Job summary
An
exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Senior Perioperative Assistant within the
Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust to join CURE Team at SJUH.
The
CURE team is a large team that covers Colorectal, Urology, Robot and EGS
surgery at SJUH.
As
part of this role the successful candidate will work as part of the theatre
team providing care to patients during their theatre journey from ward to
recovery.
Main duties of the job
The
successful candidate will be actively involved in providing direct and indirect
care for patients in support of Perioperative Practitioners, and medical staff
under the supervision of a registered Perioperative practitioner. Preparing and
maintaining theatre, managing supplies and being involved in patient
positioning.
Senior
Perioperative Assistants are expected to perform in the scrub role to the same
standard as perioperative practitioner, but will cover a more limited range of
procedures agreed for the surgical speciality they are allocated to which is
predominantly Urology based.
About us
LTHT
are committed to support, uphold and demonstrate the core values and behaviours
of LTHT, which are:
Patient Centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
At
LTHT we work towards a workplace which is committed to respectful behaviours,
dignity, confidentiality, quality, efficiency, equal and human rights as well
as, recognising the contribution of all members within the team. The importance
of working together to provide quality and safe patient care.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process
of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As
such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right
to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
you have any questions
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
jobholder will be actively involved in providing direct and indirect care for
patients in support of Perioperative Practitioners, and medical staff under the
supervision of a registered Perioperative Practitioner.
The
jobholder will assist in the overall implementation and evaluation of care as
part of the multi professional team. The jobholder is expected to plan,
implement, deliver and maintain high standards of patient care. The jobholder
will be skilled in taking appropriate action(s) and acting on own initiative to
achieve the planned outcome and to contribute to ensuring that every operation
is as safe and effective as possible.
The
jobholder will contribute to the maintenance of an environment for effective
care.
The
jobholder will be expected to lead a team of perioperative assistants and
apprentice perioperative assistants.
The
jobholder will be expected to practice in accordance with Leeds Teaching
Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) policies, guidelines, standards and statutory
requirements and operate within defined competency boundaries.
The
jobholder will be actively involved in providing direct and indirect care for
patients in support of Perioperative Practitioners, and medical staff under the
supervision of a registered Perioperative practitioner.
Senior
Perioperative Assistants are expected to perform in the scrub role to the same
standard as perioperative practitioner, but will cover a more limited range of
procedures agreed for the surgical speciality they are allocated to.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
jobholder will be actively involved in providing direct and indirect care for
patients in support of Perioperative Practitioners, and medical staff under the
supervision of a registered Perioperative Practitioner.
The
jobholder will assist in the overall implementation and evaluation of care as
part of the multi professional team. The jobholder is expected to plan,
implement, deliver and maintain high standards of patient care. The jobholder
will be skilled in taking appropriate action(s) and acting on own initiative to
achieve the planned outcome and to contribute to ensuring that every operation
is as safe and effective as possible.
The
jobholder will contribute to the maintenance of an environment for effective
care.
The
jobholder will be expected to lead a team of perioperative assistants and
apprentice perioperative assistants.
The
jobholder will be expected to practice in accordance with Leeds Teaching
Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) policies, guidelines, standards and statutory
requirements and operate within defined competency boundaries.
The
jobholder will be actively involved in providing direct and indirect care for
patients in support of Perioperative Practitioners, and medical staff under the
supervision of a registered Perioperative practitioner.
Senior
Perioperative Assistants are expected to perform in the scrub role to the same
standard as perioperative practitioner, but will cover a more limited range of
procedures agreed for the surgical speciality they are allocated to.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a healthcare setting delivering clinical and personal care
Desirable
- Experience of working within a perioperative setting
Other criteria
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills
- Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Patient focused
- Positive, compassionate and caring attitude
- Motivated
- Flexible and adaptable
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Effectively communicate with patients, their families and or carers and members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Competent in written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to accept delegation and work acting on own initiative without direct supervision
Desirable
- Able to organise and prioritise workload
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 in Health and Social care, Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support, or equivalent health care related qualification
Desirable
- Additional Perioperative Scrub Qualification. In the absence of a scrub qualification, it will be necessary to complete this qualification in the first 12 months of employment
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a healthcare setting delivering clinical and personal care
Desirable
- Experience of working within a perioperative setting
Other criteria
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills
- Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Patient focused
- Positive, compassionate and caring attitude
- Motivated
- Flexible and adaptable
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Effectively communicate with patients, their families and or carers and members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Competent in written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to accept delegation and work acting on own initiative without direct supervision
Desirable
- Able to organise and prioritise workload
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 in Health and Social care, Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support, or equivalent health care related qualification
Desirable
- Additional Perioperative Scrub Qualification. In the absence of a scrub qualification, it will be necessary to complete this qualification in the first 12 months of employment
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).
