Trainee Theatre Support Worker- Maternity York

Job overview

Are you a compassionate and caring individual who prides themselves on patient care and working in a team?

We are looking for someone to join our Theatre Teams as a Theatre Support Worker in our Maternity Theatre Team.

Our department is fast paced and dynamic with no 2 days the same. Once you have completed your 3 week Healthcare Support Worker Academy, you will complete extensive training in department across a supernumerary period with support from our 2 in house clinical educators. You will be supported to complete a theatres skills book to be able to give our patients the best care possible.

This role is a Band 2 post, running through to a Band 3 post upon attaining 1-year’s experience in a Theatre Health Care Support Worker role with completion of a HCSW Theatre Department Skills training program.

Main duties of the job

• Supporting patients to make choices about their care and ensure that those choices are respected.
• collect patients from the ward and escort them to theatre, act as the 3rd person in the anaesthetic room.
• Inform the registered practitioner of any concerns that you may have regarding the patient so that they can assess the patient in a timely manner.
• Dispose of bodily fluids, soiled linen, spillages etc in accordance with Trust policy and guidelines
• Support patients who are undergoing procedures patients both physically and psychologically during and after.
• Act as a messenger and porter for supplies, specimens, records and equipment or any other items required for patient care.
• Assist the registered practitioner with and support patients through admission, transfer and discharge.
• Support in assisting in the provision of basic life support skills procedures as per Trust policy.
• Assist as required in the restocking of supplies and maintenance of equipment, reporting any issues to the registered practitioner.
• Adhere to standards and procedures that ensure the effective and efficient use of resources.
• Keep areas clutter free.
• If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY. Remote interviews will not be available.

• Interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with the Recruiting Manager to have an informal discussion about the role

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

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.