Nursing Assistant/Theatre Support Practitioner

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking motivated individuals for a theatre support role. The position offers a comprehensive training program and requires previous experience in a care environment. Responsibilities include assisting qualified theatre team members and undertaking clerical and cleaning duties. This role is part of a team dedicated to high-quality patient care across multiple hospitals.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a care environment is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support qualified theatre team members to assist in the safe provision of services to patients in the operating theatre.
• Undertake clerical and cleaning duties as part of the operating theatre support team.

Job description

Overview

An opportunity has arisen for flexible, highly motivated individuals to join the theatre team at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, North Tyneside General Hospital, Wansbeck General Hospital and Hexham General Hospital working with and supporting the Nursing and Medical team. The role includes a comprehensive training programme; previous theatre experience is not essential, but previous experience in a care environment is essential. To support qualified staff in provision of care to patients in the operating theatre, incorporating clerical and cleaning duties. To work with qualified theatre team members to assist in the safe provision of services to the patient.

Responsibilities

• Support qualified theatre team members to assist in the safe provision of services to patients in the operating theatre.
• Undertake clerical and cleaning duties as part of the operating theatre support team.

Qualifications

• Previous theatre experience is not essential due to a comprehensive training programme.
• Previous experience in a care environment is essential.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.