Theatre Care Assistant - Main Theatres - Trauma

Theatre Care Assistant - Main Theatres - Trauma

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Job Summary

Are you looking for a new challenge and career progression? Join our exciting trauma and Orthopaedic team, working across sites as required and gaining a vast knowledge base within this specialty. Experience in theatres is desirable but not essential. The trust offers a variety of specialties including gynaecology, general, head and neck, obstetrics, day surgery, vascular, ophthalmology, urology, anaesthetics, and recovery. We encourage career progression for all our staff, and training will be provided to facilitate development. Your peers, surgeons, and senior staff will support you to learn new skills and expand your practice.

We pride ourselves on our friendly working environment and our commitment to leading Best Practice in the operating theatre setting. If you have the skills and drive we are looking for to join our friendly and supportive team, then University Hospitals Dorset theatres are the place for you.

Band 2 development role with the opportunity to progress to Band 3 within 12 months if specific criteria are achieved and supported by the line manager.

Base Location : Poole Hospital

Interview Date : TBC

Main Duties of the Job

To understand the role in more detail, please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

About Us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD is investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move sites this year or next, either temporarily or long-term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

There is a planned move for this service during 2025 / 2026, when this role and base of work will relocate to Bournemouth. Upon relocation of the role / service, excess mileage allowance / reimbursement will not apply, and any travel between the postholder's home and work base will be classified as a commute.

Date Posted : 03 February 2025

Pay Scheme : Agenda for Change

Band : Band 3

Salary : £24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum

Contract : Permanent

Working Pattern : Full-time

Reference Number : 153-SU03677-A

Job Locations : Poole Hospital

Longfleet Road

Poole

BH15 2JB

Job Responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Responsibilities

• Willingness to undertake additional training and education in relation to theatre skills.
• Care Certificate.
• Ability to work as part of a busy team.
• Willing to be in the operating theatre areas during surgery.
• Demonstrate a physical ability to perform manual handling tasks such as moving / positioning anaesthetised patients, pushing and pulling heavy equipment, wearing lead aprons, etc.
• Willing and able to follow instructions.

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 : University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address : Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road, Poole, BH15 2JB

Employer's Website : https : / / www.uhd.nhs.uk / careers

Seniority Level : Entry level

Employment Type : Full-time

Job Function : Other

Industries : Hospitals and Health Care

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