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Main area: Operating Theatre Support Worker
Grade: Band 2
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Minimum of 28.5 hours week to include nights and weekends (once competent))
Job ref: 279-6867525-JAN25
Employer: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Sussex County Hospital
Town: Brighton
Salary: £23,615 Per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/01/2025 23:59
About our Trust
At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs.
Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to start your Healthcare Career? The Theatre Support Worker is an excellent place to start.
Theatre Support Workers (TSWs) play an intrinsic role in the team in the Operating Theatre, where no two days are the same. As part of the team, you will be providing care for emergency or elective patients undergoing major surgery.
The role requires excellent communication skills, empathy, and the ability to work under pressure.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be working as part of the multidisciplinary theatre team to provide a safe, efficient care environment for patients and their carers.
* Prepare own workspace including equipment required on a daily basis and plan their own day.
* Report any accidents or near misses to the appropriate manager and complete the appropriate incident/accident report forms.
* Escort pre-and post-operative patients on foot, by wheelchair, trolley, bed, or any other means necessary in a safe and appropriate manner to and from theatre.
* Maintain the privacy and dignity of carers.
* Change medical gas cylinders within the Department using appropriate methods of work, following appropriate training.
Person specification
Experience/Competency
* Evidence of Maths and English
* Operating Theatre Interest
* Level 2 qualification or equivalent
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.
Important information for applicants
Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working, please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.
DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check.
Further Information: For help with the application process for non-medical vacancies only, please contact the Resourcing Team by Email: uhsussex.non-medicalvacancies@nhs.net
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