Theatre Support Worker - ESEOC
- NHS
- Part Time
- Colchester
- 23615.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
The Essex and Suffolk Elective Orthopaedic Centre at Colchester Hospital is one of the largest centres of its kind in Europe. Delivering high volume and low complexity cases locally for the people we serve across our region.
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Theatre Support Workers to join our orthopaedic team.
If you are are passionate about delivering high-quality patient focused care, then this could be the perfect role for you.
The Dame Clare Marx Building houses our elective orthopaedic centre (ESEOC) and focuses on elective orthopaedic surgery and day cases. The centre has eight laminar flow theatres, three wards, recovery facilities, and support services including radiology and EBME.
Main duties of the job
o To provide patient care in the surgical environment and act as a support member of the team under the supervision of qualified members of staff.o To contribute towards maintaining stock levels and equipment within the operating theatre and the department.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in healthcare
Qualifications
Essential
- Good level of Maths and English
Desirable
- NVQ in either Operating Department Support or General Healthcare or willing to work towards
Knowledge
Essential
- Understand team working and principles of continued professional development
- Understanding of individual patient's physical and emotional needs and respond appropriately
Personal Skills
Essential
- Polite, manner with mature attitude Flexible to work where required to meet service demands
- Able to work in a busy environment
- Approachable and sensitive to needs of others
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Colchester General Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
