Theatre Support Worker - Ophthalmology

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in York and North Yorkshire seeks a compassionate Theatre Health Care Support Worker to support patients and ensure their comfort during procedures. Responsibilities include escorting patients, communicating concerns to practitioners, and maintaining a clean environment. The position starts at Band 2 and can progress to Band 3 with experience and training. This role offers comprehensive NHS benefits, including a generous holiday allowance and relocation support for qualified candidates.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27 to 33 days holiday

Relocation package up to £18k

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts from providers

Qualifications

• Compassionate and caring individual with a focus on patient care.
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Support patients in making choices about their care.
• Escort patients to theatre, acting as 3rd person in anaesthetic room.
• Inform registered practitioner of patient concerns.
• Dispose of bodily fluids and soiled linen per Trust policy.
• Support patients undergoing procedures physically and psychologically.
• Act as a messenger and porter for required items.
• Assist registered practitioner with patient admissions and discharges.
• Support basic life support skills procedures.
• Restock supplies and maintain equipment.
• Keep areas clutter-free.

Job description

Are you a compassionate and caring individual who prides themselves on patient care and working in a team?

Responsibilities

• Supporting patients to make choices about their care and ensuring those choices are respected.
• Collecting patients from the ward and escorting them to theatre, acting as the 3rd person in the anaesthetic room.
• Informing the registered practitioner of any concerns regarding the patient so that they can assess the patient in a timely manner.
• Disposing of bodily fluids, soiled linen, spillages, etc. in accordance with Trust policy and guidelines.
• Supporting patients undergoing procedures, both physically and psychologically during and after.
• Acting as a messenger and porter for supplies, specimens, records and equipment or any other items required for patient care.
• Assisting the registered practitioner with and supporting patients through admission, transfer and discharge.
• Supporting in the provision of basic life support skills procedures as per Trust policy.
• Assisting as required in restocking supplies and maintaining equipment, reporting any issues to the registered practitioner.
• Adhering to standards and procedures that ensure the effective and efficient use of resources.
• Keeping areas clutter-free.

This role is a Band 2 post, running through to a Band 3 post upon attaining 1-year's experience in a Theatre Health Care Support Worker role, with completion of a HCSW Theatre Department Skills training programme.
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Benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.
• For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.