Job summary
- Main area
- Theatres
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 344-8037SAC
- Employer
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital
- Town
- Margate
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Theatre Support Worker
Band 3
Job overview
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment providing a high standard of care in our theatre departments. The successful applicant will work as part of a team of theatre support workers under supervision providing assistance to the multidisciplinary team in the provision of a high standard of patient care within the Theatre Departments and Day Surgery Ward and other departments. You must possess excellent communication and Interpersonal skills and demonstrate a caring, supportive and professional attitude.
Main duties of the job
Part of duties will be
Movement and transfer of patients between: Anaesthetic Rooms, Theatre, Recovery Rooms, ITU, Wards and Other Departments
Collecting patients for theatre requires checking patient documentation to ensure they have been correctly prepared for theatre, for example, ensuring pregnancy tests have been completed. You will be responsible for patient valuables and personal belongings during the transfer to theatre
Depending on the role, such as instrument support or endoscopy sterilisation, you will be required to organise your own daily routine
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Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please be aware that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK, you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently hold a Certificate of Sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country.
As of 9th April, we can only sponsor candidates for a Skilled Worker Visa for band 2/3 roles if we can demonstrate that we were unsuccessful in recruiting a candidate who does not require a visa. Given this change, it is unlikely that we will be able to sponsor any candidates for a Skilled Worker Visa for this role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to undertake moderate physical effort safely
Desirable criteria
- Previous health care experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post
- Team player
- Ability to communicate effectively with all members of the health care team as well as patients and relatives
- IT literate, or acquire relevant skills within one year into post
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Literate and numerate, able to perform tasks to a high standard under supervision.
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions and able to cope in demanding situations.
- Ability to understand own limitations and seek more senior assistance where required.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE English and Maths to grade C/4 or above
- Willingness to undertake Care Certificate
- Willingness to undertake Apprenticeship Level 2 in Health & Social Care
Other
Essential criteria
- Flexible to be able to meet the needs of the service.
- Uphold and model the Trust Values.
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- James Lawless
- Job title
- QEQM Theatres Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01843 235098
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