Theatre Support Worker

NHS Jobs; Liverpool; On-site; AUD 38,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Theatre Support Assistant to help the theatre team with daily planning, setup and patient care. You will assist in preparing equipment, maintaining sterility and supporting peri-operative staff during procedures.

You will also help with stock control, counting swabs and instruments, checking patients in and handing over to recovery, and ensuring the environment complies with Trust policies.

Qualifications

• Experience in assisting in theatre environments is desirable.
• Familiarity with sterile techniques and handling of equipment.
• Ability to follow procedures and communicate clearly in a theatre team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the set up of theatre each morning and ensure sterility.
• Circulate for surgical procedures and maintain equipment availability.
• Assist with stock control, ordering and maintenance of specialist items.
• Check in patients from ward to Anaesthetic Room and handover to recovery.

Skills

Theatre assistance

Sterile technique

Stock control

Tools

Diathermy machines

Endoscopic stacks

Suction equipment

Job description

To assist the theatre team in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. Assist in the set up of your theatre each morning ensuring all Trust policies and procedures are followed. Assist the scrub practitioner in setting up for surgical procedures including equipment,such as; diathermy machines, suction and endoscopic stacks Act as the secondary checker when counting swabs, needles, instruments and sterilefluids with a registered member of staff, ensuring any discrepancies are communicatedwith the theatre team. Circulate for surgical procedures ensuring sterility is maintained, and instrumentation,equipment and sundries are available as required by the registered practitioner Take responsibility for ordering and maintenance of stock levels, of specialist items and resources in the unit. Assist in the smooth running of theatre lists by sending for patients as required and escorting patients from theatre to recovery area with the appropriate handover. Undertake the checking-in procedure when receiving patients from the ward into the Anaesthetic Room, Participate in peri-operative care team Assist in the cleaning and maintenance of the clinical environment and theatre equipment Organise the required equipment and medical staff needed for the list. Monitor the patients condition and take appropriate action if there is any cause for concern. For further information, please refer to the attached job description and person specification

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust