Generic Theatre Nursing Assistant

3 months ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The post holder will be expected to participate fully in their personal development and review process in order to achieve the knowledge and skills required for the post.

Ensure patients a fully prepared for transfer to theatre, including phoning the wards if required to check patients are fully prepared.

Provide the safe escort of patients between the wards and theatres and accompany patients into the Anaesthetic room whilst undergoing Anaesthesia and act as a chaperon.

Assist patients in their mobility requirements, help move and position appropriately to maximise their physical comfort.

Prepare individual patients and the environment to ensure effective movement and/or handling procedures. Participate in Moving and Handling activities.

Actively support and assist in alleviating distress and anxiety of patients or carers, consistent with their personal beliefs and preferences

Assist in the correct procedure of duties relating to last offices for deceased persons. Ensure that all religious and cultural wishes, obligations are adhered with.

When necessary initiate and assist with basic cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.

At the delegation of the registered practitioner, and according to Trust Policy, transfer the patient from the waiting area/ward to the anaesthetic room. After Surgery transfer the patient back under the supervision of a registered practitioner.

At the delegation of the registered practitioner assist with the patients in the recovery unit and extended recovery unit (ERU) delivering care including helping with hygiene needs and providing beverages and meals if required.

Preparation of theatres for clinical procedures.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

At Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), our Nursing Assistants take great pride in the essential work we do. That’s because we’re not just helping patients, we’re going the extra mile for them - day in, day out. But more than that, our team’s commitment to work with empathy, consideration and dignity means that we’re among the best - and most compassionate - in our field.

If you’re a more experienced Nursing Assistant seeking a new opportunity in a Band 3 role, you’ll undertake a skills analysis when you start to identify any gaps in your clinical skills knowledge needed for your role. You’ll then be supported to access relevant modules from the clinical skills programme to support your progression to a Band 3 post on completion.

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