Band 2 Reception, Recovery and Holding bay HCA

at  Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust

This post is for a Band 2 Healthcare Assistant to work as part of a multidisciplinary team within our theatres and will participate in the assessment of patient care needs and implement and maintain the agreed standards of care.
This is a dual role with additional administrative responsibilities where you will be required to support cover in our theatre reception, holding bay and recovery areas. Within the role you will provide secretarial and administrative support to the Team Leaders within theatres and to ensure smooth running of administration occurs for the theatre department.
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Theatre Health Care Assistant who works with ‘PRIDE’ to join our dedicated team at Queens Hospital BHRUT. You will support the Theatre Team in providing a high-quality service in line with all Theatres and Trust Policies and Procedures.
You should have a flexible approach to working hours and be prepared to develop further skills within the operating department.
To support the Theatre Team in providing a high quality service in line with all Theatres and Trust Policies and Procedures.
Communicate effectively with members of the Theatre team and ward staff when sending for, collecting and transporting patients.
You are able to show empathy; compassion to the patients during their transfer from the ward to the Theatre Suite.
The aim of this role is to support the Registered Practitioners in providing safe and effective patient care.
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we’re no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It’ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Kaka Adeyemi, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5162
Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above

Please refer the Job description for details