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Anaesthetic Practitioner - Team Leader
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Anaesthetic Practitioner to join our theatre team as a Team Leader. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled professional to provide high-quality perioperative care while supporting the effective coordination and development of a busy operating department.
You will work closely with anaesthetists, surgeons, operating department practitioners, nurses and other colleagues to ensure safe, efficient and compassionate care throughout the patient journey. Your responsibilities will include preparing anaesthetic rooms, checking equipment and medicines, assisting with the induction and maintenance of anaesthesia, monitoring patients, supporting recovery and maintaining accurate clinical documentation. You will also contribute to the safe transfer and handover of patients between departments.
As Team Leader, you will provide day-to-day clinical leadership, allocate staff, support the smooth running of theatre lists and respond appropriately to changing clinical priorities. You will promote compliance with infection prevention, medicines management, safeguarding, health and safety and other relevant policies. The role will also involve mentoring colleagues, supporting learners, contributing to audits and quality improvement initiatives, and helping to maintain a positive culture of teamwork and professional development.
Applicants should hold a relevant professional qualification and current registration with the appropriate UK regulatory body. You will have substantial experience working in anaesthetics within an operating theatre or similar perioperative environment, together with sound knowledge of anaesthetic techniques, airway management, patient monitoring and emergency procedures. Experience of supervising or leading a team is essential, as is the ability to remain calm and organised in a demanding clinical setting.
You will need excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong clinical judgement and a commitment to delivering consistently high standards of patient care. A flexible, collaborative approach is essential, along with the ability to work shifts and participate in service development. In return, you will have opportunities to broaden your leadership experience, develop your clinical expertise and make a meaningful contribution to the delivery of safe, effective theatre services.
