Clinical Support Worker - Theatres

Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic, caring person with good teamwork abilities?

Clinical Support Workers play an important role and are an intrinsic part of the theatre team. On a daily basis you will be helping our patients maintain their comfort, privacy and dignity. The role requires empathy, good communication skills and the ability to work under pressure.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary theatre team to provide a safe, efficient care environment for patients throughout surgery.

This position will be in the Operating Theatre

As a specialist hospital we offer the following surgery:

• Major head and neck reconstruction
• Orthognathic
• Plastics, including reconstruction
• Hands
• Ophthalmic, including corneal grafts
• Burns
• Upper and lower limb trauma

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• The post holder will be required to work as part of a skilled theatre team to support the provision of an effective and safe clinical service.
• Work as part of a team under supervision to provide a safe, effective environment of care for patients, relatives and their carer’s. Under direction of a registered practitioner, to support a comprehensive level of care is given, maintaining high standards and continuity of care to patients.
• Support the registered practitioners in the delivery of direct and indirect patient care.
• Under the direction of a registered practitioner, undertake a range of delegated clinical peri-operative duties including record keeping, patient observations and specimen handling.
• Assist the theatre practitioners in the checking of sterilised equipment, ensuring related paperwork is in order and completed correctly.
• Communicate with peri-operative team, patients and their carers in a professional and compassionate manner. To escalate any concerns about a patient to the relevant practitioner immediately.
• Assist patients when necessary whilst ensuring the dignity of the patient is maintained at all times, e.g. undressing, chaperoning, emotional and physical support overcoming barriers to communication as necessary.
• Acting as a positive role model for peers, supporting other HCAs as required.
• Maintain professionalism at all times and respect colleagues.
• Careful moving and handling of equipment, wheelchairs and trolleys

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.