Theatre Support Worker - London, United Kingdom - Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking for cheerful and friendly individuals to join our Team of Theatre Support Workers within the operating theatres at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

The post holder will be accountable and responsible for providing a high standard of patient focused individualised care, with an evidenced based practice focus.

They will be expected to carry out aspects of patient care with supervision.

They will be able to communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team and contribute to the effective running of the theatre / department.

Utilising the principles of the national framework and local strategy of Clinical Governance and other national initiatives, they will participate in action on improvements in patient care.

Under the supervision of a Theatre Nurse, the Theatre Support Worker will provide perioperative care and support to all patients in the theatre department or associated areas with the appropriate training and mínimal supervision of the qualified nursing staff.

The Theatre Support Worker will ensure that the clinical environment and associated areas are kept clean, tidy, stocked and safe, in accordance with health and safety policies.

The Theatre Support Worker will contribute to the smooth running of the department.

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a community focused provider of local and acute care, providing high quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley.

With a turnover of around £700 million, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham and a range of community settings in Lewisham.

We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.

As an organisation, we've made significant improvements for patients and staff in the last two and-a-half years.

This is reflected in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection (from February 2020), which found improvements across the organisation and gave us an improved rating of "Good" in the Well-Led and Effective domains, in addition to the rating of "Good" that we had already achieved in the Caring domain.

Our staff culture change programme has been key to the Trust's improvement journey, as we've stabilised our workforce by reducing vacancy rates and improving staff retention.

We've also significantly increased the representation of minority ethnic leaders across our clinical and corporate teams.

To answer the telephone, deal politely and appropriately with all callers and transmit messages accurately to colleagues.

Safe transfer of patients between theatres and wards / departments.

Safe transfer of patients using theatre transfer systems and manual handling aides, with appropriate help from other clinical staff.

Assist theatre nurses and surgeons to position patients appropriately according to the needs of the patients' condition and the surgical anaesthetic procedures.

To maintain a safe environment by ensuring own knowledge of equipment and adhering to manufacturer's guidelines.

To maintain a safe environment by adhering to standard precautions to ensure infection control and donning of PPE.

Responsible for collecting, testing and preparing appropriate theatre equipment, ensuring that they are in good working order prior to procedure.

e.g. electro-surgical Unit, suction machines and camera systems.

Responsible for maintaining theatre equipment in good working order and to prepare faulty equipment as per Local and Trust Policy when sending out equipment for repair.

Responsible for preparing and safely assembling theatre tables for specific procedures, following manufacturers' instructions.

Assist nurses/practitioners to open sterile packs and supply instruments to scrub nurse, safe connection of medical equipment and power supply.

Assist nurses/practitioners to collect and to label specimens following local and Trust policy.

To disconnect, and to carry out cleaning and disinfection of contaminated theatre tables/trolleys and all medical equipment after surgery and to safely transfer the equipment's to the storage area.

Safe and effective cleaning of surfaces and floors as per guidelines.

To report all complaints, incidents or accidents to the qualified nurse/practitioner, sister/charge nurse, Theatre Service Manager as appropriate.

Assist the nurses/practitioners to give appropriate and sensitive care for patients and their relatives at all times.

To assist medical and nursing staff during emergency patient care.