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Salary A Healthcare Assistant (HCA) in Operating Theatres works as part of the multidisciplinary team. They assist setting up Theatres and preparing the Theatre and patient for surgery. The HCA assists the Theatre practitioners and surgical team during surgical procedures with equipment, instruments and patient care.
Applications are for full time at Heatherwood Theatres which consists of 3 weeks of 3 days at 07:30-19:30 and 1 week of 4 days at 07:30-19:30, this equals 150 hours per month.
This vacancy is linked to a Level 2 Apprenticeship. This will support you to gain relevant knowledge, skills and experience that will help you achieve your potential in this role. Working alongside the Trust’s experienced staff you will be supported to gain the apprenticeship qualification and functional skills in maths and English if required. This is a great opportunity to gain a national recognised qualification while you are working and earning, which will support you in both this role and in your future career at Frimley Health.
You will not be required to undertake an apprenticeship if you have previously completed a relevant apprenticeship, NVQ or similar qualification.
Please outline any flexible working requirements in the "Supporting Information" section of your application.
The Theatres are modern, well designed and have the latest equipment. Orthopaedic Theatres are busy and team work is vital to the efficient care of the surgical patient.
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our threecore values, and the behaviors that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
The role of the Healthcare Assistant in the Operating Theatres is vital and full training will be given.
Some of the key responsibilities of the role are listed below:
• Preparation of Operating Theatres for surgery - setting up equipment, instruments, inputting data onto computers.
• Assist the scrub practitioner with the collection of all relevant packs and instrumentation for the operating session.
• Maintain Theatre stock levels and participate in the ordering of replacements.
• As part of the Theatre team ensure the care and cleanliness of Theatres and all specialised equipment.
• Assist with the patient’s transfer to the operating room, and safe positioning for operating.
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Sunday 30 Jun 2024
