Job summary
As a peri operative support worker you would be responsible for supporting the theatre team to deliver care to our patients.
Main duties of the job
Ensuring the theatre environment is clean and well stocked, providing support to patients pre and post operatively, circulating within the theatre during procedures, escorting patients too and from the theatre environment.
This role requires some admin duties as well as moving and handling of patient beds/trollies and theatre equipment between departments.
Safe transportation of specimens and equipment around the hospital site.
Delivering personal cares as required.
About us
Hull University Teaching Hospitals is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites, are Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH and Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLaG.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Should this advert receive a high volume of applications, it may be closed earlier than stated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Should this advert receive a high volume of applications, it may be closed earlier than stated.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification
Essential
- Basic Maths and English GCSE level or equivalent
- Care Certificate, NVQ level 2 in care or equivalent
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience (through placements or employment) of working in a busy environment providing personal care.
Desirable
- Previous working experience in a hospital setting
- Experience of using IT based systems and maintaining patient records.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Good communication - verbal/written
- Be able to work on own initiative
- Works well with in a team
- Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
- Participate in standard setting and research projects
- Evidence showing clinical and professional development
- To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
- Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands
- Facilitate learning of others
Attributes and Other Requirements
Essential
- Shows motivation in developing new skills
- High level of interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
- Flexible and reliable
- Good timekeeper
- Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service
- Flexibility towards work and working hours relating to service demands (including out of hours/a 24-hour shift pattern where appropriate)
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification
Essential
- Basic Maths and English GCSE level or equivalent
- Care Certificate, NVQ level 2 in care or equivalent
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience (through placements or employment) of working in a busy environment providing personal care.
Desirable
- Previous working experience in a hospital setting
- Experience of using IT based systems and maintaining patient records.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Good communication - verbal/written
- Be able to work on own initiative
- Works well with in a team
- Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
- Participate in standard setting and research projects
- Evidence showing clinical and professional development
- To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
- Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands
- Facilitate learning of others
Attributes and Other Requirements
Essential
- Shows motivation in developing new skills
- High level of interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
- Flexible and reliable
- Good timekeeper
- Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service
- Flexibility towards work and working hours relating to service demands (including out of hours/a 24-hour shift pattern where appropriate)
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.
