Healthcare Assistant - Theatre

Job description

Job responsibilities

Theatre Healthcare Assistant | Theatre | Wrexham | Full Time, Permanent | Band 2 equivalent

Spire Yale Hospital are looking to recruit a Healthcare Assistant to join our fantastic Theatre team. The role is full time for 37.5 hrs. per week with a mixture of shifts covering hours between 8am and 20:30pm. These will be between Monday to Saturday.

Please apply only if you can commit to the above

Spire Yale Hospital is located in Wrexham. Wrexham is only 12 miles from Chester and 30-50 minutes from Liverpool and Manchester. There are direct train links to London with a journey time of just over 2 hours. The Snowdonia National Park and the North Wales Coast are on our doorstep! We take pride in delivering high-quality care to patients across North Wales and the Borders

Duties and responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing a range of support services to the Nurses and Consultants during procedures including:
• Assisting scrub nurses during procedures
• Provide patient support within the Anaesthetics room
• Opening sterile packs
• Checking instruments
• Assisting with ordering equipment
• Maintenance of quality care delivery
• Understanding and contributing towards infection control

Who we're looking for:

• Experience working in Theatres would be beneficial.
• We would be interested in candidates with experience in Care
• Someone who is happy working on our flexible rota
• Willing to learn and develop
• Passionate and motivated people
• Good level of communication and good written English
• Happy to be trained and looking for career development

Benefits:

• We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• Spire for you reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance

Please see the attached benefits leaflet for more information.

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contactAlishia Okereafor-Alishia.Okereafor@spirehealthcare.com

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care

Experience

Essential

• Experience working in Theatres would be beneficial.
• We would be interested in candidates with experience in Care
• Someone who is happy working on our flexible rota
• Willing to learn and develop
• Passionate and motivated people
• Good level of communication and good written English
• Happy to be trained and looking for career development

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in a Theatre Environment is desirable

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Spire Healthcare Ltd

Address

Wrexham Technology Park, Croesnewydd Rd, Wrexham LL13 7YP

Wrexham

LL13 7YP

Employer's website

https://www.spirehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)