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Perioperative Healthcare Assistant
Bupa · New Victoria Hospital · Posted today
"Scrub and circulate across 3 theatres and an endoscopy unit spanning Orthopaedics, ENT, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Urology and Endoscopy at a Bupa-backed hospital."
Job Description: Perioperative Healthcare Assistant Location: New Victoria Hospital, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey Contract: Permanent Hours: 37.5 Shifts: Monday- Saturday. 5 days per week. (Alternate Saturdays 07:30-4pm) Early: 07:30-4pm Late: 12:30-9pm Half day: 07:30-1pm Salary: £27,878 per annum
We make health happen
New Victoria Hospital (NVH) in Kingston upon Thames is a well-established private hospital offering a wide range of elective surgical services. The theatre department consists of 3 operating theatres and 1 dedicated endoscopy unit, supporting specialties including Orthopaedics, ENT, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Urology and Endoscopy, providing staff with exposure to a varied and high-quality surgical caseload.
How you’ll help us make health happen
Under direct supervision, you’ll assist the multi-disciplinary theatre team in providing high-quality care for patients in the theatre department, ensuring patient dignity, privacy and an excellent patient experience.
Key responsibilities
- Participate in the direct care of patients in support of a registered nurse or operating department practitioner, prior to, during and following surgery.
- Able to develop a good rapport with patients, responding to patient distress and anxiety appropriately.
- Scrub and circulate for procedures as allocated by qualified peri-operative practitioner and prepare for lists as per departmental procedure.
- Maintain safe systems of practice, familiarise themselves with risk assessments and any procedures designed to promote safe systems of practice.
- Ensure that all equipment and surgical instruments are used in accordance with manufacturer instructions, taken out of service when faulty and promptly repaired.
- Help maintain stock levels within the department.
- Ensure the department is clean and tidy and well stocked at all times.
- Assist with the moving and handling as well as the positioning of patients for surgery.
What we’re looking for
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