Job Description:
Anaesthetics Practitioner Cath Lab
Cromwell Hospital
London, SW5 0TU
Permanent
Full Time
£50,500per annum plus fantastic benefits
Full Time: 37.5 hours a week
Shift Pattern: Monday to Sunday and 24/7 on call.
Join us and receive Golden Hello of £3000, Or £5000 towards Domestic Relocation Costs (if applicable).
We make health happen
At Bupa, you can be the Nurse you want to be. With the autonomy to use your skills and strong benefits to support you, patient care can be your top priority.
Building a career in Nursing has never been easier, with good hours, you can live a balanced, healthy lifestyle.
Our main adult theatre is a busy and dynamic environment, setting the benchmark for clinical excellence. We have 6 operating suites catering for Cardiac, Orthopaedics, ENT and Ophthalmic, Plastics, General/Vascular, Urology and Gynaecology. We work with surgeons who are the best in their specialities carrying out simple to the more complex surgeries.
You’ll help us make health happen by:
Your role as an Anaesthetic Nurse/ODP with Cath lab experience is to provides expert peri operative anaesthetic care for adult patients undergoing interventional cardiology and radiology procedures in the Angiography Catheterisation Laboratory
You will be responsible for providing skilled clinical and technical assistance as a member of the Angiography team and to participate in the assessment of patient care needs and implement and maintain agreed standards of care.
This position is central to maintaining 24/7 Cath Lab anaesthetic cover and upholding Bupa’s values of patient-centred, high-quality care
- Deliver skilled assistance to the Anaesthetist during induction, maintenance and emergence from anaesthesia, maintaining continuous patient monitoring
- The post holder ensures all equipment, drugs and documentation are prepared to the highest standards, enabling efficient case flow and exceptional patient experience
- Prepare, check and operate anaesthetic machines, airway devices, patient monitors and ventilators, rectifying or escalating faults immediately.
- Manage, draw-up and administer anaesthetic, sedation, and
emergency drugs (including controlled drugs) in accordance with
policy. - Support patient assessment, transfer, positioning, and reassurance before, during and after procedures, advocating for dignity and comfort.
- Adhere strictly to infection prevention, radiation, and health-and-safety protocols, promoting a safe Cath Lab environment.
- Accurately document all peri-operative care, drug administration,
variances and incidents in line with legal, professional, and organisational requirements. - Participate in emergency response and resuscitation, providing advanced airway management and life-support interventions
- Contribute to service efficiency by anticipating list requirements, facilitating rapid case turnover and working flexible shifts/on-call rota.
• Engage in audit, education, simulation and quality-improvement initiatives, keeping knowledge current and supporting colleagues’ development.
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
- Current UK registration as a Registered Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC) or Registered Nurse (NMC) with recognised anaesthetic qualification.
- Diploma of Higher Education / BSc in Operating Department Practice or Nursing
- 5 years post-qualification anaesthetic experience, including significant exposure in Cardiac Catheterisation and/or Interventional Radiology suites.
- Proven competence in airway management, invasive monitoring, defibrillation, and conscious-sedation techniques.
- Effective multidisciplinary communication, organisational and critical-thinking skills.
- Ability to work flexible early, late, and long-day shifts and participate in a 24/7 on-call rota
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
- Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
- Enhanced pension and life insurance
- Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
- Discounted access to online gym sessions
- Annual Health Services Bonus Scheme
- Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
- Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate
- Access to our Digital GP platform on you mobile
- Emotional wellbeing support
- Access to family mental health line
- Financial wellbeing channels
- Support for carers
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
At Bupa we strive to ensure all our of customers, patients and staff are safe. All employees have a duty to ensure that safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk is prioritised and acted on appropriately’.
If you would like more information on the role, require an alternative format, or would like to discuss other opportunities suited to your skills and experience, please contact Serina.Kapoor@bupa.com
Time Type:
Full time
Job Area:
Clinical Services
Locations:
Cromwell Hospital London
