• Job Description

  Req#: C9229-24-0166?language=en&page=33&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Wye Valley NHS Trust is currently in the process of building three new day case theatres. This is an exciting venture and will support the Trust in addressing waiting times for the patients of Herefordshire and beyond and present excellent opportunities for staff who are interested in a career in theatres. To find out more please click on the following link https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/work-with-us/elective-surgical-hub.aspx

  As a theatre support worker, you'llprepare the theatre environment, making sure equipment is set out, ready for surgery. You'll also provide support to patients in the anaesthetic room, providing reassurance and a high standard of patient care.

  Main duties of the job

  • To assist theatre practitioners in the delivery of direct and indirect patient care.
  • To ensure the qualified theatre practitioner is informed of any concerns regarding patients' condition.
  • Assist qualified staff in the transfer of patients within the hospital.
  • Politely greet patients in reception and discreetly confirm their identity. Ensure transfer to correct theatre.
  • Support the surgical team by undertaking swabs and instruments checks.
  • Attach non-invasive monitoring devices (ECG, BP & SaO2) to patients as per instructions and after appropriate training.
  • With appropriate training carry out patient observations and recordings, under the supervision of qualified theatre practitioners.
  • Participate in the cleaning of the theatre environment as directed by qualified Theatre Practitioners.

  About us

  Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

  Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

  We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

  More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

  We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

  Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

  Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

  Date posted

  15 February 2024

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 2

  Salary

  £22,383 a year pa pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  229-SUR-5999157

  Job locations

  Hereford County Hospital

  Stonebow Road

  Hereford

  HR1 2ER

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

  Person Specification

  Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

  Essential

  • Good written and spoke English
  • Basic Numeracy and literacy skills
  • Willingness to work towards NVQ2 or NVQ3 in healthcare
  • Basic computer skills

  Education & Qualifications

  Essential

  • GCSE Maths or equivalent
  • GCSE English or equivalant

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of team working
  • Enthusiastic and motivated
  • Working with People

  Desirable

  • Previous experience in care environment

  Person Specification

  Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

  Essential

  • Good written and spoke English
  • Basic Numeracy and literacy skills
  • Willingness to work towards NVQ2 or NVQ3 in healthcare
  • Basic computer skills

  Education & Qualifications

  Essential

  • GCSE Maths or equivalent
  • GCSE English or equivalant

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of team working
  • Enthusiastic and motivated
  • Working with People

  Desirable

  • Previous experience in care environment

  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 details

  Employer name

  Wye Valley NHS Trust

  Address

  Hereford County Hospital

  Stonebow Road

  Hereford

  HR1 2ER

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Wye Valley NHS Trust

  Address

  Hereford County Hospital

  Stonebow Road

  Hereford

  HR1 2ER

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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