Job summary
Employer heading
Band 6 - Senior Theatre Practitioner, Anaesthetics, HWE Surgical Cent.
Band 6
Job overview
Do you want to be part of a team working in brand new, purpose-built theatres providing planned surgery for patients across Hertfordshire and west Essex?
We are looking NOW for talented staff to form the core team that will be the beating heart of the Hertfordshire and West Essex Surgical Centre being built at St Albans City Hospital and set to open in Spring 2025.
More than 4,000 patients will be seen at the hub each year for non-complex orthopaedic, hip and knee surgery as well as ear, nose and throat procedures and spinal injections. Being separated from emergency services will reduce the risk of short-notice cancellations.
This is a fabulous opportunity to play a key role in a flagship collaborative project between the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Herts and West Essex Integrated Care Board.
The Surgical Centre will focus on Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) standards and will be a highly efficient facility, achieving 85% theatre utilisation and operating sessions over an extended 10-hour day, four days a week, with shorter, 8-hour operating session taking place on Friday and Saturdays.
Interviews will be taking place week commencing 14th October.
Main duties of the job
Organising, preparing of anaesthetic room and relevant equipment pertinent to the operative list/schedule
Assist the anaesthetist in the safe administration of an anaesthetic.
Ensure that they are competent in airway management, which should include periodical updating within the anaesthetic area.
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details regarding this role.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- NMC / HCPC registration.
- Post-registration education programme related to speciality.
- Evidence of professional development.
Desirable criteria
- Working towards a relevant degree.
- ILS/ALS.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Up to date knowledge of relevant political and professional issues in healthcare.
- Understanding of principles of budget management.
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance & Benchmarking.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of developing care pathways.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Considerable experience within the speciality.
- Mentoring and facilitating experience.
- Commitment to clinical effectiveness and evidence-based care.
- Experience at Band 5.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of evaluating clinical practice using research and/or audit techniques.
Skills and ability
Essential criteria
- Ability to command the confidence of colleagues.
- Effective team working and facilitation skills with an ability to work autonomously as appropriate.
- Negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
- Ability to write clear, concise and relevant reports.
- Strong communication skills both orally and in written form, with clarity and precision.
- Familiar with the concept of clinical supervision.
Desirable criteria
- Computer literate.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kevin Swaby
- Job title
- Theatre Improvement Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07760273867
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