We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Theatre Assistant to join our Ophthalmology Department.
We are committed to providing an excellent quality of care for our patients and a great working environment for our staff.
If you are an experienced Theatre Support Worker and are passionate about delivering high-quality patient focused care, then this could be the perfect role for you.
You will provide support and assistance within the operating department teams.
You will contribute to the support and care of patients under the direction of registered members of the clinical team.
It is a direct patient focus role, where you will collect patients for theatre and assist the registered staff to prepare the patient for their surgery.
You will support in theatre to providing care to patients and support the scrub practitioner to have the necessary equipment need for surgery.
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Tuesday 12 Nov 2024