Theatre Support Worker
7 months ago
To assist qualified theatre practitioners to clean, stock and prepare theatres ready for surgery. To act as a circulator during surgical procedures, giving support to the scrub practitioner and surgeon.
Provide support and reassurance to patients in your care.
Working hours Monday to Friday 8-6:30pm
(150 hours over 4 weeks)
The post holder will work as a member of the theatre team, providing valuable assistance to the surgical team, directly contributing to the safe and efficient care of patients within the operating theatres. They will participate in delivering a high standard of care, ensuring patient privacy and dignity and an excellent patient experience.
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
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Supporting Clinical Excellence
- To provide a high standard of care as set out in Theatre Standards and Trust guidelines.
- To participate in the safe movement and handling of patients within the operating department, and between other departments within the Trust.
- Undertake the duties of “runner” in theatre.
- Maintain patient privacy and dignity at all times.
- Assist in governance procedures to ensure patient safety. This will include: - checking patients in to the department - swab, sharps and instrument checks - checking of consent for surgery - participating in a range of safety checks - participating in all departmental audits
- Participate in the preparation of the operating theatre, including organisation of sets, consumables and equipment.
- Ensure adequate supplies of consumables are available for each list.
- Provide support and reassurance to all patients undergoing regional or local anaesthesia.
- Safe and sensitive escorting of patients, relatives and carers.
- Help maintain high standards of cleanliness expected within a surgical environment.
- Participate in stock control/rotation and order. Restocking of theatres and other adjoining areas as required.
- Assist with the maintenance of equipment and report any faults to senior members of staff.
- Carry out errands when requested.
- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
- At no time will a clinical procedure be carried out until clinical instruction has been received and competence has been demonstrated by collection of supporting evidence and underpinning knowledge, adhering to the HCA code of conduct.
- This job description is not a rigid/inflexible document but acts to provide the post holder with guidance as to the expectations of the role. Whilst in post, these expectations may change in order to meet service needs.
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