Theatre Support Worker

NHS; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in Eastbourne is seeking a Theatre Support Worker to support patient services in the surgical unit. Responsibilities include ensuring cleanliness, security, and safety, assisting with portering and patient care. No prior experience is necessary, making this an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to start a career in health care. As a flexible employer, options for part-time and full-time hours are available. Join us today and contribute to quality patient care in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Access to NHS pension scheme

Access to onsite nurseries

Free psychological support

Onsite parking for £50 a year

Qualifications

• No experience required.
• Relevant experience in Health or Social Care is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support patient services within surgery/theatre.
• Ensure cleanliness, security, and safety in the clinical area.
• Assist with portering and transfer of patients.

Skills

Ability to work under instruction

Education

GCSE English and Maths grade C or 4

Maths and English skills/qualification

Job description

This is an exciting time to join our surgical team in main theatre Eastbourne District General Hospital.

This consists of 4 theatres where we offer Urology, ENT, Breast and Maxfax specialist surgery Monday to Friday 08:00 to 18:00. Main theatre also provides out of hours emergency surgery at night and weekends for our local community.

As a flexible employer we can offer part time and full time hours. Please talk to us about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require at interview, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process. While we may not be able to fully accommodate we will consider and try to accommodate for successful applicants.

We expect all applicants to be committed to providing a high standard of patient care which embraces the ethos of main theatres and our Trust Values.

The role is instrumental to the smooth running of the main theatres and therefore the successful should have the ability to work quickly and calmly in emergencies, have good interpersonal skills with the ability to listen and emphasise, be patient and tolerant, good physical fitness and have the ability to follow instructions and work to tight time constraint.

Main duties of the job

As a theatre support worker your role will include support to patient services within surgery/theatre, portering, security and safety of equipment/building, stock control, cleaning services and warden duties.

Working closely with all members of the multi disciplinary team and reports to the registered professional.

Please note the full job description attached with job specification is attached.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Job responsibilities

To contribute to the cleanliness, security and safety of equipment buildings or stock.

To support the registered professional in the provision of patient services, cleanliness, security and safety of the clinical area. This will include:-

Portering, assist with support to patient care, transfer and positioning of patients, movement of specialist equipment and instrumentation, promote dignity, respect and privacy when supporting patient care. Safeguard the well-being and health of patients by reporting concerns promptly. Cleaning and waste management duties ,security duties, fire warden duties. Stock control, movement of stock/items/equipment between departments.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Maths and English skills/qualification
• GCSE English and Maths grade C or 4 or Fundamental skills for English/Maths

Experience

• No experience required
• Relevant experience of working in Health or Social Care Environment

Skills

• Ability to work under instruction from a Registered Professional with direct supervision and support

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.