# Bank Anaesthetic Practitioner - Band 5 Theatres > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-anaesthetic-practitioner-band-5-theatres/078d9cc5-59d7-477f-98d8-8429260dfaaf - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-anaesthetic-practitioner-band-5-theatres/078d9cc5-59d7-477f-98d8-8429260dfaaf.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Cheltenham - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 (pa pro rata if part-time) - **Contract type:** Bank - **Closing date:** 2026-07-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-20T09:51:30.050Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Gloucestershire/Gloucestershire/Gloucestershire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Anaesthetics/Anaesthetics-v8164223 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8164223?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking to recruit passionate and dynamic Bank Anaesthetic Theatre Practitioners to join our friendly team across Theatres at Cheltenham General and Gloucester Royal Hospitals. Our two theatre suites comprise of ten theatres covering a range of specialities including Orthopaedics, Gynae Elective and Oncology, Urology, Upper GI, Colorectal, Breast and Minor Vascular. We also provide anaesthetic cover for two Ophthalmology theatres and outlying anaesthetic service areas of the hospital. Although CGH is predominantly an elective site, we offer out of hours emergency cover for urology, including urology and ophthalmology paediatric patients. Being a part of our bank team will be an exciting opportunity . We are looking to enhance our team with  Bank Workers who are enthusiastic to learn advanced skills in preparation for increased theatre activity, using the latest advances in innovative surgery. Please note, applications will only be considered from registered ODP's or registered Nurses with an approved UK anaesthetic qualification and relavant significant experience. ### Main duties of the job You will be working as part of the perioperative multidisciplinary theatre team delivering exceptional care for patients attending for their surgery. The post holder will be a HCPC registered ODP or NMC registered nurse with an anaesthetic qualification who will assess, plan, implement and evaluate high quality, safe and compassionate care for patients in the perioperative setting, providing specialist assistance to the anaesthetist. This care will be facilitated utilising evidence-based perioperative standards, trust policies as well as local and national guidelines (e.g. NICE, NatSSIPS). Your role will include the preparation of a wide range of specialist equipment, including anaesthetic machines, intravenous and airway equipment. During the surgical procedure the anaesthetic practitioner will also provide essential support between the surgical team and other parts of the operating theatre and hospital. The anaesthetic practitioner will be responsible for the preparation and safe transfer of the patient to the Critical Care or Recovery area. The job role will require the applicant to work within a range of settings and specialities, and cross-site working may be required on occasion. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a dynamic approach to their workload and have commitment, drive and enthusiasm. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Existing anaesthetic skills required. Open to Newly Qualified ODP applicants. Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details about working on the bank as an ODP. For any enquiries please contact Caroline Sivyer - Clinical Manager for Temporary Staffing at \[email protected\] ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Recent experience of working in a theatre environment utilising anaesthetic skills **Desirable** - Experience working in specialities listed in Job Description ### Qualifications **Essential** - NMC level 1 actively registered Nurse with recognised anaesthetic course/ HCPC actively registered Operating Department Practitioner **Desirable** - Teaching and Assessing Qualification (or equivalent) - ILS/ALS ### Knowledge / Skills **Essential** - Anaesthetic skills applied in a clinical setting - Mature and flexible approach to problem solving - Effective time-management and prioritisation of workload - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work well as a team - Knowledge of Trust's values and vision ## Documents - [why work for us - rewards and benefits (pdf, 3.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2952) - [job description and person specification (docx, 254.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10468637) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.