Theatre Support Assistant

3 months ago


Wolverhampton, United Kingdom The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Full time

The expectation is that you will rotate through all General Surgical specialities supported by undertaking an in house training package that is personal to your developmental requirements.

We are committed to building a dynamic, flexible and enthusiastic team that will support delivering our services for the future. We have some exciting plans ahead including robotic thoracic surgery.

You will assist with care of patents under the appropriate supervision from the

General theatres covers 24 hour, 7 day per week shift working.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Participate in delivering individualised care to patients under the direction of registered theatre practitioners. Ensure the maintenance of confidentiality and the privacy and dignity of patients at all times.

To feedback information gathered from patient interaction and report to a Theatre Practitioner.

The cleaning and preparation of the Operating Theatre, associated areas and equipment, the Anaesthetic rooms and the recovery areas inclusive of patient trolleys.

Transport patients between Wards and Theatre, within the Theatre complex, assisting with transferring patients to and from the operating table and help position them for surgical procedures under supervision of the registered Theatre Practitioner.

Maintaining stock levels of medical gas cylinders, receiving and checking of stores and CSSD items, Ensuring adequate levels of theatre linen and theatre disposables/consumables.

Maintaining accurate records of all relevant theatre documentation under the supervision of a Registered Theatre Practitioner.

Assisting in stock taking, inventories and stock control.

Collection and delivery of items from pharmacy, specimens, blood boxes and other courier work if necessary.

Undertaking instrument processing in the emergency situation with bench top sterilisers.

Undertake reception duties as and when required.

Remove soiled linen, theatre clinical waste, black bag and cardboard rubbish from Operating Theatres to collection points ensuring conformity with the Trust/Theatre Waste Policy.

Respond to telephone calls and take messages as required in line with Theatre Policy.

To comply with Health & Safety Fire Regulations and report accidents/untoward incidents/hazards to the person in charge of the Department immediately, in accordance with agreed Procedures/Practices.

To be familiar with and comply with all Trust/Theatre Policies, Practices and Procedures.

Attend such courses/lectures in services training required by the needs of the service and own professional development, as identified by the person in charge.

Assist the trained staff in teaching/assessing newly appointed staff.

To take part in an annual appraisal.

To be flexible to meet the needs of the service including covering for sickness and working in other specialities as the service requires.

To undertake any other duties that are required, commensurate with the post and grade and have been discussed with the post holder.

To see full list of duties and main responsibilities, please refer to the full job description attached to the vacancy on the Trust website.



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