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Theatre Support Worker | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 14 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,166 pa Inclusive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 September 2024 |
| Location: | London, HA1 3UJ |
| Company: | London North West Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6524028/337-NP-8094AC |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Theatre Support Worker to join the team working in theatres.
The post holder will be responsible for:
• Assisting the surgical team to provide a quality service.
• Assisting the surgical team to deliver safe patient care
• Supporting the surgical team in the preparation of sterile and non- sterile equipment.
• Maintaining a clean and tidy environment throughout theatres.
• Maintaining a good stock levels
• As part of the nights and weekends CEPOD team
Previously applying candidates do not need to apply.
• Works as part of the team to maintain good working relationships.
• Communicates well both verbal and written.
• Is able to work under supervision.
• Able to provide and receive routine information.
• Provides information to enable the effectiveness of care to be evaluated.
• Reports any concern regarding patient care.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Supervised by the trained nurse, records care.
• Able to make sure infection control standards are maintained by all members of the MDT
• Able to maintain Theatres clean and tidy all the times
• Join weekend and night rotation after competence training.
You must also demonstrate a good verbal and written command of English, along with excellent communication/ interpersonal skills and a reasonable level of numeracy equivalent to GCSE.
There will be an expectation that you complete a Care Certificate qualification in Perioperative care.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
To find out more about our Trust, why not view our videowe are London North West University Healthcare
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation; we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As above requirements in main duties of job and as follows:
• Under the direction and supervision of the registered nurse, participates in the delivery of planned programs of care.
• Assisting in the receiving of patients.
• Assists in the collection of patients from the ward.
• Assists with the checking and preparation of instruments and equipment.
• Unpacks and records arrival of equipment.
• Supplying the surgical team with items as instructed.
• Assisting the scrub team in gowning and gloving.
• Counts swabs with a registered nurse
• Assisting in correctly dispatching specimens as instructed.
• Be aware of competence and ask for assistance as required.
Respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Aug 2024