Job summary
Anaesthetics Critical Care & Theatres
Band 3 Senior Theatre Assistant
A Senior Theatre Assistant is no ordinary job. Our Theatre Department is is looking for a caring, supportive people who love helping others and comes to work with a positive and 'can do' attitude and a friendly smile.
It that sounds like you, then we guarantee you will leave at the end of each shift feeling proud of the work you have done to support patients and staff to feel and be at their best.
Come and join us at our brand new Elective Surgical Hub in St Austell, we have 2 day case theatres and are looking for a fantastic team to be within this exciting new unit.
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality, compassionate perioperative healthcare to people, before, during and after surgical interventions. As an experienced healthcare assistant the care provided will be underpinned by an accurate knowledge of facts, principles, processes and general concepts of perioperative healthcare assistance.
To support the Team in delivering safe and quality care across the theatre unit.
To meet roster expectations, i.e on-calls, late shifts, long days shifts.
About us
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust is a non-smoking organisation. Smoking will not be permitted on any of the sites by staff in trust uniform and/or wearing a trust identification badge in any location, in vehicles owned or leased by the Trust or in the homes (including gardens) of any patients visited at home.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 2 English and Maths
- Completed Care certificate
- Level 3 senior healthcare support worker course
Desirable
- At least 1 year theatre experience
- Healthcare Related Apprenticeship
Experience
Essential
- At least 1 Year Theatre Experience
Desirable
- Able to use Galaxy system / U4
- Previous experience of working in a perioperative environment
- Eobs, ECG and cannulation trained
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 2 English and Maths
- Completed Care certificate
- Level 3 senior healthcare support worker course
Desirable
- At least 1 year theatre experience
- Healthcare Related Apprenticeship
Experience
Essential
- At least 1 Year Theatre Experience
Desirable
- Able to use Galaxy system / U4
- Previous experience of working in a perioperative environment
- Eobs, ECG and cannulation trained
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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