Bank Theatre Assistant

Title: Bank Theatre Assistant

Location: Sheffield United Kingdom

Job Description:

JobID: 25591

Category: Patient Care

JobSchedule: Part time

Theatre Assistant | Bank | Healthcare Assistant | Flexible Working | Sheffield | Competitive Rates

Spire Claremont is looking to recruit a Theatre Healthcare Assistant to join their warm and friendly team on the bank.

Spire Claremont Hospital has provided first-class independent healthcare at the heart of the South Yorkshire community since 1953. Our hospital is situated among beautifully landscaped grounds in Crosspool, Sheffield and it is situated 3 miles (about 20 minutes) to the south west of Sheffield city centre.

Claremont Hospital has 42 beds, three laminar flow theatres, 13 consulting rooms, a static MRI and CT scanner, and plain and digital X-ray. The hospital provides surgery and outpatients with diagnostic imaging services. 

Contract Type: Bank

Job Purpose:

To provide the highest standards of personal service to patients and staff in all departments.

Spire Claremont have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Healthcare Assistant to join our Staffing Bank in our Theatre Department. This role will suit candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns to suit their work/life balance.

There will be a mixture of shifts covering hours between 8am and 9pm. These will be between Monday to Saturday.

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

• Previous experience of working as an HCA (or equivalent) in a clinical environment – wards or theatres
• You will have NVQ Level 3 and Health and Social Care
• Care Competencies completed
• Cannulation experience – not essential but desirable
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience in : ECGs, taking blood/blood pressures and patient observations

Benefits:

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly
• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
• Unsocial Enhancements, dependent upon shift pattern worked (won’t be applicable for all)
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts
• Smart spending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via ‘Spire for You’
• Wellbeing Centre access via ‘Spire for You'
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Full induction, including mandatory training updates
• Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
• Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team

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 employee’s well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.