Advanced Anaesthetic Practitioner B6 Anaesthetic Practitioner B5 Operating Department Practitioner/Anaesthetic Nurse Band 5/6
Croydon University Hospital is seeking enthusiastic, caring, and motivated individuals to join the theatre team.
Our hospital is recruiting for highly motivated and experienced Operating Department Practitioner/ Anaesthetic Nurses (ODP/AN) to join our high performing theatre team. With a focus on Anaesthetics, this is your opportunity to join one of the UK's leading hospitals and take your career to the next level. This unmissable role offers the opportunity to work alongside some of the region's 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
* Upper and Lower GI
* Breast
* Max-Fax
* ENT
* Paediatrics (ENT, Ortho, and General)
Interviews: 27th January 2025
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.
As a senior ODP/Anaesthetic Practitioner, you will be expected to assist our anaesthetists in safe care, not only in a theatre setting but in outlying areas, such as:
* Interventional Radiology, X-Ray, and Endoscopy suites
* Emergency Surgical Centre
* ED / Resus
You should be competent, proactive, and flexible and have a keen eye for detail to maintain our excellent care standards.
About us
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provides hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital, is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres, and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals, and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon. Across the NHS, everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that's making a real difference, then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're looking for.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting Job description/Person Specification documents which contain more information about the role.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* Registered ODP/Anaesthetic Practitioner
* Enthusiastic, Flexible, Willing to take responsibility, Able to work within a team
* Able to use initiative with proven communication skills
* Related degree
* Basic experience in supervision of junior staff/others
* Basic computer skills
Knowledge and Understanding
* Six month consolidation in Anaesthetic Practitioner/ ODP
* Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
* Intravenous and drug calculation
Experience
* Able to manage difficult situations
Skills and Abilities
* Punctuality
* Motivated
* 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.
Depending on experience per annum including HCAS.
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