Health Care Assistant - Theatres
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Job summary
In order to facilitate and support safe patient care in surgery, theatre band 2 opportunities have arisen to join our operating theatre team at Princess Royal hospital in the role of Health Care Assistant.
There are many different surgical specialties at Princess Royal Hospital these include Urology, Orthopedics with a dedicated a hip fracture service, Breast, ENT, Obstetrics, Gynecology and digestive diseases. We have also recently purchased a robot and have started robotic surgery.
We are a busy department and a friendly team. We are looking to appoint enthusiastic and committed Health Care Assistants. You will need to have good communication skills and a commitment to providing a high standard of patient care.
The successful candidate will work closely with the theatre team to ensure safety of the patient in the operating theatre. You will be expected to work shifts to enable us to meet the needs of the department.
Main duties of the job
- Act as a circulating member of the theatre team in the main theatre and obstetric theatre, following policies and procedure for the counting recording and checking of swabs, needles and instruments.
- Anticipate the need for sterile items required by the scrub practitioner and surgical team. Open and transfer these items into the sterile field, following principles of aseptic technique.
- Give support when needed for patients undergoing local anaesthesia, using communications skills to allay anxiety. Report any changes in patient's condition to nursing staff and Operating Department Practitioners.
- Provide support to patients when escorting them to and from the Operating Department.
- Assist the scrub practitioners to prepare and lay up the trolleys for the operating lists.
- Assist with patients' personal clinical care.
- Assist with the safe positioning and transferring of patients to the operating table, adhering to manual handling policies and maintaining the patient's dignity
For further information, please see the Job Description and Person Specification.
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At UHSussex we're proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK's largest acute Trusts, we're a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.
Improving lives: We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put our Patient First. Our mission is summed up by our 'where better never stops' motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
Details
Date posted
29 June 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£22,383 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
279-PRH5408500-JUN23
Job locations
Princess Royal Hospital
Lewes Road
Haywards Heath
RH16 4EX
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
Address
Princess Royal Hospital
Lewes Road
Haywards Heath
RH16 4EX
Employer's website
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