Operating Theatre Porter - London, United Kingdom - Whittington Health NHS Trust

Whittington Health NHS Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Theatre Porter is a member of the theatre team appointed to support Theatre staff in the delivery of direct patient care.

The post holder will undertake a range of activities under the supervision of a registered nurse or ODP, having been assessed and deemed competent in the activities required.

The post holder may be required to work anywhere within Main Theatres and Day Treatment Centre.

Patient Care:

Support the registered nurse/ODP in implementation of an agreed plan of care with the patient and in accordance with instructions and training received in Main and Day Theatres, Interventional areas, Day Treatment Centre and Recovery.
Provide and maintain a high standard of total patient care at all times, ensuring the dignity and self-esteem of the patient is preserved
To effectively communicate with the nursing team and members of the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will embrace the philosophy of the multi-disciplinary team and take steps to ensure such working relationships are fostered at every opportunity.
Assisting the Nurse/ODP to summon help and collect equipment in an emergency situation and be able to carry out basic life support.
Assisting with the pre/peri/post anaesthetic/operative care of patients undergoing interventional, and surgical procedures.

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone.

Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff.

We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.

The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences.

We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Support the registered nurse/ODP in implementation of an agreed plan of care with the patient and in accordance with instructions and training received in Main and Day Theatres, Interventional areas, Endoscopy, Day Treatment Centre and Recovery.
Provide and maintain a high standard of total patient care at all times, ensuring the dignity and self-esteem of the patient is preserved
To effectively communicate with the nursing team and members of the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will embrace the philosophy of the multi-disciplinary team and take steps to ensure such working relationships are fostered at every opportunity.
Assisting the Nurse/ODP to summon help and collect equipment in an emergency situation and be able to carry out basic life support.
Assisting with the pre/peri/post anaesthetic/operative care of patients undergoing interventional, endoscopic and surgical procedures