Health Care Support Worker - Theatres - Band 2

Job summary

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to recruit Health Care Support Workers for main Theatres, in Grantham. Vacancies will be available in a variety of clinical specialities within the Theatre complex at Grantham Hospital, with contracted hours to suit both full time and part time working.

As a substantive member of the healthcare team, you will have an opportunity to completethe Care Certificate and it is expected that all staff employed into the role of substantive Health Care Support Worker will complete this element of the qualification within the first twelve weeks of employment. Full support from a dedicated apprenticeship team will be provided to achieve this.

Please ensure you review the person specifications at the back of the Job Description to ensure you meet the criteria for the apprenticeship and please also be advised that certificates evidencing your qualifications will be required before confirming your place on the apprenticeship.

Main duties of the job

Working with and assisting the theatre team

Responsible for delivering patient care appropriate to own job remit

Responsible for care of equipment

Mentoring new HCSW's and assisting with induction of new staff

Participates in monthly audit meetings.

Please be advised that this vacancy may close prior to the closing date given the high level of applications it may attract. If you would like to apply, please submit your application as quickly as possible

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated