Theatre Support Worker - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Band 2

Main area

Urology Theatres.

Grade

Band 2

Contract

Permanent

Hours

37.5 hours per week (Full Time 37.5 hours per week)

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Site

City Campus, NUH

Town

Nottingham

Salary
- £22,383 per annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

23/08/2023 23:59

Job overview

The Urology Theatres are based within a purpose-built suite comprising of a patient reception area, three operating theatres and a two-stage recovery area.

The department is based in the Nottingham Urology Centre at NUH and has a dedicated team of registered theatre practitioner, recovery practitioners, clinical and theatre support workers who work permanently in this area

Main duties of the job

This is a busy unit, receiving patients on the day of their admission for surgery.

Patients attend for a range of surgical procedures which can range from a minor day case surgery to major cancer surgery.

The department provides surgical services for both Urology and elective Gynaecology and has recently developed services further to support Thoracic and Colorectal robot-assisted surgery.

Working for our organisation

Previous theatre experience is desirable but not essential since training will be given.

This post will include cross-site working to meet the needs of the service as we develop it.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

To work as an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team assisting with patient care activities under the direct supervision of a Theatre Practitioner.

Following appropriate training and assessment of competence undertake identified clinical and non-clinical duties

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Works as part of a team and helps others within the team
Under the supervision of the registered Theatre Practitioner in charge deliver a range of care to patients
Is aware of the process and reporting mechanism within own department when faced with challenges from others

Desirable criteria

Experience of delivering care in a Healthcare Environment

Skills:

Essential criteria

Demonstrate effective written communication skills
Maintains patient records under the supervision of a registered Theatre practitioner using paper or information systems as and when required
Understands and practices the principles of confidentiality

Desirable criteria

Qualifications:

Essential criteria

Willingness to study at NVQ Level 2

Desirable criteria

Completion of National Care Certificate/Health and Social Care qualification

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH.

We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve.

With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career

Salary:
The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence:

All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy:

NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID.

NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment.

The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation.

The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service
I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the
Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.