Trainee Theatre Support Worker- General Surgery

As a Healthcare Support Worker within our team, your duties will include (but not be limited to):

• Assist in the collection and preparation of patient before surgery. You will be the patient advocate for their time in theatre, so you need to be thorough and patient.
• Apply and understand monitoring of patients before surgery.
• Act as a theatre runner to help with the set up of sterile equipment and maintaining this.
• Maintain a safe environment.
• Follow cleaning protocol to maintain a clean and safe environment for our patients.
• Set up and maintain theatre equipment.
• Stock up and maintain stock levels with theatre.
• Handle tissue samples and document them correctly.
• Handle sensitive information.
  
  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 generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
• 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.