Theatres Scan4Safety Operative

Job summary

The Theatres Scan4Safety Operative will work across Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust theatres on a planned basis supporting the work of the Theatres Scan4Safety Coordinator.

They will be responsible for communicating with other departments & companies to ensure that sterile supplies, stores and any other equipment required for theatre are ordered and received into the theatre department and thus assist in the smooth running of operating lists, in liaison with the Theatres Scan4Safety Coordinator.

The Theatres Scan4Safety Operative will be responsible for data input. They will also undertake general office work.

They will also be supporting and assisting with the provision of the Scan for Safety (S4S) program with responsibilities related to the deployment, administration and support of the Trusts' elected Electronic Inventory Management (IM) and Point of Care (POC) system.

This job role is cross site working with the potential of 7 day working. This is a full-time.

Main duties of the job

The role will be responsible for a number of key tasks at an exciting time for the team with the opening of the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) and introduction a new inventory management solution. These include:

• Management of stock within Theatres, including ordering using barcoding technology to agreed top up levels, in addition to putting away of stock.
• Ad-hoc ordering as required.
• Supporting the management of instruments within Theatres, including those requiring repair.
• Receipting of orders.
• Arrangement of loan kit requirements.
• Close working with Theatre teams to ensure stock coverage.
• Cross-site working as required.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

We have three strategic objectives:

1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Midland Metropolitan University Hospital

Birmingham

B66 2QT

Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Midland Metropolitan University Hospital

Birmingham

B66 2QT

Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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