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Company name: NHS Jobs
Salary: £23,615.00 per year
Job Reference: C9249-24-0826
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About the Job:
The Assistant Healthcare Support Worker (Theatre) is a valued member of the Perioperative Team supporting and promoting high quality, patient centred, compassionate care in the perioperative setting.
You will carry out a range of activities under the guidance and supervision of the Perioperative Team in accordance with the Trust Values and the competencies outlined for the role.
There will be opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills, specific to your needs, Training will be provided to ensure you have the required skills and skill set specific to your area of work. You will also be supported to obtain your care certificate if you do not have this qualification as well as completion of your competencies.
Main duties of the job
1. Support the Perioperative Team to implement agreed care plans in accordance with instruction and training received. This includes but is not limited to:
o Ensure the safe transfer of patients to and from the perioperative area
o Assist in the safe moving / positioning of patients, ensuring privacy, dignity and comfort is preserved
o Assist the perioperative team in preparing, promoting, and maintaining the clinical area ensuring it is appropriately resourced to enable the safe and timely delivery of patient care, such as preparing patient trolleys/beds ensuring appropriate clinical equipment is available and in working order.
o Relay messages to other members of the multidisciplinary team to support the safe delivery of care
o To assistant in the transfer of specimens to Pathology, ensuring documentation is completed correctly.
o Moving and handling of equipment as required to support the delivery of care.
o Checking and changing of gas cylinders in accordance with standard operating procedures.
o Management of clinical / non-clinical waste and contaminated instruments sets in accordance with policies.
About us
There are 15 main operating theatres at the Great Western Hospital specialising in a range of inpatient and day surgery procedures.
You would participate in the delivery of high quality care to patients throughout their operative experience, ensuring at all times that utmost regard is given to patient dignity, safety, values, individuality , religion and confidentiality.
GWH is conveniently located just a mile off the M4 (Junction 15), and there is a bus service from the town centre and the station (every 15 minutes). Swindon is the perfect base to explore the Cotswolds, Bristol, Bath and Reading. London is easily accessible by train, bus or car.
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
Service – We will put our patients first
Teamwork – We will work together
Ambition – We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect – We will act with integrity
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