Senior Staff Nurse Nurse/ODP (Band 6) - Theatres Anaesthetics

Senior Staff Nurse Nurse/ODP (Band 6) - Theatres Anaesthetics

Rated as CQC 'Outstanding', The Royal Marsden is a world leader in cancer care, pioneering treatment and ground-breaking research, and has achieved one of the best results for staff engagement across all acute specialist Trusts in the most recent NHS Staff Survey. Our overall patient experience is rated 9/10, the highest score for any Trust for quality of care.

We have 7 modern theatres in Chelsea including 3 robotic theatres. With a well-equipped anaesthetic department, we anaesthetise a range of patients, from day surgery patients to those progressing to intensive care. We cover many specialties, including Sarcoma and Melanoma, Plastics, Head and Neck, to name a few, using a wide range of anaesthetic techniques. Our anaesthetic team is trusted, skilled, hardworking and supportive, and we're looking for a motivated nurse (with a recognised anaesthetic qualification) or ODP who can demonstrate a real interest in high quality perioperative care to join us.

There are opportunities to develop and progress which are supported by an enthusiastic practice education team. We offer a wide range of benefits, discounts, and support for all our staff. RMH is committed to giving staff greater flexibility and control over their own time, improving access to childcare, encouraging diversity and tackling discrimination, harassment and bullying. We offer a comprehensive and generous pension scheme.

Main duties of the job

• As a member of the anaesthetic team the post holder will be expected to perform all the tasks of a specialist registered nurse/ODP with assisting and supporting the Anaesthetist to deliver general anaesthetic, sedation and local anaesthetics/regional blocks to our Theatre patients and patients in outside areas including Endoscopy, CT scanner and Interventional Radiology, in line with National and Trust Theatre Policy.
• The post holder will work in conjunction with the rest of the theatre team to deliver high quality patient care whilst maintaining theatre efficiency and managing resources.
• Support the senior staff and multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining excellent clinical standards of clinical practice and staff development as part of the theatre team.

Person Specification

• First level registration NMC or HCPC
• Recognised post registration Anaesthetic course if NMC registered
• Experience working as an anaesthetics practitioner
• Mentorship / SSSA (Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment) Competencies

Special aptitudes and disposition

• Commitment to personal and professional development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.