Band 3 Health Care Assistant Job Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 3 Health Care Assistant. The Unit consists of 4 theatres that perform around 1,000 adult Cardiac Cases annually as well as over 500 Thoracic cases. As well as working in the 4 theatres, there are opportunities to work in the Theatre Recovery Area, Cardiology Labs and Cardiac Intensive Care. The candidate must have NVQ level 3 and ideally should have experience in theatres.
The core hours are between 07.30 and 19.00 Monday to Friday, with a 7 day, 24-hour emergency on-call service, that you will be expected to join.
Band 3 Health Care Assistant Main Duties
Working in the operating theatre as a circulating nurse, anticipating the needs of the scrub team.
Decontamination of equipment during working hours and as part of the on-call commitment
Assisting in blood sampling
Maintaining stock levels within the theatre environment and the whole department.
Participating in the on-call team
During on-call commitments, you will be working independently when called in e.g. on intensive care
Collecting and checking trays of surgical instruments
About us
The Unit consists of 4 theatres that perform around 1,000 adult Cardiac Cases annually as well as over 500 Thoracic cases. As a Tertiary centre we cover South Cumbria and Lancashire for specialist heart and lung surgery.
We work in a multidisciplinary team, consisting of Surgeons, Anaesthetists, Nurses, Operating Department Practitioners and Perfusionists
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working in the operating theatre as a circulating nurse, anticipating the needs of the scrub team.
Decontamination of equipment during working hours and as part of the on-call commitment
Assisting in blood sampling
Maintaining stock levels within the theatre environment and the whole department.
Participating in the on-call team
During on-call commitments, you will be working independently when called in e.g. on intensive care
Collecting and checking trays of surgical instruments
See attached Job Description
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience as a Health Care Assistant / Theatre experience
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting.
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with multidisciplinary team.
- Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate
- Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy.
- An understanding of organisation of nursing care.
- I.T. skills
- Basic understanding of NHS issues.
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting.
- Carry out clinical interventions as delegated by a RN as agreed by local protocols.
- Good attendance record – Able to perform a wide range of duties.
- Ability to prioritize tasks
- Ability to work independently
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.
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).
