A Vacancy at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
Are you an experienced clinical support worker or someone who would like a change of career?
Are you interested in looking after patients undergoing day surgery?
In this role you will work as a competent member of the day surgery team across two sites and Pre-Operative Assessment performing a wide range of duties. The efficient use of the Trust's resources is dependent on the effectiveness of all the staff in the department.
The post holder will support the trained members of the staff in making the surgery unit and pre-operative assessment safe and pleasant for patients and their carer.
Your role will be to assist the trained nurses in the care of the pre and post operative patients. This will include admitting patients and helping them mobilise after their surgery.
Your role will also include working in the Pre-Assessment Clinic where you will be responsible for assisting trained nurses in the assessment and preparation of patients for their upcoming surgery.
The role requires excellent communication and organisational skills.... if this is you then please do not hasitate to apply
With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
We look forward for your application to join our friendly Day Surgery and Pre Operative Assessment department
Please refer to attached Job Description for full responsibilities
This advert closes on Monday 6 Jan 2025