Job summary The Theatre Support Worker plays a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of surgical procedures by being a member of a theatre team, providing support and assistance to professionally qualified staff and other team members.
Responsibilities will include participating in patient care, equipment care, infection control, ancillary and clerical duties.
Main duties of the job Preparing the Theatre: Setting up surgical instruments and equipment, ensuring everything is ready for the surgery.
Patient Care: Moving patients on trolleys and preparing patients for anaesthesia.
Stock Management: Making sure the department has all the necessary supplies and managing stock levels.
Support During Surgery: Assisting the surgical team during procedures by providing the necessary instruments and equipment.
Post-Surgery Duties: Moving patients on trolleys to the ward, cleaning and tidying theatre areas after surgery, disposing of waste, and ensuring a sterile environment.
Administrative Tasks: Checking patients into theatre reception, receiving handovers from ward staff, and preparing patient records.
About us The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.
Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners.
We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility.
The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction.
By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
We are currently in process of updating our values.
For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website Job description Job responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: Person Specification Appication Essential NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or a Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship - or equivalent experience Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade D-G) Care Certificate Knowledge, Training & Experience Essential Experience of working as a Care Support Worker or equivalent in a Health or Social care setting Experience of working within a team Basic IT skills Able to work as a productive team member Able to follow Instructions / undertake delegated tasks Desirable Demonstrates an interest or previous experience in supporting other health care staff and learners Commitment to undertaking continuous professional development (CPD) Skills & Abilities Essential Good communication (written and verbal skills) Basic IT skills Good organisational skills