North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Band 3 Health Care Assistant, Theatres. Up to 91.5 hours per week available, Full time and part time.
Health Care Assistant, Theatres, Cumberland Infirmary (variable working pattern including weekends). An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Health Care Assistant to join our clinical team within our operating theatre complex at the Cumberland Infirmary. We currently have 10 theatres, covering a variety of specialties: Trauma & Orthopaedics, Vascular, Colorectal, Upper GI, Urology, ENT, Gynaecology, and Obstetrics.
Main duties of the job
To support the registered practitioners in the holistic care of patients having surgery under general, regional and spinal anaesthesia. To contribute to the perioperative team as a circulating member of the scrub team to ensure safety of the patient during their operative period, by participating in the provision of sterile equipment, swab, needle and instruments counts, and the five steps to safer surgery.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
* Being a clinically led organisation
* Quality and safety at the heart
* A positive patient experience every time
* A great place to work
* Managing our money well
As an organisation, we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
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The essential criteria for this role includes the requirement to have a care certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake this. For further information, please see the additional information link which can be viewed under the read this before applying section.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
* NVQ 2 in care or equivalent
* National Care Certificate or commitment to complete as part of induction process
* NVQ3 in theatre care or equivalent.
Experience
* Working in a caring environment
* Recent Experience in a Theatre Environment
Knowledge
* Awareness of the requirements of the post.
* Demonstration of continued learning.
* Nursing and midwifery policies and procedures.
Skills and Aptitudes
* Ability to work as a team member, without close supervision
* Good communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
Personal Circumstances
* Motivation.
Other Requirements
* Flexibility over working hours
* Able to participate in on call and weekend duties
* Willing to develop by expansion of the role
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.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
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