Theatre HCA

Job responsibilities

Theatre Healthcare Assistant, Essex, Monday - Sunday Days Only Spire Hartswood Hospital have an exciting opportunity for an Theatre Healthcare Assistant to join the team on a Full basis. Spire Hartswood Hospital is a 49 bed hospital with 4 theatres and offers a comprehensive range of services and facilities. Our vision is to be recognised as a world class healthcare business bringing together the best people who are dedicated to developing excellent clinical environments and delivering the highest quality patient care. Our vision is to be recognised as a world class healthcare business bringing together the best people who are dedicated to developing excellent clinical environments and delivering the highest quality patient care. Duties and responsibilities: To assist the multi-disciplinary operating team to provide exemplary care by offering a timely portering service. The service will include escorting patients between ward, departments and theatre suite; Transporting equipment, medical records, meals, specimens and linen; Moving furniture.

Routine tasks related to patient's health and well being.

Production and communication of information and knowledge

Contribute to own personal development.

Assist in maintaining own and others' health and safety and security.

Assist in maintaining and developing services.

Ensure own actions help to maintain quality.

Ensure own actions support equality, diversity and rights.

Move patients, surgical equipment and goods.

Acknowledge the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and understand own responsibility as agreed with line manager in the prevention and control of HCAI.

Who we're looking for:

Experience of acting under instruction.

Working as part of a team

General portering abilities

Moving and handling competence.

Customer facing experience

English language to IELTS 7.0

Moving and handling of patients in the perioperative area.

Attaching additional equipment to operating tables and trolleys.

Safe use of role specific perioperative equipment.

Experience of working as a porter or another caring role based in a clinical environment

Benefits: We offer employed colleagues 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

Our Values: We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

Driving clinical excellence

Doing the right thing

Caring is our passion.

Keeping it simple

Delivering on our promises

Succeeding and celebrating together

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. Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart. Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart. For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Qualifications

Essential

• Experience of acting under instruction.
• Working as part of a team
• General portering abilities
• Moving and handling competence.
• Customer facing experience
• English language to IELTS 7.0
• Moving and handling of patients in the perioperative area.
• Attaching additional equipment to operating tables and trolleys.
• Safe use of role specific perioperative equipment.
• Experience of working as a porter or another caring role based in a clinical environment

Desirable

• Experience of acting under instruction.
• Working as part of a team
• General portering abilities
• Moving and handling competence.
• Customer facing experience
• English language to IELTS 7.0
• Moving and handling of patients in the perioperative area.
• Attaching additional equipment to operating tables and trolleys.
• Safe use of role specific perioperative equipment.
• Experience of working as a porter or another caring role based in a clinical environment

Experience

Essential

• Experience of acting under instruction.
• Working as part of a team
• General portering abilities
• Moving and handling competence.
• Customer facing experience
• English language to IELTS 7.0
• Moving and handling of patients in the perioperative area.
• Attaching additional equipment to operating tables and trolleys.
• Safe use of role specific perioperative equipment.
• Experience of working as a porter or another caring role based in a clinical environment

Desirable

• Experience of acting under instruction.
• Working as part of a team
• General portering abilities
• Moving and handling competence.
• Customer facing experience
• English language to IELTS 7.0
• Moving and handling of patients in the perioperative area.
• Attaching additional equipment to operating tables and trolleys.
• Safe use of role specific perioperative equipment.
• Experience of working as a porter or another caring role based in a clinical environment

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).