Job summary
Barts Heart Centre - Help us build one of Europe's largest cardiovascular centres
Perioperative Medicine
Band 5 Anaesthetic Practitioners, Nurse or ODP
Cardiothoracic Theatres
The new Barts Heart Centre has brought together the services of some of the best cardiovascular experts in the country who will work together to create a single specialist centre for cardiovascular disease to cover all our local communities.
You will be joining us at an incredibly exciting time, as we realise a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve services for today's patients and future generations and create a world class cardiovascular and ECMO service. We are also setting up a new Thoracic Robotics and Thoraco-Abdominal Aneurysm repair Services.
The development of a new centre has created vacancies for Band 5 Anaesthetic Practitioners with NMC and Anaesthetic training or HCPC registration. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who is looking to work within a service covering seven cardiothoracic theatres, ten cardiac cath labs supporting electrophysiology and intervention cardiology and the nationally recognised Heart Attack Centre which serves North and East London.
Main duties of the job
Although desirable, experience within the speciality is not essential, but an anaesthetic course is essential, once appointed we will build upon your specialist with the support of a mentor and the experienced multidisciplinary team.
We offer a wide range of development opportunities including extensive mandatory training, Advanced Life Support, Cardiac Advanced Life Support and the opportunity to attend external conferences and courses.
If you like the sound of this exciting opportunity we would like to hear from you.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Be a proficient anaesthetic practitioner in Cardiothoracic Theatres, the post holder acts as a professional role model and clinical teacher. He/she also provides effective mentorship and supervision, participating in the education and training of nursing and non-nursing staff. To ensure safe, efficient timely individualised care is delivered in line with local and national targets.
The Government has announced that the legal requirement for all NHS workers in England, to be double vaccinated, is currently under legislative review.
We do however encourage those in roles that have face to face contact with patients to be double vaccinated against COVID-19 (unless they are medically exempt), and are continuing to support the vaccination uptake for all staff as this remains the best line of defence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Be a proficient anaesthetic practitioner in Cardiothoracic Theatres, the post holder acts as a professional role model and clinical teacher. He/she also provides effective mentorship and supervision, participating in the education and training of nursing and non-nursing staff. To ensure safe, efficient timely individualised care is delivered in line with local and national targets.
The Government has announced that the legal requirement for all NHS workers in England, to be double vaccinated, is currently under legislative review.
We do however encourage those in roles that have face to face contact with patients to be double vaccinated against COVID-19 (unless they are medically exempt), and are continuing to support the vaccination uptake for all staff as this remains the best line of defence.
Person Specification
Qualififcations & Knowledge
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse or
- oCity and Guilds 752 of
- oOperating Department Practitioner NVQ III
- oDiploma in Operating Department Practice
- oAnaesthetic Training
- oEvidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
- oPrevious anaesthetic experience
- oWillingness to achieve set objectives
Desirable
- oCurrent anaesthetic experience/ allocation
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to work as a team member and use own initiative
- oProblem solving and analytical skills
- oProven communication skills both oral and in writing
Personal & People Development
Essential
- oQuality issues within the NHS
- oDemonstrate understanding of theatre work
Person Specification
Qualififcations & Knowledge
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse or
- oCity and Guilds 752 of
- oOperating Department Practitioner NVQ III
- oDiploma in Operating Department Practice
- oAnaesthetic Training
- oEvidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
- oPrevious anaesthetic experience
- oWillingness to achieve set objectives
Desirable
- oCurrent anaesthetic experience/ allocation
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to work as a team member and use own initiative
- oProblem solving and analytical skills
- oProven communication skills both oral and in writing
Personal & People Development
Essential
- oQuality issues within the NHS
- oDemonstrate understanding of theatre work
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
