Theatre Escort

A fantastic opportunity to work in our fantastic Children’s Hospital, here in Sheffield

This is within our leading and first class operating department.

We’re looking for highly motivated, friendly and hard working person to join our fabulous Theatre Escort Team.

Our department provides services relating to neurosurgery, spinal surgery, ENT, rigid endoscopy, gastroenterology, orthopaedics, trauma/major incident, paediatric surgery, urology, thoracic surgery, plastics, maxillofacial surgery & paediatric dentistry. We have a total of 9 theatres and a procedure room which includes a state of the art dedicated Neurosurgery & Intraoperative MRI suite. The main role of theatre escort is to bring and return our patients to the various wards or other areas, in a safe and caring manner. We need a friendly and enthusiastic person to fulfil this role and help to make our patients experiences safe and welcoming.

We welcome and encourage any prospective applicants to come visit our department; please contact us beforehand to arrange and do not hesitate to contact us with any other questions.

Supporting the carer/parent with compassion and reassurance. Giving good, clear communication and instructions to them before they leave the department so they can return for their child after surgery.

You will expected to physically active for periods of any shift in which you will be moving patients on trolleys, lifting, moving and changing compressed air cylinders, transporting the department waste to the hospital central waste disposal area, going to the laboratories and wards around the trust and occasionally across to the RHH to collect equipment or instruments.

Sheffield Children’s is one of three independent, specialist paediatric hospitals in the country, providing dedicated healthcare for children and young people across community, mental health and acute specialist settings.

We have three overarching aims that set the direction for the Trust in our vision “to create a healthier future for children and young people.”
- Outstanding patient care
- Brilliant place to work
- Leader in children’s health

Our commitment to rewarding colleagues is demonstrated through our brilliant reward and benefits offer including; generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and lease cars.

We are committed to supporting colleagues from different heritages and lifestyles while at work. This is supported through the offer we have in place for flexible working and the three equality network groups we have in place. Colleagues are encouraged to join these groups and request flexible working.

Please see attached job description and person specification

Inclusive Recruitment & Selection

Trust Values

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

- Compassion - leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
- Accountability - striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
- Respect - value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
- Excellence - delivering a high-quality standard of care