Theatre Assistant | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 24 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,625 - £25,674 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 24 May 2025 |
| Location: | Ipswich, IP4 5PD |
| Company: | Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7166229/432-HR116-25 |
Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring and motivated individual who has a keen interest in developing their knowledge and skills in the surgical care of patients. If you are interested in a new challenge and embrace innovation then this could be the role for you.
We are looking for a Theatre Assistant to come and work alongside our dedicated theatre team within our new surgical hub. You will complete an in house training programme which incorporates all essential competencies required to be able to deliver safe, individualised, patient centred care.
There are a number of developmental opportunities available to those who wish to develop within the operating theatre environment. We are happy to support staff in apprenticeship programmes. Currently we offer both the Nursing and Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) Apprenticeships. We are committed to developing and supporting our staff who wish to grow within the theatre environment.
South Theatres new surgical hub delivers both Elective and Emergency surgery. The department provides a 24 hour service for Emergency surgery and comprises of 8 operating theatres.
These consist of 1 dedicated Emergency theatre, an urgent surgical Theatre and 6 Elective Theatres. The specialities include General surgery, Plastics, Breast, Laparoscopic, Urology, Colorectal, ENT and the newest innovation introduced at Ipswich Hospital, Robotic surgery using the Da Vinci Robot.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated individual who has a keen interest in patient centred care and the surgical environment.
You will:
• Provide support to patients, their families and carers.
• Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure we maintain the highest standards of patient care.
• Be pro-active in their own learning and development.
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Monday 5 May 2025