Anaesthetic Nurse/ODP

Job summary

Are you interested in joining a rapidly expanding Interventional Radiology Service at Barts Health NHS Trust?

We are offering a fantastic career opportunity to a suitably trained and registered individual who is dual trained as an Anaesthetic Nurse or Anaesthetic Practitioner / Recovery Practitioner. You will be a team leader and will help build and enhance the peri-operative and post-operative skills of the Interventional Radiology Department.

Barts Health NHS Trust provides the largest trauma service in the UK and Interventional Radiology is an integral part of that. We use the latest techniques and minimally invasive procedures to provide very safe and effective patient care. Our busy department is part of one of the most comprehensive imaging departments in London and all of our staff work closely together to continually provide a high standard of patient care.

Interventional Radiology is undergoing an expansion including a 24/7 Mechanical Thrombectomy Stroke Service. You will be working in close collaboration with radiologists, radiographers, anaesthetists and anaesthetic practitioners, radiology nurses, ward nurses and theatre nurses, among others, to ensure that our patient's nursing needs and care are met to the highest clinical standards. We can offer you the opportunity to work within different clinical areas such as Interventional Radiology Theatre, Recovery suite, CT, Ultrasound.

Main duties of the job

As an integrated member of the multidisciplinary team the post holder will contribute to the effective day-to-day operation of Barts Health Interventional Radiology Department by providing skilled assistance to clinicians during the administration, maintenance and termination of general, regional or local anaesthetics and also provide skilled care in the recovery suite.

The post holder will work with the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse and multidisciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining policies, standards of care and staff development as part of the Interventional Radiology Team.

In addition he/she will provide specialist care and/or support and deputise for the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse in the management of the clinical area. This will involve dealing with complex situations and having to take appropriate action in emergency or unforeseen situations.

Participation in the on call rota is required.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

Employer's website

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

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