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Are you an Operating Department Practitioner or Registered Nurse with an anaesthetic qualification looking for a new challenge?
At Bristol NHS Foundation Trust we currently have 34 theatres in the Brunel Building, with a further 4 theatres in the new Bristol Surgical Centre. The theatres are supported by 84 medirooms and 4 traditional PACU facilities. We are a Major Trauma Centre, covering a range of specialties including Plastics & Breast, Urology, General, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Metabolic & GI, Elective Orthopaedic, Neuro & Spinal, Vascular, Interventional Radiology, Emergency & Trauma.
We are a well-established team with excellent support structures to facilitate your career progression.
We Can Offer:
- Online interviews
- Full time or part time hours
- Engagement from the Perioperative Education Team
- Clinical support
- Ongoing education and training from our Practice Facilitators
- Wellbeing support
Suitable candidates need to be either Newly Qualified ODPs, experienced Registered ODP or Registered Nurses with a post basic Anaesthetic Nursing qualification.
Main duties of the job
The Successful Candidate Will:
- Participate in all aspects of clinical operating department work, and provide a high standard of patient care and safety in accordance with the North Bristol NHS Trust philosophy and objectives, policies and legal requirements
- Deputise for the Team Leader when required/experience allows
- Be involved in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and work within a flexible team structure involving a multi- disciplinary team
About Us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. 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. Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. 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.
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Details
- Date posted: 07 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 5
- Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum, pro rata for part time roles
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
- Reference number: 339-ASCR9448-MJA
- Job locations: Southmead, Bristol, BS10 5NB, United Kingdom
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For a full overview of the Job Description and Person Specification, please refer to the PDF documents attached as an additional document to this advert.
- Be competent in all aspects of anaesthetic technique and procedures.
- Work as a skilled member of the perioperative team, and be responsible for the assessment of care given to patients within the operating theatre and other areas where an anaesthetic service is required.
- Run theatre lists both efficiently and competently following policies and procedures.
- Take responsibility in ensuring the safe, effective and efficient management of allocated resources within anaesthetics, including assisting with the planning of daily allocation of team members.
- Be responsible for the care and maintenance of all anaesthetic equipment and consumable goods within your designated area. This responsibility will extend to all areas of the anaesthetic service and to inform the appropriate person of any stock/equipment requirements.
- Take appropriate action in regards to faulty equipment as per Trust policy and participate in the ordering and training of new equipment.
- Ensure that the department is at all times clean and organised with sufficient supplies and equipment which are correctly cleaned, in working order and correctly stored.
- Supervise the work of junior and unqualified colleagues in the assessment of patients and advise appropriately, providing specialist knowledge in assessing and interpreting acute and other patients conditions.
- Take responsibility for personal and professional development, to be responsible for attending mandatory training sessions and to ensure that all policies and procedures are adhered to.
- Support Theatre Manager in developing and reviewing policies and standards for the safe use of equipment and substances hazardous to health in the department.
- Have an understanding of scrub and circulating roles and to understand the responsibilities in these roles.
Person Specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered ODP or Registered Nurse with recognised post graduate anaesthetic qualification
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
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Desirable
- Teaching and assessing qualification (998 or equivalent) or willing to undertake after 2 years post registration, general evidence of supporting learners
Work Experience
Essential
- Experience as a Registered Nurse (with anaesthetic qualification) or ODP across a range of surgical specialties
- Evidence of having completed training for extended roles, i.e. IV drug administration, cannulation, venepuncture, ECGs, male catheterisation pump training.
Desirable
- Experience as a Anaesthetic Practitioner within an acute perioperative environment
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Effective communication skills, verbal & written, to include report writing and record keeping.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with patients and multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to contribute to team development.
- Sound knowledge of the guidelines set out in the NMC / HCPC code of professional conduct and current perioperative issues.
- Excellent organisational skills, proven ability to problem solve and remain calm under pressure.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
- Employer name: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
- Address: Southmead, Bristol, BS10 5NB, United Kingdom
- Employer's website: https://www.nbt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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