Employer: University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Town: Bournemouth
Salary: £23,615 pa/pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/12/2024 23:59
Theatre Care Assistant
Band 2
As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches, you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train.
We believe that having a diverse workforce and allowing people to be themselves is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming, and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
Job Overview
University Hospitals Dorset is looking to recruit motivated people to join our expanding Theatre Department as a Theatre Care Assistant (TCA). We currently have vacancies at Bournemouth within our Day Surgery Unit.
TCAs who have completed the Care Certificate and theatre training programme are then able to progress to a senior TCA role paid at AFC Band 3.
We pride ourselves on our friendly working environment and our desire to lead on best practice in the perioperative setting. If you have the drive that we are looking for to join our friendly and supportive team, then our Theatres Department is the place for you.
We offer a range of specialities including general, urology, and gynaecology where you will become a valued member of our team. Full training will be given, and your peers, senior staff, and the rest of the multidisciplinary team will support you to learn new skills and expand your practice.
Please be aware that this role is a support worker's role and not a healthcare assistant role. It has limited patient contact and limited direct patient care. Responsibilities will involve supporting the theatre team within the circulating role and daily running of the theatre environment.
Band 2 development role with the opportunity to progress to Band 3 within 12 months if specific criteria achieved and supported by line manager.
Base Location: Bournemouth
Interview Date: TBC
Main Duties of the Job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Willingness to undertake additional training and education in relation to theatre skills
* Qualification in Maths and English
Experience
* Experience of working with the public
* Experience of working in a theatre environment
Personal Attributes
* Understands the importance of working as part of a team
Language Requirement
* Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Please note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Informal visits are strongly encouraged.
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