Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Theatre Assistant - Bedford Hospital

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Job summary

To support qualified nursing staff in theatre environment in providing high quality individualised care to a defined group of service users, relatives and carers. To ensure the safety and well-being of service users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person cantered care principles.

PROBATIONARY PERIOD

This post will be subject to a probationary period of 6 months.

During the probationary period, your suitability for continued employment will be assessed and provided a satisfactory standard is achieved and maintained, your employment will be confirmed. The probationary period may be extended or your employment terminated either during or at the end of probation, in line with the trust Probationary Policy. For the duration of the probation period, the notice period will be in line with contractual obligations on either side.

Main duties of the job

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Duties and responsibilities

Clinical and Patient Care

To support qualified staff in the assessment of health needs, planning, delivery and evaluation of care for a number of individuals or groups of patients, including clinical risk assessmen
To exercise an agreed degree of professional autonomy and make judgements and decisions in order to satisfy the expectations and demands of the job
To assist in maintaining record charts such as nursing observation, weight, temperature, pulse and respiration
To undertake clinical work and related tasks as delegated by qualified nursing staff
To assist registered staff in the implementation of individual nursing care plans and the implementation of the patient care pathways
To liaise effectively with all stakeholders in the care process, including carers and relatives, aspiring to provide an effective, seamless and integrated service to patients
To attain the competencies of Visual Acuity, eye pressure measurement, instillation of eye drops under the supervision and guidance of the qualified staff nurse, technical skills of OCT, HRT, auto-refraction and visual fields having followed the Trusts required protocol. This list is not exhaustive but gives an outline of the core competency skills that are required in this role in the clinic environment
To act as chaperone when required
To assist with the monitoring of equipment and stocks as required.

About us

Moorfields is one of the world's leading eye hospitals, providing expertise in clinical care, research and education.

Our main focus is the treatment and care of NHS patients with a wide range of eye problems, from common complaints to rare conditions which require treatments not available anywhere else in the UK. We treat people at our main hospital base in London's City Road and at 19 satellite facilities in and around the capital, which enables us to provide expert treatment closer to patients' homes. Moorfields has contracts with more than 80 primary care trusts across the country, making us a truly national centre for eye care.

We are also a major postgraduate teaching centre and a national centre for ophthalmic research involving, with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, the largest ophthalmic research programme in the world.

Organisational values:

We strive to give people the best possible visual health so that they can live their lives to the full
We put patients at the centre of everything we do by treating everyone with respect and compassion
We undertake to use our resources effectively and efficiently to deliver high quality care
We seek to build on our pioneering legacy by leading innovations in eye health
We recognise the worth of our staff by providing rewarding careers and supporting personal and professional development

We aim to provide seamless care through professional team working and strong innovative partnerships

Date posted

04 January 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£21,730 to £23,177 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

273-DN-1551-A

Job locations

Moorfields at Bedford

Kempston Road Bedford

Bedford

MK42 9DJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To undertake clinical work and related tasks as delegated by qualified nursing staff.
To assist registered staff in the implementation of individual nursing care plans and the implementation of the patient care pathways.
To assist with the monitoring of equipment and stocks as required.
To be able to assist the scrub nurse for preparing a variety of ophthalmic surgical procedures.
To work as the circulating, helping the nurse in theatres in preparation for the daily theatre list.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To undertake clinical work and related tasks as delegated by qualified nursing staff.
To assist registered staff in the implementation of individual nursing care plans and the implementation of the patient care pathways.
To assist with the monitoring of equipment and stocks as required.
To be able to assist the scrub nurse for preparing a variety of ophthalmic surgical procedures.
To work as the circulating, helping the nurse in theatres in preparation for the daily theatre list.

Person Specification

work in a hospital area

Essential

NVQ level 3 or relevant clinical theatre experience

Desirable

flexibility and willingness to learn and to undergo training for the new skills
hospital setting experience

Person Specification

work in a hospital area

Essential

NVQ level 3 or relevant clinical theatre experience

Desirable

flexibility and willingness to learn and to undergo training for the new skills
hospital setting experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Moorfields at Bedford

Kempston Road Bedford

Bedford

MK42 9DJ

Employer's website

https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Moorfields at Bedford

Kempston Road Bedford

Bedford

MK42 9DJ

Employer's website

https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)