Theatre Care Assistant - Main Theatres - Head and Neck
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
At this exciting time, are you what we are looking for?
Are you looking for a new challenge and career progression? Working with multi-professional colleagues, and becoming part of an exciting Head and Neck team? Working across sites as required, gaining a vast knowledge base within this specialty. Experience in theatres is desirable but not essential. The Trust offers a wider variety of specialties including Trauma and Orthopaedics, general, head and neck, Obstetrics, day surgery, vascular, Ophthalmology, urology, anaesthetics and recovery. We encourage career progression for all our staff and training will be given to facilitate development. Your peers, surgeons, and senior staff will support you to learn new skills and to expand your practice.
We pride ourselves on our friendly working environment and our desire to lead on Best Practice in the operating Theatre setting. If you have the skills and drive that we are looking for to join our friendly and supportive team, then University Hospitals Dorset theatres are the place for you.
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: Poole Hospital
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.
About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Job responsibilities
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
* Ability to work as a part of a busy team
* Demonstrate ability to work in a busy environment and cope when the service is under pressure
* Effective communication skills both written and verbal and non-verbal
* Good organisational skills
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.
Employer name
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
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