As a key member of the multi-disciplinary theatre team you will participate in planning, delivering, evaluating and implementing the highest possible level of anaesthetic services, supporting the Anaesthetist to deliver outstanding care to patients and contributing to the overall effectiveness of Theatres at Royal Cornwall Hospital.

The post holder will be expected to develop skills and specialty based knowledge to support anaesthetic practice in a multi-specialty environment, which may involve procedures performed on both adult and paediatric patients under general, regional and local anaesthetic.

Individual practitioners will be required to participate in a full rostered 24/7 rota, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and on-call to support out of hours service provision.

The role may involve occasional working at both the West Cornwall Hospital and St Michaels Hospital sites.

Main duties of the job

Prepare the allocated clinical area ensuring all anaesthetic requirements are met in accordance with the clinician and surgical speciality.Plan, prepare, carry out and evaluate care of the patient in conjunction with the Anaesthetist and wider theatre team in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.Actively participate in patient movement and positioning to support the surgeon and anaesthetist and to ensure the best patient care.Participation in briefings, anaesthetic checks and WHO Surgical Safety checks to ensure the highest standard of patient care, identifying and raising all risks using Trust reporting systemsDemonstrate competence in the administration of medication, the storage and handling of drugs, to include controlled drugs.Create and maintain legible and accurate records of care adhering to Trust and departmental policy for documentation and record keeping.Act as the patients advocate ensuring their interests and rights are respected at all times, demonstrating how to care for and protect vulnerable people.Have a responsibility for the health, safety and wellbeing of self and others and comply with Health and Safety regulationsReceive and deliver complex information within the clinical areas on a regular basis and contribute to multi-disciplinary discussions.Ensure and demonstrate effective communication with colleagues, patients and others which is timely, concise and unambiguous. Appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication must be used at all times.

About us

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately �580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Applicable anaesthetic qualification - ODP / additional degree module RN
• Intermediate Life support qualification

Desirable

• Intraoperative Cell salvage qualification
• Cannulation qualification

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 2 years experience Anaesthetics
• Adult anaesthetic experience
• Paediatric anaesthetic experience

Desirable

• Intraoperative cell salvage experience
• Obstetric anaesthetic experience

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Address

Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust

Treliske

Truro

TR1 3LJ

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