Perioperative Support Worker - Day Surgery Centre

at  Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Hull University Teaching Hospitals are currently looking for Perioperative Support Workers to work in the new Day Surgery Centre, based at Castle Hill Hospital.
The Centre provides state of the art Day Surgery facilities, in multiple specialties, for patients in the Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and wider area.
The successful candidate will be used to working in a busy, challenging environment and have a flexible approach whilst working along side team members to meet the needs of both the patient and service.
The post holder is responsible for supporting the Registered Perioperative Practitioner in the delivery of direct patient care procedures, transfer and assisting in the maintenance of patient comfort throughout the Day Surgery Centre in Pre and Postoperative Care, Theatre and Recovery areas
The Trust values of Care, Honesty and Accountability are at the forefront of everything we do, and we pride ourselves on the high standard of care we provide to patients.
Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
Clinical Responsibilities
Maintain health, safety and the control of infection in clinical work areas.
Receive, transfer and position patients for clinical procedures.
Assist the registered staff to prepare, monitor and maintain materials and equipment for clinical procedures.
Support and care for patients during clinical procedures.
Assist the registered staff with treating patients during clinical emergencies.
Participation in on-calls and out of hours working is needed by all theatre staff, regardless of the department they are based in, to provide adequate emergency access to our most acutely ill patients.
To work in any of the theatre areas according to service needs, regardless of which theatre department they are based in, although it is anticipated that staff do predominately work in the department they are employed to be based in.
Hull University Teaching Hospitals is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites, are Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH and Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLaG.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.
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