Senior Healthcare Assistant - Liver Theatres

As a Senior Healthcare assistant in Liver theatres,

• You will be expected to circulate for major and minor surgical procedures, ranging from elective hepatobiliary cases to liver transplants and emergencies, for both paediatrics and adults.
• You will be assisting x2 qualified nurses and ODP in theatre.
• You will help colleagues prepare for the theatre cases, opening of sets and consumables.
• You will complete competencies so that you can carry out the counts for instruments, sharps and swabs.
• You will help prepare and position the patients for their surgical procedures. You will ensure the operating theatre and department is clean and tidy and free from clutter.
• You will be liaising with estates to ensure that the departmental maintenance requests are carried out and followed up. You will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team helping to care for our patients to the highest standards.
  
  Are you are looking for the opportunity to join a friendly, dynamic team at a leading London teaching hospital to develop your existing nursing skills?If so, please read on as King's College Hospital wants to invest in YOU!An exciting Band 3 opportunity has arisen for highly motivated individuals to join King's Liver Theatres scrub team, to provide the highest standard of intra-operative care to patients. We offer a supportive consolidation period for all our new starters, as well as excellent educational opportunities, from in house study courses to undergraduate and post graduate education through King's College London, London Southbank University or University of Greenwich. Our Practice Development Team provides structured teaching support to all staff, and our development programs are well established.
King's (Denmark Hill site) Liver Theatres consists of 3 operating theatres which include surgeries such as but not limited to, whipples, laparoscopic and open liver resections, pancreatectomy's, splenectomy's, cholecystectomy's, liver transplants and emergency's catering for patients of all ages, from neonates to the elderly. We are seeking someone with an interest to give high standards of perioperative care to our patients to join our team., King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level. We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people. King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.