Job summary Frimley Park Hospital is currently seeking a Health Care Assistant to join our dedicated Day Surgery Unit 2 Theatre Team.
We welcome applications from motivated, enthusiastic applicants who are committed to providing excellent patient care.
Experience within an operating theatre or hospital environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be given.
Main duties of the job A Healthcare Assistant (HCA) in operating theatres works as part of the multidisciplinary team.
They assist setting up theatres and preparing the theatre and patient for surgery.
The HCA assists the Theatre Practitioners and surgical team during surgical procedures with equipment, instruments and patient care.Applications are for full time hours worked over 3/4 days, doing 07:30 - 19:30 shifts from Monday to Friday.
Applicants will be willing to do cross-site working with Wexham Park Hospital and Heatherwood Hospital when required.
About us Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme.
We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Job description Job responsibilities Preparation of operating theatres for surgery.
Setting up equipment, instruments and inputting data onto computers.Cleaning and maintaining the theatres and store areas.Assisting the Theatre Practitioners during theatre lists.Assisting in the anaesthetic room prior to surgery.
For a full list of responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Educated to GCSE level Desirable Completion of a care award NVQ Experience Essential Experience of working in a team, undertaking duties as requested Desirable Experience in healthcare setting Experience of working in theatres Skills Essential Good communication skills, both written and verbal Physical ability to carry out activities required manual handling loads, transferring patients and pushing beds Good interpersonal and teamworking skills under sometimes difficult conditions Manual dexterity to assist within theatre environment eg opening sterile supplies