Job summary
Would you like to work in theatres? Exciting opportunities have arisen at the Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust for Health Care Support Worker staff with experience in caring for patients. You will be an enthusiastic team player wishing to develop your skills in this important area.
We have twenty-six Adult, Paediatric and Obstetrics theatres covering a diverse range of both elective and emergency work in a variety of specialties including major trauma, via the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS).
Main duties of the job
The aim of this role is to support the registered staff to provide safe and effective patient care. There is also an opportunity to rotate in Theatres-Recovery-Holding bay.
The post-holder will have key working relationships with the Admission Area and Ward staff, patients and carers, all operating department staff, surgical and anaesthetic staff.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Professional and Clinical Responsibilities:1. Communicate effectively with differing professions, patients and carers to ensure safe, efficient patient care.2. Use different forms of communication as appropriate to the person and situation.3. Ensure all relevant information is relayed to the appropriate staff in a timely manner to facilitate safe perioperative patient care.4. Identifies potential problems, which may affect the care of the patient, and reports to senior member of staff.5. Provides conversational support to patients when appropriate.6. Ensure all relevant documentation accompanies the patient when transferred between admission area / ward, holding bay and theatre.7. Receive record and transmit information accurately, by face to face, written, electronic or telephonic means.8. Record patient information on Surginet.9. Demonstrate caring and compassion to all patients.10. Maintain privacy, dignity and modesty of patients at all times.11. Respect the customs, values and spiritual beliefs of others, including patients, and assist them in fulfilling these needs.12. Use resources effectively to deliver a high quality service.13. Work as an effective member of the perioperative team to deliver the service, within boundaries of own knowledge and skills.14. Assist in the transfer of patients to / within / from the perioperative care environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Professional and Clinical Responsibilities:1. Communicate effectively with differing professions, patients and carers to ensure safe, efficient patient care.2. Use different forms of communication as appropriate to the person and situation.3. Ensure all relevant information is relayed to the appropriate staff in a timely manner to facilitate safe perioperative patient care.4. Identifies potential problems, which may affect the care of the patient, and reports to senior member of staff.5. Provides conversational support to patients when appropriate.6. Ensure all relevant documentation accompanies the patient when transferred between admission area / ward, holding bay and theatre.7. Receive record and transmit information accurately, by face to face, written, electronic or telephonic means.8. Record patient information on Surginet.9. Demonstrate caring and compassion to all patients.10. Maintain privacy, dignity and modesty of patients at all times.11. Respect the customs, values and spiritual beliefs of others, including patients, and assist them in fulfilling these needs.12. Use resources effectively to deliver a high quality service.13. Work as an effective member of the perioperative team to deliver the service, within boundaries of own knowledge and skills.14. Assist in the transfer of patients to / within / from the perioperative care environment.
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a care environment
Desirable
- Experience in an acute or surgical setting
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a care environment
Desirable
- Experience in an acute or surgical setting
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).
