Theatre Support Worker London
Job description
Join #TeamLNWH in the £9 million, brand new, state of the art North West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre. Based at Central Middlesex Hospital in Brent, the elective orthopaedic centre will see over 4,000 Londoners a year for routine bone and joint surgery when it opens in November 2023. We’re looking for a permanent, highly motivated and reliable team player to support our surgical team to care for our patients in operating theatres. The post holder will be responsible for: Assisting the surgical team to provide high quality and safe patient care Supporting the surgical team in the preparation of sterile and non- sterile equipment. Prepare theatre prior to commencing and closing of an operating list Participate in circulation duties, commensurate with banding Maintaining a clean and tidy environment throughout theatres to comply with Infection Prevention Requirements Maintaining consumable stock levels in theatres as well as in storage areas. Support out of hour surgery as a member of the Theatre team, rotating to weekends and on call duties Working in the elective orthopaedic centre, you’ll have countless opportunities to learn and develop your skills while working with medical and healthcare professionals from across our northwest London acute provider collaborative. And because you’ll be a part of TeamLNWH, you’ll have access to plenty of great benefits too, including fitness classes, our employee assistance programme, and some massive discounts from popular brands. Key Responsibility Demonstration Trust HEART value at all time Works under the direction and supervision of a registered practitioner to deliver planned care. Assists in the collection of patients from the ward and receipt into theatres Undertakes circulating role in theatres undertaking swab and instruments counts with a registered practitioner as per policy and scope of role Assisting in transferring patients intraoperatively with prospectively prepared appropriate equipment/table attachments. Participate in cleaning and disposal of waste in accordance with theatre and trust policy. Ensure patient trolleys/ beds are cleaned, prepared and in working order. Assists the Loan and Instrument coordinator to resource loan kit Escalates supply chain issues to the loan coordinator and theatre team Assist with management of loan instruments from arrival on site through initial sterilisation, subsequent decontamination and return to company Escalate estate issues and report to helpdesk for repair. Contribute to accurate documentation by input data on Theatre Information Management System as appropriate to role
