Cardiac Theatre Practitioner - Scrub and anaesthetics

We are looking for

Band 5 Scrub/anaesthetics theatre Practitioners to work in this exciting and dynamic surgical speciality. This post is open to both qualified and newly qualified practitioners.

You will be part of the team covering all aspects of Adult cardiac surgery 24/7 including Valve replacement /CABG/Minimally invasive/Stented valve implant/Hybrid working/Major Aortic surgery.

We are the Regional Adult Congenital Centre and are looking to be part of the developing Regional ECMO service.

The successful applicant would be expected to work up to 37.5 hours a week, Monday - Friday including on calls over weekend periods. These are rostered in advance.

The post holder will work with the Theatre Manager and multidisciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining policies, standards of nursing/HCPC care and staff development as part of the perioperative team.

As a Band 5 Nurse/ODP you should act as a role model, showing evidence of the specialist skills and knowledge that will enable you to deliver prescribed treatment and care for patients in an individual and sensitive manner.

In the absence of a senior member of staff you will take charge of the clinical area. 

You should be able to liaise with the multidisciplinary team to ensure care is provided in a co–ordinated and collaborative manner. The Nurse/ODP should maintain contact with the patient’s relatives and friends and provide access to information and support.

Following the orientation period the post holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision and is required to demonstrate procedures, supervise unqualified staff whilst maintaining a safe working environment

To be flexible in approach to the clinical area and provide cover for any area specified.

To lead the planning and co-ordination of effective timely transfer/safe discharge of patients to their next area of care

To take part in the on-call rota, providing 24/7 emergency care cover.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.