Operating Department Practitioner / Anaesthetic Nurse in City of Westminster

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.,

• , Operating Department Practitioner on the HCPC register OR Registered Nurse on the NMC register.You will be an enthusiastic and a motivated Operating Department Practitioner or Registered Nurse with Anaesthetic Training, with a passion for Trauma Care and with a commitment to own professional development, ideally with an experience of working in a busy theatre environment. Provide skilled assistance to the anaesthetist during operating procedures as required. This is an anaesthetic post, registered nurses without this training will not be eligible to apply.
• Accredited Anaesthetic Course completed, or student due to qualify, Clear written communication
• Ability to provide skilled assistance to the anaesthetist during operating procedures.
• Commitment to professional development and building a skills portfolio, Developing skills in trauma, neonates and advanced airway techniques, Knowledge relevant to anaesthetic practice and theatre care, supported by the required anaesthetic training.
• Commitment to developing clinical competencies., Interest/experience in trauma care
• Knowledge developed through paediatric, obstetric, adult theatre, neonatal or advanced airway exposure.Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

You will be committed to developing your professional competence and building your skills portfolio through experiential learning and education to maximise your career prospects.If you seek a challenge, you will be joining our team at an important time of change as we continue our initiatives to improve our patients' experience at Barts Health.,

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. We have 4 Children's theatres and 2 Obstetric theatres at the Royal London Hospital covering a diverse range of both elective and emergency work in a variety of specialties including major trauma, via the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS). Our paediatric elective work includes a range of clinical specialities; ENT, Dental, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Plastics, General and Neonatal Surgery, Ophthalmology. As an Anaesthetic Nurse/ODP in children's and obstetrics theatres you will also be rotated to work in our paediatric recovery areas, allowing our department to work together as one team. We have a welcoming, well-established team where excellent standards of care are delivered. We understand the rights to privacy and dignity and we always put patients first. The Royal London's Theatre units are committed to building a dynamic, flexible and enthusiastic team to help develop our services and achieve the Barts Health vision for the future.