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SalaryWe’re looking for compassionate and caring Theatre Support Workers with a passion to be a key part of the patient care journey here at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). Our Nursing Assistants take great pride in the essential work we do in the Emergency and Trauma Theatres. That’s because we’re not just helping patients, we’re going the extra mile for them – day in, day out. care.
You’ll communicate in a sensitive and compassionate manner with patients, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team, working flexibly across a range of day and night shifts over 7 days a week.
Previous Theatre experience is desirable but not essential.The advert may close early if there is high demand.
Theatres and Elective In Reach (TIER) is looking for Theatre Support Workers to work within our busy four theatres run by the Emergency and Trauma Team.
Your role will be that of a Nursing Assistant to support the qualified theatre practitioners i.e. Theatre Nurses and Operating Department Practitioners. Your main responsibility will be inside Theatres supporting qualified practitioners to prepare the theatre and sterile equipment for surgery. This will include manual handling of surgical equipment and instruments, and assisting patient positioning. You will support the Scrub Practitioner and Surgical Team throughout the case, including setting up laparoscopic equipment, handling implants, and completing associated documentation - both digital and on paper.
Additional duties include collecting, escorting and reassuring patients to and from ward areas into the anaesthetic room, coupled with staffing the forward wait area where patients wait for their operative procedure.
The role also includes many other duties for example waste management, stock rotation, cleaning and use of medical devices.
If you are new to working in healthcare, you’ll be supported to develop your knowledge and skills through our Support Worker Development Programme for Nursing Assistants which includes completion of the Care Certificate. Upon completion of the Programme, will give you the opportunity to progress to a Band 3 Nursing Assistant.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
At Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), our Nursing Assistants take great pride in the essential work we do. That’s because we’re not just helping patients, we’re going the extra mile for them – day in, day out. But more than that, our team’s commitment to work with empathy, consideration and dignity means that we’re among the best – and most compassionate – in our field.
On joining MFT, you’ll be supported to develop your knowledge and skills through our Support Worker Development Programme for Nursing Assistants that includes completion of the Care Certificate for candidates who have not completed this previously. The great news is, the completion of the Support Worker Development Programme will give you the opportunity to progress into a Band 3 Nursing Assistant role.
If you’re a more experienced Nursing Assistant seeking a new opportunity in a Band 3 role, you’ll undertake a skills analysis when you start to identify any gaps in your clinical skills knowledge needed for your role. You’ll then be supported to access relevant modules from the clinical skills programme to support your progression to a Band 3 post on completion.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Jan 2024
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