Theatre Support Worker- Maternity Scarborough

Are you a compassionate and caring individual who prides themselves on patient care and working in a team?,

• Supporting patients to make choices about their care and ensure that those choices are respected.
• Collect patients from the ward and escort them to theatre, act as the 3rd person in the anaesthetic room.
• Inform the registered practitioner of any concerns that you may haveregarding the patient so that they can assess the patient in a timely manner.
• Dispose of bodily fluids, soiled linen, spillages etc in accordance with Trustpolicy and guidelines
• Support patients who are undergoing procedures patients both physically and psychologically during and after.
• Act as a messenger and porter for supplies, specimens, records andequipment or any other items required for patient care.
• Assist the registered practitioner with and support patients throughadmission, transfer and discharge.
• Support in assisting in the provision of basic life support skills procedures as per Trust policy.
• Assist as required in the restocking of supplies and maintenance ofequipment, reporting any issues to the registered practitioner.
• Adhere to standards and procedures that ensure the effective and efficient use of resources.
• Keep areas clutter free.
  
  This role is a Band 2 post, running through to a Band 3 post upon attaining 1-year's experience in a Theatre Health Care Support Worker role with completion of a HCSW Theatre Department Skills training program.
  
  We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.