Anaesthetic Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
As a registered Anaesthetic Practitioner, you will be an accountable and autonomous practitioner responsible for patient assessment, planning, and supervising safe and compassionate care in the perioperative setting. You will work within a multidisciplinary team, adhering to evidence-based standards and Trust policies. The role involves supporting the Theatre Leadership Team, acting as a role model, and contributing to service improvement. You will ensure high-quality, safe, and effective perioperative care for patients.
Essential criteria
- First level registered nurse or registered Operating Department Practitioner
- Current registration with either NMC or HCPC
- Accredited post registration qualification in Anaesthetics or Post Anaesthetic Care (as appropriate to role)
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Completion of a validated, university accredited, Surgical First Assistant programme of study to support extended scope of practice
- Teaching /assessing qualification
- Experience of working within a Multidisciplinary team.
- Experience in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care, using an evidence-based approach
- Experience of understanding and implementing (adhering to) Trust policies, departmental procedures and local / national guidelines.
- Experience of undertaking / recording CPD activities commensurate to the role, including keeping relevant logs to support annual appraisal / validation of extended role competencies
- Experience across a broad range of specialities in 1 or more perioperative discipline (Anaesthetics, Scrub and Post Anaesthetic Care)
- Evidence of supervising junior staff and leading clinical teams
- Evidence of supporting colleagues / mentoring learners / facilitating learning within the perioperative environment
- Evidence of post registration CPD and recent experience as a Surgical First Assistant / ability to demonstrate specialist knowledge / competence to undertake Surgical First Assistant role
- First level registered nurse or registered Operating Department Practitioner
- Current registration with either NMC or HCPC
- Accredited post registration qualification in Anaesthetics or Post Anaesthetic Care (as appropriate to role)
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Completion of a validated, university accredited, Surgical First Assistant programme of study to support extended scope of practice
- Teaching /assessing qualification
- Experience of working within a Multidisciplinary team.
- Experience in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care, using an evidence-based approach
- Experience of understanding and implementing (adhering to) Trust policies, departmental procedures and local / national guidelines.
- Experience of undertaking / recording CPD activities commensurate to the role, including keeping relevant logs to support annual appraisal / validation of extended role competencies
- Experience across a broad range of specialities in 1 or more perioperative discipline (Anaesthetics, Scrub and Post Anaesthetic Care)
- Evidence of supervising junior staff and leading clinical teams
- Evidence of supporting colleagues / mentoring learners / facilitating learning within the perioperative environment
- Evidence of post registration CPD and recent experience as a Surgical First Assistant / ability to demonstrate specialist knowledge / competence to undertake Surgical First Assistant role
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 5d ago · Closes in 10d
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Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Anaesthetic Practitioner
The closing date is 16 September 2026
Job summary
As a registered Anaesthetic Practitioner , you will be an accountable and autonomous practitioner to act in the best interests of your patients at all times and take personal responsibility for your actions and decisions. You will be responsible for patient assessment, planning of care, giving and supervising safe and compassionate care, and evaluating the effectiveness of care.
You will be a NMC / HCPC registered practitioner or nurse who will assess, plan, implement and evaluate high quality, safe and compassionate care for patients in the perioperative setting. This care will be facilitated utilising evidence based perioperative standards, trust policies as well as local and national guidelines (e.g. NICE).
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to work with the perioperative multidisciplinary team (including Anaesthetists and Surgeons) to provide effective care within the Anaesthetics, Scrub and Post Anaesthetic care disciplines, in line with scope of practice and departmental need.
The post holder will support the Theatre Leadership Team to ensure standards of practice and care quality are upheld; this includes acting as a role model, supporting the learning of others and contributing to the development and implementa
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