University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Theatre Practitioner (Anaesthesia)
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Senior Anaesthetic Practitioner
As a Senior Anaesthetic Practitioner, you will play a key leadership role within the perioperative team, ensuring the delivery of a safe, efficient, and high-quality anaesthesia service across a varied and complex caseload.
You will be responsible for managing and coordinating the anaesthetic team on a day-to-day basis, demonstrating clinical expertise and professional leadership to support the delivery of excellent patient care. You will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective theatre utilisation and patient flow.
To undertake this role, you must be a Registered Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC) or Registered Nurse (NMC) with a recognised and accredited postgraduate anaesthetic qualification.
You will have extensive experience within the operating theatre environment, with a strong understanding of anaesthetic practice and the perioperative needs of patients. Excellent organisational, leadership, and communication skills are essential, along with experience of supervising and supporting multidisciplinary teams.
You will be responsible for promoting and maintaining a safe, caring environment, ensuring compliance with NMC/HCPC standards, CQC requirements, and local policies.
As a Senior Anaesthetic Practitioner, you will provide expert clinical care and support to patients undergoing surgery, ensuring safe and effective delivery of anaesthesia across a wide range of complex procedures. You will be responsible for preparing and managing specialist anaesthetic equipment and drugs, including anaesthetic machines, airway devices, and intravenous therapies.
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Working as a senior member of the multidisciplinary team, you will lead on the planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care without direct supervision, ensuring practice is evidence-based and patient-centred. You will provide professional leadership, supervision, and support to both qualified and unqualified staff, fostering a positive learning environment.
You will contribute to the day-to-day coordination of the theatre and anaesthetic service, supporting safe patient flow, effective utilisation of resources, and maintaining high standards of care. In the absence of the Lead Practitioner, you will take operational responsibility for the Theatre and Anaesthesia service, including staff deployment and resource management.
Essential Requirements
- Registered Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC) or Registered Nurse (NMC) with an accredited postgraduate anaesthetic qualification
- Eligibility to work in the UK
About University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH)
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
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We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Lourdes Gulac
- Job title: Lead Practitioner
- Email address: lourdes.gulac@nhs.net
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