Healthcare Assistant Norwich, England
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for keen and reliable individuals to join our teams within the Theatre Complex, specifically the Plastic, ENT and Ambulatory Procedures, General, Thoracic and Vascular, Trauma and Orthopaedic and PACU (Post Anaesthetic Care Unit) specialties
If you are looking for a new challenge and have an interest in 1.1 Patient Care within the Operating Theatre or within PACU, then this is the job for you. Please contact us for an informal visit or to find out further information
PACU
The PACU is centrally placed in the Main Theatre Suite (of 17 theatres) and has 24 bays (including 4 paediatric bays). We also provide cover for six theatres on level 2, two Obstetric Theatres, MRI / CT (for patients having had general anaesthesia) and the Brachytherapy Suite. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team (nurse, ODPs, HCAs, TSWs, medical staff) you will care for adults and children in the immediate post-anaesthetic / surgical phase.
Trauma and Orthopaedics
We are an exceptional specialist Orthopaedic department with a worldwide reputation for innovation and most importantly for excellent patient care and treatment.
We currently have 5 operating theatres within our main theatre complex involving 2 theatres linked to our major trauma centre. We are currently developing a stand alone 2 theatre orthopaedic elective complex (NANOC).
Interview Date: 9th October 2023
We have 33 orthopaedic consultants who specialist in all aspects of orthopaedic surgery, elective and trauma. We are currently one of the largest orthopaedic departments in the country with several connections to overseas programs, local initiatives and research projects.
General, Thoracic and Vascular
The General, Thoracic & Vascular Team manage the upper GI Service, supporting all upper GI surgeries including Minimally Invasive Oesophagectomies, Breast Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Colorectal Robotic Surgery, Thoracic, Thoracic Robotic Surgery including VAT’s Video Assisted Thoracoscopic procedures, ( the Norfolk & Norwich being the home to one of the nation’s leading robotic departments) and Vascular surgery including joint working with The Norfolk Centre for Interventional Radiology Department, the unit provides state of the art minimally invasive procedures using advanced radiological image techniques, under the guidance of X-rays, ultrasound and CT.
We are looking for individuals who promote the Trust PRIDE values and demonstrate a caring and compassionate approach to patient care. HCA experience is desirable but not essential. As a department we value all of our team members and are committed in the promotion and development of staff development.
You will be expected to attend and complete a Trust induction program.
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Moving patients between wards, Theatres and Recovery departments
Assisting in the care of the surgical patient during the peri-operative period by supporting the multidisciplinary team
Supporting the Theatre personnel in providing a safe, high quality environment for the carrying out of surgical procedures by:
- Assisting The Clinical Practitioners with procedures
- Providing basic patient care.
- Assisting in the general upkeep and maintenance of stock levels
- Providing a safe environment ensuring the highest quality of patient care is provided
- Prepare and set up theatre prior to theatre list.
- General circulating duties as instructed/requested from qualified members of theatre team.
- Assist the safe transit of the patient to and from the ward and between areas within day theatres, before and after surgery, and to ensure safety of any equipment that is attached to the patient.
- Provide a knowledgeable and safe assistance with the transfer of the anaesthetised patient from the patient’s trolley to the operating table using the hospital policy for manual handling of patients.
- Assist with the positioning of the patient for a surgical procedure.
- Undertake pressure area care using pressure relieving practices and devices as advised by registered staff.
- Ensure all documentation is recorded accurately, legibly signed and dated in accordance with Trust policies and procedures and countersigned by registered staff as appropriate
