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Job summary

Main area
Operating Theatres
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
156-6379006
Employer
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Town
St Austell
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Senior Theatre Assistant

Band 3

Job overview

Anaesthetics Critical Care & Theatres

Band 3 Senior Theatre Assistant

A Senior Theatre Assistant is no ordinary job. Our Theatre Department is is looking for a caring, supportive people who love helping others and comes to work with a positive and 'can do' attitude and a friendly smile. 

It that sounds like you, then we guarantee you will leave at the end of each shift feeling proud of the work you have done to support patients and staff to feel and be at their best.

Come and join us at our brand new Elective Surgical Hub in St Austell, we have 2 day case theatres and are looking for a fantastic team to be within this exciting new unit.

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality, compassionate perioperative healthcare to people, before, during and after surgical interventions.   As an experienced healthcare assistant the care provided will be underpinned by an accurate knowledge of facts, principles, processes and general concepts of perioperative healthcare assistance.

To support the Team in delivering safe and quality care across the theatre unit.

To meet roster expectations, i.e on-calls, late shifts, long days shifts.

 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust is a non-smoking organisation. Smoking will not be permitted on any of the sites by staff in trust uniform and/or wearing a trust identification badge in any location, in vehicles owned or leased by the Trust or in the homes (including gardens) of any patients visited at home.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side 

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following: 

  • Identity Checks  

  • Professional registration and qualification checks  

  • Employment history and reference checks  

  • Work health assessments  

  • Criminal record check standards  

  • Right to work checks  

For further information please visit:  

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants. 

We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Level 2 English and Maths
  • Completed Care certificate
  • Level 3 senior healthcare support worker course
Desirable criteria
  • At least 1 year theatre experience
  • Healthcare Related Apprenticeship

experience

Essential criteria
  • At least 1 Year Theatre Experience
Desirable criteria
  • Able to use Galaxy system / U4
  • Previous experience of working in a perioperative environment
  • Eobs, ECG and cannulation trained

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoDisability confident leaderArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Disability confident committedStep into healthHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingArmed Forces CovenantNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Anneka Southworth
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07795 389831
Additional information

Anne Marie Renfree - Theatre Matron 

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