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Job overview

We are recruiting for an Theatre Support Worker to our multi-disciplinary team who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "great people, great place ".

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and highly motivated Healthcare Assistant to join our team.

We are looking for individuals with excellent interpersonal skills who can demonstrate their ability to work closely within the team to ensure a high standard of care is delivered to every patient in our departments.

You may be an experienced Healthcare Assistant seeking a new challenge and wanting to seek professional development within the theatre departments.

We pride ourselves in delivering high quality care whilst working to the increased demands of our departments and Business Unit.

As a Healthcare Assistant within the theatre environment your responsibilities will include self-motivation; taking part in clinical audit; the safe passage of patients through theatres; listening to the concerns and anxieties of the patients and escalating to the appropriate person in your department; maintaining education and acting as a role model to others.

The department focuses on theatre activity and works with the whole hospital team to ensure patient care and safety is always maintained.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a Healthcare Assistant who is adaptable to the demands of our busy department and able to work flexibly to cover a full range of duties including on-call, evenings, and weekends.

The successful applicant will be motivated and keen to share learning with the team and always deliver excellent patient care.

You will be encouraged to develop your skills and we will ensure you undertake professional development.

The successful applicant will mainly be based with the Main theatres team, although flexibility across all theatres will be required, and will be rostered to work as part of the theatre  on-call rota.

This post offers many opportunities through on-going education and development that is supported by our own Practice Development Lead.

If you believe you have the skills and knowledge to take this role  within a multidisciplinary theatre team, and have the ability to work using your own initiative and are passionate about patient safety and quality of care we look forward to receiving your application.

For further information please contact:

Wendy Storey (Sister)   [email protected]

Sarah Insley ( Matron ) [email protected]

Bethanie William (Practice Development Lead) [email protected] (01983) 822099 ext 4737

Working for our organisation

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health, and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an on-site day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire the Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem of the south coast off England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The Island offers an amazing coast line with beautiful countryside, year round events, festivals and award winning attractions.

Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.