The successful candidate will support qualified staff in delivering high-quality, efficient patient care while preserving patient dignity. Key responsibilities include preparing and cleaning operating theatres, maintaining equipment, assisting with patient positioning, and completing required documentation. The role requires knowledge of various theatre equipment and adherence to local and national guidelines.
CDDFT emphasises employee wellbeing and professional development, offering a supportive environment for career progression. Candidates are expected to embody the Trust’s values of respect, commitment to quality, compassion, and inclusivity in their work, as well as fulfill the Duty of Candour by transparently communicating with those affected by care services.
If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post
If you are new to care you must complete a care certificate when you commence employment with CDDFT and be paid band 2 until completion. (we cannot offer sponsorship for New to care applicants)
GCSE equivalent in English and Mathematics - able to produce both certificates on interview day.
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust invite applications for the position of Theatre Healthcare Assistant at the University Hospital of North Durham. We currently have both substantive and bank posts available.
The pandemic has demonstrated the value of our greatest asset our employees. The dedication and support that our workforce have provided has been second to none and here at CDDFT we are extremely proud of them.
We care for our colleagues, and as a modern day employer in the NHS we realise that prospective employees can choose where they wish to work. That is why in our opinion, the health and wellbeing support we offer our staff is second to none.
Our Theatre team are friendly and supportive, encouraging professional development to enhance skills and professional competence. The departmental Practice Development team, in coordination with the Theatre Management team, support the staff members to identify and realise areas for career progression, both on an individual basis and also as a team approach to achieving their highest potential.
Support qualified staff in the provision of a high standard of efficient and cost-effective care while maintaining the patients privacy and dignity at all times.
Ability to fully prepare theatres with the correct equipment and stock according to the speciality and the surgeons preferences in all specialities including emergency surgery, supervised and unsupervised.
Cleaning of theatres and equipment ensuring high levels and standards of cleanliness
To have a working knowledge of equipment used in theatres, e.g. diathermy, operating tables and attachments, application of tourniquet, cameras and microscopes
Undertake decontamination of equipment as required, e.g. endoscopy.
Assist with positioning of the patient for different surgical/anaesthetic procedures
Complete all relevant documentation accurately including use of the computerised theatre system
Act as circulating or count nurse as required for each speciality within the department
Measure and record patients body fluid output.
Ability to test medical devices and complete relevant documentation.
About us
To provide patient care within the perioperative environment and act as a skilled member of the multidisciplinary team.
DIMENSIONS OF THE JOB
To provide perioperative care within the theatre environment, across the range of specialities offered by the Trust.
The care to be delivered in line with both local and national policies, procedures and guidelines.
TRUST BEHAVIOURS FRAMEWORK
Patients, public and staff have helped develop the Trusts Behaviours Framework of Values that inspire passion in the NHS and that should underpin everything it does. The NHS values provide common ground for co-operation to achieve shared aspirations, at all levels of the NHS. The post holder is required to commit to delivering the actions in the Trusts Behaviours Framework:
Working together for patients
Patients come first in everything we do. We fully involve patients, staff, families, carers, communities, and professionals inside and outside the NHS. We speak up when things go wrong.
Respect and Dignity. We value every person whether patient, their families or carers, or staff as an individual, respect their aspirations and commitments in life, and seek to understand their priorities, needs, abilities and limits.
Commitment to quality of care. We earn the trust placed in us by insisting on quality and striving to get the basics of quality of care safety, effectiveness and patient experience right every time.
Compassion. We ensure that compassion is central to the care we provide and respond with humanity and kindness to each persons pain, distress, anxiety or need.
Improving lives. We strive to improve health and wellbeing and peoples experiences of the NHS.
Everyone counts. We maximise our resources for the benefit of the whole community, and make sure nobody is discriminated against or left behind. All employees are required to promote high quality care and good health and wellbeing through the enduring values described by the Department of Health: The 6Cs care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment.
Duty of Candour
All employees are required to comply with the Statutory Duty of Candour: The volunteering of all relevant information to persons who have or may have been harmed by the provision of services, whether or not information has been requested and whether or not a complaint or a report of that provision has been made
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