Health Care Support Worker - Theatres and Recovery

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this position is full-time, Monday – Sunday, days and nights.

The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital is looking to recruit Health Care Support Workers in our Perioperative department.

Our Specialties Include:

• Major General Surgery
• Urology, Renal
• Vascular
• Orthopaedics including spinal
• ENT
• Gynaecology
• Trauma and Emergencies

You will support the Registered Practitioners in carrying out their Perioperative duties in both the recovery and theatre department. A caring disposition, preferably with experience working in the Perioperative or caring environment, is preferred together with the ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will have effective written and verbal communication and numeracy skills, and the ability to carry out assigned tasks effectively in a busy environment. The ability to undertake and complete a theatre competency-based training programme for Health Care Support Workers, including meeting the Health Care Support Worker Mandatory Induction Standards and adhering to the Code of Conduct, is essential. You will be required to demonstrate flexibility by working within a service that presently runs over a seven day week and 24 hours. Ability to participate in a regular rotational shift pattern is essential. Furthermore, you will be expected, where necessary, to engage in multi-site working within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in order to achieve the needs of the service. This post requires PVG Scheme Membership/Disclosure Scotland Check.

Informal contact: Arlene Watson, SCN, 0141 452 3462

Due to the anticipated response to this post, it may close before the closing date noted on the advert; therefore, once you start your application form, please complete it immediately.

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