Job summary
- Main area
- Theatre
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 188-NM011025
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- THR Theatre Anaesthetics
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Anaesthetic Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
Join our team of Anaesthetic Practitioners. We are looking for caring, enthusiastic and professional Nurses to join our Principles of Anaesthetic Nursing course. This six month course leads to a career as an Anaesthetic Practitioner, working in our team, alongside our anaesthetists to provide anaesthetic patient care during the peri-operative period.
Working for our organisation
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Initially you will join us in a fully supported capacity as you work through the Principles of Anaesthetic Practice course.
The programme is a blend of practical experience and academic learning accredited bu Bournemouth University. You will be supernumerary whilst you gain skills and knowledge working alongside experienced practitioners. We will provide you with a mentor who will support you throughout, working with you to achieve your competencies.
You will have formal teaching delivered by the university and members of our team, supported by our education team
Passing the core practical and theoretical components will enable you to fully join the team as an anaesthetic practitioner working 'solo' alongside our medical and other colleagues.
We have 37 operating theatres, working across multiple areas of elective and emergency work, covering General / CEPOD, Orthopaedics, ENT / Max Fax, Vascular, Thoracic, Neuro and Cardiac. We care for adults and children of all ages.
The team also work in X Ray rooms, Catheter Labs, Angio suites, CT and MRI scanners. We support our colleagues in ED dealing with Level One trauma, UHS is an adult and paediatric Major Trauma Centre
We continually demonstrate excellent patient care and are fundamentally about helping people to get well. We are committed to your development and have a dedicated education team to support you.
What we are looking for:
You do not need any prior experience in anaesthetics, we do however hope you have an understanding of the role and how you hope to fit in it. We encourage informal visits and would love to discuss the role whilst showing you around and introducing you to some of the team.
We are looking for nurses who can demonstrate the commitment to succeed at this demanding work based learning / academic course.
As a team we cover the department 24 hours a day, working a variety of early, late and night shifts across the 7 day week, you will play your part in this
Person specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse or ODP on relevant part of the register
- Degree or equivalent 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
- Demonstrate knowledge of the skills required to support learners in practice and to create a positive learning environment.
- Practices and promotes the use of evidence-based practice
- Knowledge of current issues within acute health service.
- Understanding of personal accountability.
- Aptitude for caring for the anaesthetised and/or acutely unwell patient.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching and supporting learners in practice.
- Relevant resus qualification, ie Immediate Life Support
- Experience of working within relevant care setting
- Specialist theatre work-based learning course, or mentorship course, post-qualification.
- Interest in research to promote good practice
Trust values
Essential criteria
- Patient First
- Working Together
- Always Improving
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mark Harbord
- Job title
- Team Leader Anaesthetics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02381 205297
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