Theatre Support Worker

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in High Wycombe is seeking a Theatre Support Worker to join their team. The role involves supporting patient care during surgeries, assisting theatre practitioners, and maintaining stock levels. Candidates will benefit from flexible working opportunities and a supportive work environment. Join a diverse team committed to outstanding patient care and professional development.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlement

Access to NHS discount schemes

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Support care of patients undergoing operations.
• Participate in circulating duties under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Collect sets and instruments for operating lists.
• Maintain stock levels in theatre and preparation areas.
• Assist with calculation of blood loss for patients.

Skills

Patient Care

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

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Wycombe Hospital Operating Theatres are looking for a Theatre Support Worker to join our friendly team. As the elective surgery site for the Trust, we support operations across a range of specialities, including ENT, General surgery, Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Plastic surgery, Robotic surgery and Urology.

You will be supporting the care of patients undergoing operations under the direction of a registered nurse or operating department practitioner and contribute to their ongoing support. Successful candidates will support theatre practitioners in the delivery of patient focused care in our varied clinical surgical teams.

If shortlisted, you will be required to undertake an assessment, that should take approximately 15 minutes.

• Participate in circulating duties under the supervision of trained theatre staff.
• Collect sets and instruments for operating lists.
• Makes requests to the Sterile Services Department for instrumentation required.
• Maintain stock levels in theatre and preparation areas.
• Work as a member of the theatre team.
• To maintain stocks of specimen containers, slides and forms from the Pathology department.
• Carry out date checks on sterile instruments and report any discrepancies.
• To assist with the calculation of blood loss for patients in theatre and report promptly to the scrub nurse excessive loss.
• Able to stand for long periods of time and engage in frequent moving and handling of patients, equipment and instrument trays.
  
  

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
  
  

Why work for us?

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families
  
  

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emmy Gonzales Job title: Senior Sister Loakes Theatres Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01494426440

For more information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Emmy Gonzales (Senior Sister, Loakes Theatres) at [e-mail] or call 01494426440.

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  Entry level

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  Hospitals and Health Care

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