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Job summary

Main area
Theatres
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent: 3 days per week
Hours
Part time - 27 hours per week (0.72)
Job ref
287-RSUR-108-24-A
Employer
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Liverpool Hospital
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Theatre Support Worker

Band 3

Job overview

*Previous Theatre experience and NVQ3 in Care are Essential*

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Ophthalmic theatres. We are looking to recruit a Band 3 Senior Theatre Support Worker to join our friendly team, based on the Royal Liverpool Hospital site.

The successful candidate will assist the theatre team in the planning, assessment, implementation and evaluation of patient care. You will assist in the smooth running of theatre lists, sending for patients as required and escorting patients to theatre and post op to the Theatre Admissions Unit  with appropriate handovers, monitoring patients condition and seeking advice where there is cause for concern.

A reputation for providing a high standard of care is essential for this post.

Main duties of the job

To assist in the delivery of high-quality care

To assist in the delivery of safe standards of practice

To assist in the theatre team in meeting service and performance targets, and the effective use of theatre resources

Internal rotation is in practice through theatres, anaesthetic, scrub and recovery to allow personal development and the smooth delivery of service. You may therefore agree on formal appraisal to move to another area of experience.

It is recognised that on agreement at formal appraisal on annual basis there may be a decision to concentrate on certain aspects of this job description.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assist the theatre team in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care

After competency assessment, undertake appropriate clinical procedures in the clinical skills in all areas of care delivery

Undertake pre-operative catheterisation of female patients

Act as scrub person for minor surgery, endoscopic procedures and some arthroscopic procedures

Take responsibility for ordering and maintenance of stock levels, of specialist items and resources in the unit.

Assist in the smooth running of theatre lists by sending for patients as required and escorting patients from theatre to recovery area with the appropriate handover.

Undertake the checking-in procedure when receiving patients from the ward into the Anaesthetic Room,

Participate in peri-operative care team

Assist in the cleaning and maintenance of the clinical environment and theatre equipment

Organise the required equipment and medical staff needed for the list.

Take responsibility for the decontamination and disinfection of scopes and specialist probes

Undertake clinical procedures including bronchoscopy, flexible cystoscopes, TRUBS and ECT

Monitor the patients’ condition and take appropriate action if there is any cause for concern

Discharge patients to the ward or Recovery Area 

For further information, please refer to the attached job description and person specification

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ Level 3 in care or care related subject
  • Level 3 in direct care

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Awareness of Essence of Care benchmarking
Desirable criteria
  • Basic IT skills

Other

Essential criteria
  • Reputation for high standard of patient care
  • Supportive of colleagues and patients

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • Basic IT skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sinead O'Brien
Job title
Theatre Manager
Email address
sinead.o'[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 706 2588
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