Anaesthetic Practitioner

Job Summary
Operating Department Practitioners or Anaesthetic Nurses with Anaesthetic UK Qualifications and Experience essential - UHD theatres - primary base Poole Hospital.
At this exciting time, are you what we are looking for?
Theatre Practitioners across all our service areas.
Are you looking for a new challenge and career progression? Working with multi-professional colleagues, you will become part of an expanding and transforming service. We are looking for dedicated and dynamic staff to join our experienced teams to support in the safe delivery of care and engage with the trust transformation and strategic vision. With our focus on quality, safety, transformation and service development, we are increasing our operating theatre suite and are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic people, to join the Anaesthetic Team in our expanding theatre department delivering a 24 hour service. You will join our extensive theatre team with multiple skills to enable you to gain further knowledge and advance your career.
This role is specifically for a Trained Anaesthetic Practitioner with UK Anaesthetic qualification and experience.
This Role will involve cross site working with Poole Hospital (Base site) and the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.
This role requires a current UK Registration and UK Anaesthetic qualification.
Base Location: Poole Hospital but cross site working will be required.
Full flexibility shift working: 24/7/365.
Interview Date: 15th December 2025
Main duties of the job
Our services cover multiple specialities:

• Orthopaedics and Trauma
• Head and Neck
• Obstetrics
• General
• Gynae
• Day surgery
• Urology
• Vascular
• Paediatrics
• Anaesthetics
• Emergency and Recovery
  We encourage dual or multi skilled practitioners, but you must be trained in anaesthetics practice and possess a current UK Registration and UK Anaesthetic qualification.
  About Us
  Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
  UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
  In some cases this means that a service may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
  Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
  Details
  Date posted: 24 November 2025
  Pay scheme: Agenda for change
  Band: Band 5
  Salary: Depending on experience pa
  Contract: Permanent
  Working pattern: Full-time
  Reference number: 153-SU05138-A
  Job locations: Poole Hospital
  Longfleet Road
  Bournemouth
  BH15 2JB
  Job Description
  Job responsibilities
  To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
  Person Specification
  Essential Qualifications
• NMC registered Nurse (Advanced Diploma/Degree in Adult Health Nursing) or HCPC registered ODP (Dip (HE) Operating Department Practice)
• UK Recognised Anaesthetic Qualification Essential
  Desirable
• Learning and Assessing in Practice (or equivalent teaching/mentoring qualification)
  Knowledge
  Essential
• Working knowledge of basic operating department routine and surgical specialties undertaken
• Understanding of the surgical patient pathway through the hospital
• Anaesthetic knowledge and skills
  Desirable
• Immediate Life Support/ Paediatric Immediate Life Support Qualification
  Personal Attributes
  Essential
• Highly motivated
• Recognises stress in self and others and manages appropriately
• Fully Flexible
  Essential Experience
• Experience of working within UK guidance, regulations and procedures.
• Experience of caring for patients with acute and long term conditions
  Desirable
• Experience Of Working With Paediatric Anaesthetics
  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.
  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.
  UK Registration
  Applicants must have current UK professional registration.