuahagan@nhs.net.**

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting Job description/Person Specification documents which contains more information about the role

Informal visits to our theatres and/or calls to discuss this opportunity further are strongly recommended prior to interviews. Please call/email our Theatre matrons: paula.joyner@nhs.net or bini.jacob1@nhs.net or phone on 02084013295/6

**Please do not apply if you are living outside the UK. For all queries for international candidates please contact Efua Hagan on email,efuahagan@nhs.net.**

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications. Knowledge and Understading.

Essential

  • Registered ODP/Anaesthetic Practitioner
  • Enthusiastic, Flexible, Willing to take responsibility, Able to work within a team
  • Able to use initiative proven communication skills

Desirable

  • Related degree
  • Basic experience in supervision of junior staff/others
  • Basic computer skills,

Knowledge and Understading.

Essential

  • Six month consolidation in Anaesthetic Practitioner/ ODP
  • Able to priorities and deadline

Desirable

  • Intravenous and drug calculation

Experience

Essential

  • Able to manage difficult situation

Desirable

  • Reliable work record

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Punctuality
  • Motivated

Desirable

  • Willing to learn
Person Specification

Education and Qualifications. Knowledge and Understading.

Essential

  • Registered ODP/Anaesthetic Practitioner
  • Enthusiastic, Flexible, Willing to take responsibility, Able to work within a team
  • Able to use initiative proven communication skills

Desirable

  • Related degree
  • Basic experience in supervision of junior staff/others
  • Basic computer skills,

Knowledge and Understading.

Essential

  • Six month consolidation in Anaesthetic Practitioner/ ODP
  • Able to priorities and deadline

Desirable

  • Intravenous and drug calculation

Experience

Essential

  • Able to manage difficult situation

Desirable

  • Reliable work record

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Punctuality
  • Motivated

Desirable

  • Willing to learn

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

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Additional information

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Croydon University Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Croydon University Hospital

530 London road

Croydon Surrey

CR7 7YE


Employer's website

https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk/recruitment/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Croydon University Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Croydon University Hospital

530 London road

Croydon Surrey

CR7 7YE


Employer's website

https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk/recruitment/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Theatre Matron

Paula Joyner / Bini Jacob

paula.joyner@nhs.net

02084013295

Date posted

25 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

Depending on experience incl of HCAs pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

199-OPEN DAY 24 JUNE 23

Job locations

Croydon University Hospital

530 London road

Croydon Surrey

CR7 7YE


Supporting documents

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