Senior Theatre Support Worker

1 week ago

Maidstone, United Kingdom Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Full time

Job overview

Are you a Theatre Support Worker looking to utilise your existing experience and knowledge for a new role?

We are currently looking for driven, methodical and highly motivated Senior Theatre Support Workers to join our operating theatre departments within our new Kent and Medway Orthopaedic Centre.

You will bring a wide range of experience and knowledge to this role, and be committed providing the highest standard of individualised, holistic patient centred care within the multi-disciplinary team. You will be ready to lead by example, show exemplary communications skills and manage the physical and mental demands of supporting our new Orthopaedic Centre.

Over 200 new posts will support the new Centre, which is part of a national scheme to deliver more than 50 new surgical hubs across England. The new Centre will open in spring 2024 and treat patients from across the region, increasing the Trust’s capacity for planned surgical procedures. 

The Centre will contain the latest novel open plan laminar flow theatres; open-plan surgical areas where up to three patients are treated in a dedicated space with a specialised air canopy over each station to prevent the spread of infection. The new facility will also include a 14-bed inpatient ward and a 10-bed day case ward, with recovery, x-ray and therapy space, all within a dedicated elective building.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Theatre Support Worker you will help to provide a seamless service to patients as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the peri-operative clinical setting in both clinical and non-clinical practices, within the scope of practice for theatre support workers (clinical support workers) as defined by the department.

The Senior Theatre Support Worker will have the knowledge and skills to support patient care during surgery and local anaesthetics and will be expected to utilise this to support both the ongoing care to patients and support the perioperative theatre teams.

The Centre will expand orthopaedic surgical capacity across Kent and Medway, playing an important part in elective recovery and the reduction of patient waiting times across the region.

The Kent and Medway Orthopaedic Centre will work alongside our existing services to provide care. Our amazing Maidstone Orthopaedic Centre (MOU) and Maidstone Short Stay Unit (MSSU) will all continue. 

You will be working closely with the Theatre Leads, Seniors and other healthcare professionals, as well as supervising, supporting and developing junior staff, encouraging the delivery of high-quality care and experiences to patients.

Possession of excellent communication skills and being able to adapt to any situation is essential. You must be prepared to teach others your invaluable skills and you will have the ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team whilst being a role model to others. 

Working for our organisation

MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England. 

We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre. 

In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s Clinical Induction Programme for Clinical Support Workers (which starts on the first day of employment). The programme is full-time (please contact the CSW Induction Programme Lead if this is going to be problematic: ), lasts for two weeks and will involve travelling to both Trust sites. The programme includes 2 supernumerary shifts in the clinical area (an early and a late shift), all of the other days are classroom-based and run from 9am to 5pm.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at  Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).

At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

This post forms part of the new Kent and Medway Orthopaedic Centre team at Maidstone Hospital. Over 200 new posts will support the new Centre, which is part of a national scheme to deliver more than 50 new surgical hubs across England. The new Centre will open later in the year and treat patients from across the region, increasing the Trust’s capacity for planned surgical procedures.

The Centre will contain the latest novel open plan laminar flow theatres; open-plan surgical areas where up to three patients are treated in a dedicated space with a specialised air canopy over each station to prevent the spread of infection. The new facility will also include a 14-bed inpatient ward and a 10-bed day case ward, with recovery, x-ray and therapy space, all within a dedicated elective building.

The Centre will expand orthopaedic surgical capacity across Kent and Medway, playing an important part in elective recovery and the reduction of patient waiting times across the region.

We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare support or equivalent experience Care certificate Functional skills English and maths level 1 or GCSE English and maths grade G/1 or above. Theatre Experience 2 years

Desirable criteria

European Computer Driving Licence or IT qualification Functional skills English and maths level 2 or GCSE English and maths grades A-C

Experience

Essential criteria

Minimum of 18 months full-time equivalent experience as a Theatre Support Worker/Trainee in a Theatre Department Completion of TSW band 2 Induction and area specific competencies

Desirable criteria

NHS experience Orthopaedics and Trauma

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Knowledge of the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers and Adult Social Care Workers (2013). Demonstrates understanding of clinical issues within a Theatre Department. Insight into role and responsibilities of post. Able to describe the importance of delivering high quality care to patients.

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of current healthcare issues.

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