Job Overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Please see below for a detailed description of the role.
Main duties of the job: Eye Unit Theatres at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for Anaesthetic Theatre Practitioners (RN and ODP) to join the team. The post is full time, 37.5 hours per week, and fixed for 6 months or as a secondment. If you are flexible, dependable, enthusiastic, and looking to further develop your career and clinical skills in a supportive working environment, we would like to hear from you.
Previous anaesthetic experience is essential; ophthalmology experience is desirable but not essential. The department is based at a large university teaching hospital and covers a broad footprint, including three operating rooms and the Medical Retina Injection Suite. Southampton Eye Unit staff have been recognised as leaders in the field of Ophthalmology, and our consultant group includes world authorities in Medical Retina Disease and Corneal Surgery.
Eye Theatre staff work a shift pattern that compares favourably with many clinical areas, with on‑call evening and weekend cover and exemption from night duties. We are committed to supporting staff when personal circumstances change and we treat our colleagues as an extended family.
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.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
What You’ll Do
* Prepare a wide range of specialist equipment and drugs, including ophthalmic blocks, anaesthetic machines, intravenous equipment and devices that safely secure the patient's airway during anaesthesia.
* Provide essential support between the surgical team and other parts of the operating theatre.
* Be responsible for the preparation and safe transfer of the patient to the Recovery area.
What We’re Looking For
* Professional registration – ODP/RN (HCPC/NMC); RN must show evidence of a completed anaesthetic qualification.
* Evidence of working with adults and children.
* Willingness to learn and adapt to changing environment.
* Positive attitude and team player.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience
Essential Criteria
* Registered nurse or ODP on the relevant part of the register.
* Degree or equivalent experience.
* 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.
* Practice and promote 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, e.g., Immediate Life Support.
* Experience of working within relevant care setting.
* Specialist theatre work‑based learning course, or mentorship course, post‑qualification.
Trust Values
* Patient First
* Working Together
* Always Improving
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