PLEASE NOTE: PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT REAPPLY
Band 3 Theatre Healthcare Assistant
We have vacancies within Trauma & Orthopaedic Theatres and also General Theatres.
PLEASE NOTE: We cannot offer visa/sponsorship for this job role.
- Assists in preparing Theatres each morning and in the cleaning and preparation of the Theatres and assisting the scrub team in between cases.
- Answer the telephone or external visitor/contractor questions, and assist them with their enquiries in a polite and professional manner ensuring a positive impression of the organisation and self.
- Gains knowledge and understanding of the range of implants used and for which case and their location with the importance of safe implants checks.
- Participates in the bagging and packing of used instrumentation for dispatch to Steris Healthcare while adhering to Infection Control standards.
- Ensures that all Theatre equipment used for patient care is cleaned and stored appropriately and available for each case.
- Ensures clinical waste, non-clinical waste and sharps bins are secured, and disposed of in accordance with trust policy.
- Participates in the cleaning, stocking up and other non-clinical duties as required to ensure the smooth running of the list.
- Participates in moving and handling of patients in a manner which is safe for both the patient, colleagues and the post holder in accordance to Trust Manual Handling Policy and patients’ individual risk assessments.
- Ensures own practices adhere to Trust infection control policies and procedures at all times e.g. Bare below the elbows, Hand Hygiene.
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our “CARE” values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Baker Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: sarah.baker@royalberkshire.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01183227615
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