Higher Level Clinical Support Worker - Theatres
We are recruiting for Clinical Support Workers - Theatres who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You must be 18+ to undertake this post.
You will work alongside Registered Nurses and Operating Department Practitioners, get Theatre ready, making sure the correct equipment is available while maintaining a sterile environment. You will assist the registered practitioner, ensuring excellent patient care is given, that aligns with our trust values.
Assessments will take place on Friday 20th December 2024; if you are successful, you will be invited back for your interview.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
This role could see you work in any of the Theatre areas, both at the Lister or QE2. You would help in setting up your allocated Theatre, making sure all the equipment needed for the day is ready and available.
You will also be trained in the Pre-Op area, where you will take basic patient observations and stay with them until they are called to Theatre.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide, and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work-life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns, and we are committed to listening and considering all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
* GCSEs (or equivalent qualification or standard) in English and Math
* Care Certificate
* Health and Social Care Level 2
Previous Experience
* Experience of healthcare or care work
* Experience of working with the general public or a range of different people
Skills
* Ability to communicate effectively with people with varying levels of understanding
* Evidence of being self-motivated
* Evidence of working effectively as part of a team
* Basic IT skills - ability to use a keyboard or willingness to develop
* Excellent time management and organisational skills
* Ability to work in a busy, sometimes pressurized environment
* Ability to work to deadlines
* Ability to use judgment on when to escalate issues and problems
* Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to use them to communicate effectively with patients within a multi-disciplinary team
Knowledge
* Awareness of clinical setting and clinical care
* Knowledge of a range of clinical procedures
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.
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