Nursing Assistant / Theatre Support Practitioner

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a flexible, highly motivated individual to join the theatre team at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) , working with and supporting the Nursing and Medical team.

Previous theatre experience is not essential as there is a comprehensive training programme in place, however previous experience in a care environment is essential. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job Support qualified staff in provision of care to patients in the operating theatre, Incorporating clerical and cleaning duties. To work with qualified theatre team members to assist in the safe provision of services to the patient.

Rotational around all areas of NSECH theatres including General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics, Recovery and Reception.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.

We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate.

High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Job description

Job

responsibilities

Support qualified staff in provision of care to patients in the operating theatre. To assist the qualified nursing staff in the delivery of high quality direct and indirect patient care. To provide assistance and support to patients, carers and the multi-disciplinary team.

To maintain high clinical standards. To help maintain a clean and safe ward environment.

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience Essential NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification Caring experience Understanding of patients basic needs Desirable ECDL or equivalent Underlying knowledge of endoscopy area i.e. preparation, cleaning of scopes Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

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