CSS402 Anaesthetic Practitioner - Nevill Hall Hospital

1. Are you ready to step into the role of a Band 5 Anaesthetic Practitioner?
2. We're seeking passionate individuals to join our team in a dynamic and specialised environment focused on delivering exceptional patient care.
3. We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications.

Are you ready to step into the role of a Band 5 Anaesthetic Practitioner?

If you thrive in a dynamic environment and value delivering personalised care with utmost respect for privacy and dignity, then we invite you to be part of our Day Surgery team. 

As an Anaesthetic Practitioner, you'll collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to ensure exceptional care for our patients. Your responsibilities will include delivering high-quality nursing care along the day case pathway and offering perioperative care to adult patients undergoing various day surgery procedures. 

Staff are expected to support other sites within the health board, when necessary, thus the successful candidate must demonstrate flexibility within their service .

We're seeking passionate individuals to join our team in a dynamic and specialised environment focused on delivering exceptional patient care.

As an Anaesthetic Practitioner, you'll have the opportunity to work in a high turnover Day Surgery Unit, where every day brings new challenges and opportunities for growth.

If you're ready to take on a rewarding challenge and make a difference in the lives of patients, apply now to join our team.

Main Duties Of The Job:

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, be reliable, hardworking and work well within a team. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate high-quality nursing care in a specialised clinical setting.
• Collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless patient care.
• Maintain excellent communication with patients, families, and colleagues.
• Manage caseloads effectively within defined clinical areas.
• Take ownership of personal development and support the growth of others in the team.
• Uphold professional standards and serve as a mentor to junior staff.
• To act in accordance with the NMC / HCPC Professional Code of Conduct.
• The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and / or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities:

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person Specification:

Education / Qualifications / Training:

Essential Criteria:

• Registered Nurse (RN) holding current registration with NMC OR Operating Department Practitioner registered with HCPC
• Evidence of ongoing professional development and registration revalidation

Desirable Criteria:

• Degree level qualification

Skills:

Essential Criteria:

• Good liaison, negotiating, persuasive, motivational, empathic skills.
• Adaptable and flexible
• IT literacy
• Able to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individualised and evidence –based care

Desirable Criteria:

• Appreciation of audit and research methodologies
• Able to demonstrate a problem solving approach
• Proficiency in ORMIS or similar hospital computer systems

Other:

Essential Criteria:

• Ability to travel within a geographical area to meet the requirements of the post

Desirable Criteria:

• Welsh Speaker

Experience:

Essential Criteria:

• Anaesthetic experience as a qualified or student practitioner

Desirable Criteria:

• Previous experience working in a theatre environment

Knowledge:

Essential Criteria:

• Knowledge of the role of the Anaesthetic and Theatre practitioner in a theatre environment

Desirable Criteria:

• Informed consent guidelines
• Surgical safety procedures and guidelines NATSSIPS/LOCSSIPS

Personal Attributes:

Essential Criteria:

• Good organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills. This will include providing and receiving complex, sensitive or contentious information.
• Resilience and desire to continuously improve service provision.

Desirable Criteria:

• Enthusiastic and dedicated to providing exceptional patient care.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Reliable, conscientious, and adaptable to a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to use clinical reasoning skills effectively and contribute to standards of practice.

Why Join Us?

Be part of our ever growing supportive team committed to excellence in patient care.

Opportunities for professional growth and development.- Contribute to the advancement of professional practice in a specialised clinical area.

Working For Our Organisation:

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020.  Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Site: Nevill Hall Hospital

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week