Healthcare Support Worker - Theatres

☞ East London NHS Foundation Trust

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Update day: 25-05-2024

Location: Taunton South West

Category: Other

Industry: Hospitals Health Care

Position: Entry level

Job type: Full-time

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Job OverviewAre you a practical person who can prioritise a sterile environment and ensure our patients are moved safely to where they need to be? Are you highly organised and personable? Does the idea of assisting trained Practitioners and Anaesthetists interest you?If so, our Theatre department may be the place for you.You will be assisting our dedicated and supportive team to ensure that our Theatres are running at their optimum levels and that our patients are exactly where they need to be, whilst maintaining a highly sterile environment.In return for your had work and dedication to our department, we can offer you:
  • Clear progression opportunities to develop into a registered practitioner via an apprenticeship route leading to band 5 and beyond
  • Annual staff recognition awards
  • Relocation packages
  • Excellent annual leave entitlement – 27 days + bank holidays, raising to 29 after 5 years’ service and 33 after 10 years’ service
  • Fantastic support with staff wellbeing including access to a 24/7 counselling service for staff
  • 1 to 1 supervision and appraisal processes in place as well as informal support from colleagues whenever needed
  • NHS pension scheme
  • NHS staff discount at 100’s of retailers and restaurants
Main duties of the jobSome of the main duties of your role would be:
  • Collect patients from wards and escort to theatre
  • Assist the trained practitioner in carrying out any necessary procedures or act as a chaperone when required
  • Assist with emergency treatment in the event of cardiac arrest
  • Assist the Anaesthetist with simple tasks whilst preparing patient for anaesthesia (e.g. applying blood pressure cuff and pulse oximeter)
For a full list of duties please see the job description attached.Working for our organisationAs an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone’s throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan – there is truly something for everyone!Equity, diversity, and inclusion is a priority for us. As a trust we welcome and encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or personal circumstances. We do our best to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive. If you have a disability and require an adjustment at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know.
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Deadline: 09-07-2024

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