Senior Anaesthetic Practitioner/ODP Cath Lab

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical - Core

·      Assess, plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate the peri-operative care of patients using specialist knowledge and skills.

·      Acknowledge personal preferences, rights and choice of patients undergoing procedures.

·      Maintain health, safety, and the control of infection in clinical work areas in line with Trust policies and procedures.

·      Store, prepare and administer prescribed drugs to patients, and monitor the effects of drugs on patients in line with Trust policies.

·      Prepare, monitor, and maintain materials and equipment for clinical procedures, take action if found to be faulty.

·      Support, monitor and care for patients during clinical procedures.

·      Contribute to treating patients during clinical emergencies.

·      Receive, transfer and position patients for clinical procedures.

·      Maintain accurate & legible records of care.

Clinical - Anaesthetics

·      Assess requirements of safe anaesthesia within the Cath Lab and identify plan for recovery.

·      Provide all necessary equipment and materials for the list.

·      Monitor all equipment used, act if found to be faulty.

·      Demonstrate extensive knowledge of operative procedures/departmental procedures.

·      Demonstrate budgetary control, ordering and supplying materials required within agreed budgets.

Teamwork

·      Communicate effectively with other members of the Cath Lab team, Anaesthetist and other clinical work areas.

·      Acknowledge and value people’s roles within the team.

·      Recognise own and other limitations within the team and take appropriate action.

·      Provide required resources for anticipated workload and to cover 24-hour emergency rotas as required.

·      Work together with other professional groups within the Cath Lab to ensure effective & efficient use of funded Cath Lab time.

·      Participate in achieving the aims of the department/Trust.

Leadership and Innovation

·      Effectively support and act as a team leader within the Cath Lab.

·      Delegate tasks appropriately.

·      Demonstrate a flexible attitude to changes.  Support and implement new changes in practice within the Cath Lab department and the Trust.

·      Contribute new ideas for change to meet patient and staff needs, provide recommendations, and evaluate change.

·      Recognise, prevent, and diffuse areas of conflict within the Cath Lab environment.

·      Contribute to the effective & efficient utilisation of Cath Lab resources, identify shortfalls & liaise with the Clinical Service Manager.

·      Carry out Personal Development Reviews to meet personal and service objectives.

Education and Coaching

·      Continually develop own knowledge by evaluating and reflecting on practice.

·      Maintain a professional profile.

·      Create a learning environment in Cath Lab.

·      Act as an assessor/mentor/preceptor to members of staff.

·      Teach others within the Cath Lab about safety for patients undergoing procedures under general anaesthetic or sedation.

·      Develop and evaluate learning materials.

·      Ensure effective supervision and assessment of students within Cath Lab.

·      Act as a role model to the Cath Lab team.

·      Promote clinical supervision activity.

Research/Governance

·      Identify clinical practice problems and offer new ideas to improve standards of care in the Cath Lab.

·      Undertake risk assessment in line with Trust policy.

·      Participate in, utilise, and disseminate research to inform practice.

·      Contribute to the development of clinical polices/procedures/guidelines/standards of care within the Cath Lab department.

·      Participate in Clinical Governance Activity:

• • Audit Activity
  • Data Collection

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.