Theatre Porter

Alder Hey Children's Nhs Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Alder Hey Children\'s NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated Theatre Support Worker to assist with safe escort of patients, trolley cleaning, and blood product handling within the theatre department.

As part of a 24-hour theatre service, you will support anaesthetic and recovery teams, maintain cleanliness, follow health and safety policies, and communicate effectively with ward staff to ensure a safe environment for patients and staff across Liverpool.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and clean patient theatre trolleys in accordance with the SOP
• Provide a clog wash service to the theatre department
• Be aware of and adhere to trust policies and procedures: Health and Safety, COSHH, Fire, Lifting and handling and Security Regulations
• Collect and sign for blood products from main laboratory and transport to theatre
• Completion of safety and cleaning checklists
• Carry out routine checking of specimens and deliver specimens to Histopathology, Haematology and Bacteriology in a timely fashion
• Account for blood placed in fridge
• Undertake duties to support the massive haemorrhage team, carrying the bleep and responding accordingly
• Support the decontamination team outside of their normal working hours
• Provide support to the materials management team, as and when required
• Communicate effectively with ward/theatre staff including answering telephones and bleeps
• Ensure corridors are free from hazards and debris maintaining a safe environment for staff, public and patients

Job description

• Safe escort of patients to and from theatres, wards and other departments in accordance with Trust policy
• Maintain and clean patient theatre trolleys in accordance with the SOP
• Provide a clog wash service to the theatre department
• Be aware of and adhere to trust policies and procedures at all times: Health and Safety, COSHH, Fire, Lifting and handling and Security Regulations
• Collect and sign for blood products from main laboratory and transport to theatre
• Completion of safety and cleaning checklists
• Support the anaesthetic and recovery teams with the safe induction and emergence from anaesthesia by acting as a chaperone

A 24-hour theatre service is provided at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. This is achieved either by the internal rotation of staff or an on-call service. The practitioner will be required to participate in providing a 24-hour theatre service.

Main duties of the job

• Maintain and clean patient theatre trolley's in accordance with the SOP
• Provide a clog wash service to the theatre department
• Be aware of and adhere to trust policies and procedures at all times: Health and Safety, COSHH, Fire, Lifting and handling and Security Regulations
• Collect and sign for blood products from main laboratory and transport to theatre
• Completion of safety and cleaning checklists
• Carry out routine checking of specimens and deliver specimens to Histopathology, Haematology and Bacteriology etc. in a timely fashion.
• Account for blood placed in fridge
• Undertake duties to support the massive haemorrhage team, carrying the bleep and responding accordingly
• Support the decontamination team outside of their normal working hours
• Provide support to the materials management team, as and when required
• Communicate effectively with ward/theatre staff including answering telephones and bleeps
• Ensure corridors are free from hazards and debris maintaining a safe environment for staff, public and patients

Alder Hey Children's Hospital cares for over 330,000 children, young people and their families every year. As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In 2015 we opened a state-of-the-art hospital alongside a brand new research, innovation and education centre. Alder Hey in the Park and the Institute in the Park bring together excellent care, technology and design to provide the best possible healing environment for children and their families. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Alder Park Building in North Liverpool. We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We're also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.