Senior Anaesthetic Practitioner

We are looking for a motivated and experienced Senior Anaesthetic Practitioner to join our Eye Treatment Centre at Whipps Cross Hospital. This role is ideal for a registered Nurse or ODP with strong experience in anaesthetics and recovery who is keen to take on a leadership role.You will play a key part in delivering safe, high-quality peri-operative care, supporting anaesthetists, and leading junior staff across theatres and pre-assessment. You will also contribute to teaching, service improvement, and the smooth running of theatre lists.You should be a confident team player with good communication skills, able to work independently when required, and committed to maintaining high clinical standards and patient safety. Experience in ophthalmology is desirable but not essential., o To establish, lead and maintain high standards of pre/ peri and post-operative clinical care.o To coordinate clinical activities and develop clinical expertise through leadership.o To undertake teaching and training of both trained and untrained staffo To develop management skills and undertake management duties as directed by the Senior Sistero To ensure that skilled assistance is provided to the anaesthetist, as per Royal College of Anaesthetists' guidelines.o To be responsible for the provision of high quality, individualised care to patients/clients and relatives.

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The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

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