Theatre Support Worker
Department: Theatres
Band: 2
Hours: 37.5 per week
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Milton Keynes University Hospitals NHS Trust is a medium sized, level 2 trauma facility, comprising approximately 500 beds.
We require a proactive and hardworking employee to work as part of our Theatre Support team.
This is a challenging and demanding post – the successful candidate must be confident, approachable, and able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines. You need to be customer focused and be able to communicate with staff at all levels; external and internal.
Applicants must be physically fit and able to carry heavy loads e.g. transferring patients from ward to theatres, transportation of specimens and collections of blood and other theatre errands specified in job description and maintaining theatres cleanliness. The role requires you to be active for prolonged periods of time. All mandatory training will be provided as well as on the job training.
Please note that this post is subject to an initial probationary period of six months, extendable up to a period of 12 months. A DBS check may be required for new employees. MKUH promotes an inclusive workforce and proactively welcomes applications from underrepresented groups in our community.
Interview date: 20thDecember 2024.
· Act as a caring and compassionate first point of contact for patients coming into theatres.
· Supporting as part of a team the provision of a high quality service to patients during their perioperative pathway.
· Participate, as requested in audits and surveys within the department.
· To complete relevant documentation as required such as completing cleaning logs, monitoring of fluid warmers, maintaining pathology records.
· Able to organise own workload with minimal supervision.
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· Toassistinmaintaininggeneraltidinessandcleanlinesswithinthedepartment
· Assistwithsafestorageofsupplies.
· Assistinordering ofsuppliesasdirectedbytheSeniorTheatrePractitioner
· Toensurefaultyequipment isreported,decontaminatedanddispatched asrequired within the Trust or out of it as required.
· Ensurespare equipmentiscleanedandstoredchargedreadyforuse.
· Ensuresafetransportationoflabspecimensandcollectionofbloodproducts.
· Ensurelinensupplies areoptimised andavailable,including theatre scrubsand cover gowns.
· Timelyandaccurateliaisonwiththewardsandrecoveryunitswithinformation
· regarding changesin orderofoperatinglistsoranaestheticinstructions,e.g.,patienthydration.
· Ensurepatientsaretransferred safelyfromwardtothetheatre suite,maintaining their comfortand dignity at all times.
· Assistingwiththesafepositioningofpatientsforoperativeprocedures
· Assistinpreparingthetheatreforalloperatingsessions.
· Participateininhousetrainingandteachingsessions.
· To adhere to Trust policies and procedures
Please refer to the job description for further details.
This advert closes on Monday 23 Dec 2024