A Vacancy at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The post holder is responsible for supporting the registered peri-operative practitioner in the delivery of direct patient care procedures and transfer, assisting in the maintenance of patient comfort.
The post holder will work flexibly along side team members to meet the needs of the service.
We are currently looking for perioperative support workers to initially work in our busy cardiac and thoracic theatre department, based at Castle Hill Hospital.
We are a hardworking, happy team who would love someone to join us. The Trust values of Care, Honesty and Accountability are at the forefront of everything we do, and we pride ourselves on the high standard of care we provide to patients.
The post will then transfer to our Robotic Theatre department in Spring 2025
The post requires 24 hour call and weekend working with various shift patterns within theatres to meet the needs of the service, including Bank Holidays
Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
Clinical Responsibilities
• Maintain health, safety and the control of infection in clinical work areas.
• Receive, transfer and position patients for clinical procedures.
• Assist the registered staff to prepare, monitor and maintain materials and equipment for clinical procedures.
• Support and care for patients during clinical procedures.
• Assist the registered staff with treating patients during clinical emergencies.
• Participation in on-calls and out of hours working is needed by all theatre staff, regardless of the department they are based in, to provide adequate emergency access to our most acutely ill patients.
• To work in any of the theatre areas according to service needs, regardless of which theatre department they are based in, although it is anticipated that staff do predominately work in the department they are employed to be based in.
Humber Health Partnership is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites, are Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH and Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLaG.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
This advert closes on Tuesday 8 Oct 2024