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Essential
11 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Trust Values
Patient First
- Trust Values
Working Together
- Trust Values
Always Improving
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Registered nurse or ODP on relevant part of the register
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Degree or equivalent experience
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Has the ability to assist in carrying out the transfer of a patient through the intraoperative phase of perioperative care, giving concise accurate handover
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Demonstrate knowledge of the skills required to support learners in practice and to create a positive learning environment.
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Practices and promotes the use of evidence-based practice
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Knowledge of current issues within acute health service.
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Understanding of personal accountability.
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Aptitude for caring for the anaesthetised and/or acutely unwell patient.
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Experience of teaching and supporting learners in practice.
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Relevant resus qualification, ie Immediate Life Support
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Experience of working within relevant care setting
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Specialist theatre work-based learning course, or mentorship course, post-qualification.
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Interest in research to promote good practice
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Job Title: Theatre Anaesthetic Practitioner
Contract Type: Permanent
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team in Theatre Anaesthetics at UHS, we are currently seeking experienced applications from dynamic, motivated, and enthusiastic Operating Department Practitioners at Band 5 to join our friendly and supportive teams.
UHS has 40 theatres, you will work across multiple areas including Trauma Orthopaedics, ENT Max Fac, Vascular, Thoracic, General and CEPOD along with Cardiac and Neuro. The team also works in X Ray, Cath labs, Angio suites CT and MRI scanners. We support our ED colleagues caring for Level One Trauma, we are an adult and paediatric Major Trauma Centre.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing a high standard of individualised patient care, in accordance with agreed policies and within available resources, which has the Trust core values at its heart. You should be able to demonstrate the aptitude to work in highly pressurised situations with maturity, motivation, enthusiasm, and common sense.
-We are looking for an experienced ODP who is ready for the next step in their Anaesthetics career, is passionate and will strive to inspire, develop and support every patient, every colleague, every day.
-As a Band 5 ODP in anaesthetics you will have recent post- registration experience within an acute theatre environment.
-You will be committed to working flexibly with the collaboration of an established team and will develop your critical care skills to become a competent member of the team who care for critically ill patients in a complex and challenging environment
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.
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This advert is for Theatre Anaesthetic Practitioner with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust in Southampton, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Practitioner role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 11 Sep 2026.
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