About The Facility

London Bridge Hospital has been delivering world class private healthcare since 1986. With over 100 en suite, air conditioned rooms, we aim to make your stay as comfortable as possible, and are always happy to discuss any individual requirement that you may have. As one of the largest private hospitals in the UK, we provide the highest standard of clinical expertise and nursing care. By offering the latest technology, and state-of-the-art hospital facilities, we attract world-leading doctors and surgeons from London's leading teaching hospitals.

Our theatres department comprises of a suite of six theatres available at London Bridge Hospital, each with a fully-monitored and equipped anaesthetic room, plus a separate day surgery theatre with its own anaesthetic room. In addition, outlying areas covered by anaesthetic specialists include the three Cardiac Catheter Labs, CT and MRI suites. There are many complex procedures carried out daily, across a range of acute specialities, including Orthopaedics, Thoracic, Urology, Gynaecology, Reconstructive, complex Liver, Neurosurgical and Cardiac procedures, as well as general surgery.

Job Description

As an Anaesthetics Theatre Practioner, you will be working as part of a team of Anaesthetic practitioners to ensure a high standard of nursing care and safety for patients within the theatre unit. In addition, you will actively contribute to the establishment of good communications and relationships between staff, doctors, patients, relatives and visitors.

Salary from £31,630 - £35,822 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (typically 5 x 7.5 hour shifts between the hours of 0730 - 2100), with participation in the on call rota.

We'll look after you with our contribution pension scheme, the use of all HCA Healthcare UK facilities for acute medical conditions, annual salary review, 25 days holiday each year and access to a fantastic flexible benefits scheme. We can also offer you a relocation packages if you are living outside of London or the UK. You can expect to be working in an environment that promotes the development of your skills and knowledge.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assess, develop, implement and evaluate patient perioperative care requirements
• Ensure the delivery of care and responsibility to all patients
• Liaise appropriately with consultants, patients, staff and members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Ensure the early recognition of clinical problems, reporting, seeking appropriate advice or actioning as required
• Update and maintain accurate patient records
• Respond appropriately to all enquiries or complaints
• Assist staff new to the area during their induction programme.
• Participate in the teaching programme for students during their theatre placement.
• Actively participate in the departmental business planning process.

Skills & Experience

• RGN - NMC registered with PIN or ODP - HCPC registered
• Anaesthetic experience in a range of surgical specialities is essential
• Confident communicator with high levels of written and spoken English
• Demonstrable ability to be proactive and solve problems
• Relevant previous recent theatres experience in Orthopaedic Anaesthesia would be advantageous
• Experience in Thoracic, General, Urology, Gynaecology and reconstructive surgery procedures would also be hugely advantageous

About The Individual

The successful candidate will be confident, proactive and demonstrate a desire to improve on their existing skill base to add value to the department. They will be keen to develop both clinically as well as academically and will pride themselves on having a passion for delivering customer service and a desire to provide an exceptional patient experience. They will also need to be adaptable and able to meet changing working patterns and caseload.