Theatre Assistant

at  Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

If you are hard working, adaptable and ready for a new exciting challenge, we are ready to offer you this opportunity to develop and grow with our department.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Trainee theatre assistant. You will work across all specialities assisting the theatre team to deliver high quality care for our patients.
This role is physically demanding and time critical. Full training will be given by our excellent Clinical practice leads (CPLs) with the support of other qualified mentors and existing theatre assistants.
Main Duties and Responsibilities

Communications

• Communicate with patients, carers, family and relatives as part of effective patient care.
• Liaising with the multi-disciplinary team in relation to patients care and needs.
• Demonstrate excellent levels of verbal and non-verbal communication skills in an area which

has significant physical barriers to effective communication.

Responsibility for Patient Care

• Liaising with staff from multi-disciplines in matters relating to patient care and equipment

relevant to care.

• Maintain accurate and timely patients’ records and documentation ensuring confidentiality.
• To uphold the Trust’s dignity and respect standards – First Impressions.
• Ensure that care is appropriate, provided and is consistent with clinical guidelines.
• Using professional judgements is able to analyse a range of patient conditions and act

appropriately.

• Maintaining high standards of patient care by personal example and professional conduct.
• Promote the safeguarding of vulnerable patients in line with national and local policy.
• Liaising closely with other multi-disciplinary team members involved in care and support of the

critically ill patient and their family, which may include being involved with a major
trauma/death.
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Please refer the Job description for details