Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for a dynamic and motivated Theatre Healthcare Assistant / Practitioner to work within the Surgeons Assistant team trust wide to provide safe and efficient care to our patients within the specialist area of Orthopaedics.
You will be expected to have in-depth knowledge of theatre standards and protocols and to adhere to them on a daily basis.
If required you will have a comprehensive training package including IRMER training supported by the trusts Advanced Surgical Practitioners and Consultants.
Annex 20
This post falls within the provisions of Agenda for Change Annex 20 - Development of Professional Roles, whereby upon completion of an agreed set of competencies you may move onto the next pay band without the need for an application for a post at a higher level.
For further information on Annex 20, please see: Annex 20 Information.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made.
Main duties of the job
Working within the surgical assistant team to provide support to the orthopaedic service trust wide.
To provide high quality care alongside theatre teams ensuring safe patient positioning, maintain skin integrity of patients, safe manipulation of surgical instruments and to deliver high standards of surgical assistant support when required.
To ensure safe and high quality preparation and monitoring of the environment and maintenance of equipment including operating tables and specialist aids.
To report incidents and escalate causes for concern through the appropriate processes.
Working with, and supporting other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Job responsibilities
* Prepare the clinical area for the peri-operative patient
* Prepare equipment as required
* Set up equipment required for the surgical procedure
* Assist in positioning patients for surgical procedures.
* Prioritize and organize own workload
* Surgery specific skills obtained through competency attainment
* Highly developed specific operating assisting skills
* Hand/eye coordination required when using equipment
* Undertake a limited number of surgical tasks under direct supervision.
* Keyboard and IT skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
* ECDL or equivalent
Experience
* Caring experience
* Underlying knowledge of endoscopy area i.e. preparation, cleaning of scopes
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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