Theatres Health Care Assistant

Haringey GP Federation; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Gateshead is looking for a Theatre Health Care Assistant to support patients during their surgical journey. You will work closely with the Theatre team, ensuring high-quality care across various specialties, including orthopaedics and gynaecology. The ideal candidate must have Maths and English GCSE or equivalent and show a strong desire to work in a perioperative setting. This role involves working in a fast-paced environment that requires effective communication skills and teamwork.

Benefits

Health and wellness support

Diverse staff networks

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a perioperative setting.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Desire to work in a healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out direct patient care under supervision.
• Support multidisciplinary team for patient care.
• Ensure a safe working environment.
• Assist with cleaning and maintenance of equipment.

Skills

Communication

Patient Care

Teamwork

Education

Maths and English GCSE or equivalent

Job description

We are looking to recruit Theatre Health Care Assistant who will play an integral role at all stages of a patient's perioperative journey.

As a Theatre Health Care Assistant, you will be a valuable part of the Theatre team.

We have twelve theatres covering a range of specialities including Orthopaedics, general surgery, and are the regional centre for Gynae -Oncology. Our facilities include 2 state of the art Laparoscopic theatres and a robotic theatre.

Please read through the attached job description to see details of what the role involves.

Please note: if we experience a high volume of applications for this post, it may be necessary to bring the closing date for applications forward. If you wish to apply for this vacancy, you are encouraged to submit an application at your earliest convenience

Main duties of the job

• Carries out direct patient care and assigned tasks under the supervision of the registered practitioner.
• Support all members of the MDT to deliver high quality, safe patient care.
• Ensures a safe working environment.
• Supports patients, carers and visitors whilst in the perioperative department.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

Job responsibilities

• Establish good relationships with the patient, their relatives and colleagues.
• Demonstrate effective communication methods within the perioperative environment.
• Assist and support the MDT with agreed clinical activities.
• Communicate effectively using written and oral skills.
• Provide and receive routine information.
• Exchanges factual information to patients and attempt to overcome barriers to understanding eg patients with physical or mental disability, English as a second language.
• To maintain strictest confidentiality and respect for patients privacy and dignity at all times, providing reassurance and overcoming barriers to communication as appropriate.
• To carry messages between Theatres/recovery as requested by the Registered Practitioner whilst adhering to Theatre Etiquette.
• Participates in team discussions, brief, WHO, concerning the perioperative environment and patient care.
  • Able to operate machinery such as theatre tables, laparoscopic stack systems
  • Stand for prolonged periods of time
  • Respond effectively and timely when required in an emergency
  • Repetitive actions such as bending and stretching
  • Effective use of a keyboard and computer
  • Pushing and pulling of heavy or unpredictable loads such as patient trolleys, scrub trolleys.
  • Ensure any equipment that is not safe to use is quarantined and appropriately serviced.
  • Rotation of stock to reduce wastage.

Assist the Registered Practitioner with the cleaning and maintenance of equipment in the perioperative environment.

• The post holder will be expected to undertake all shift patterns pertaining to their area of practice including night duty, late shifts and weekends.
• Frequent exposure to bodily fluids.
• Occasional/frequent highly unpleasant conditions
• Smell/noise, dust/body fluids, faeces, vomit, empty bed pans and catheter bags.
• To work within COSHH regulations and Health and Safety Regulations with regard to hazardous substances, exposure to radiation, sharps and body fluids.
• To transport specimens and blood to and from the appropriate departments as requested by the qualified practitioner, adhering to Trust department policies and procedures.

Person Specification

submission of application

• Maths and English GCSE or equivalent
• acheived grade

certification of qualifications

• Maths and English GCSE or equivalent
• experience of working in Perioperative setting.
• Desire to work in a perioperative setting
• evidence of qualification
• Achieved grade
• achieved grade
• matches to job description

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.