Dual Role Practitioner - Whiston

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job description

Job Summary

The post holder will actively support the theatre practitioners and multi-disciplinary staff within the theatre environment throughout the peri operative phase.

To provide effective patient centred care implementing care that meets the needs of the patients and their families/carers in conjunction with the qualified theatre practitioner.

To support staff in Clinical procedures, protocols and guidelines to ensure the effective delivery of service to patients in the peri-operative phase.

Please note, this vacancy may close early should a sufficient number of applications be received.

An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure clinical practice complies with the Trust Policies and Procedures.
• Participate in the preparation of theatre prior to the list, ensuring all equipment is clean and available for use.
• Assist in the safe positioning of patients in theatre, as per the trust policy.
• Support the scrub/ Anaesthetic team during procedures, anticipating their requirements.
• Assist the scrub practitioner to prepare for the cases.
• Participate in swab and instrument checks.
• Safely dispose of clinical waste and sharps as per trust policy.
• Handle and prepare specimens, ensuring correct labelling and packaging for transportation to the laboratory.
• Assist in the documentation of patients records both written and electronic in accordance with the trust policy.
• Teach circulating duties to all new grades of staff.
• Answer bleeps and phones and relay messages.
• Clean and check patients trolleys daily.
• Transfer patients from wards and departments to theatre and return.
• Deliver specimens to pathology each morning.
• Collect or return blood and blood products from pathology.
• Assist with collection and removal of rubbish and linen to appropriate collection points.
  
  

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
  
  

Date posted

15 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum (pro rata if part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

409-7151985

Job locations

Whiston

Whiston

L35 5DR

Job Description

KEY DUTIES

• Ensure clinical practice complies with the Trust Policies and Procedures.
• Participate in the preparation of theatre prior to the list, ensuring all equipment is clean and available for use.
• Assist in the safe positioning of patients in theatre, as per the trust policy.
• Support the scrub/ Anaesthetic team during procedures, anticipating their requirements.
• Assist the scrub practitioner to prepare for the cases.
• Participate in swab and instrument checks.
• Safely dispose of clinical waste and sharps as per trust policy.
• Handle and prepare specimens, ensuring correct labelling and packaging for transportation to the laboratory.
• Assist in the documentation of patients records both written and electronic in accordance with the trust policy.
• Teach circulating duties to all new grades of staff.
• Answer bleeps and phones and relay messages.
• Clean and check patients trolleys daily.
• Transfer patients from wards and departments to theatre and return.
• Deliver specimens to pathology each morning.
• Collect or return blood and blood products from pathology.
• Assist with collection and removal of rubbish and linen to appropriate collection points.
  
  

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as a role model within the clinical working area and present a professional image which inspires confidence and trust in the delivery of care.
• Act as the patients advocate, by considering their individual physical and psychological needs, whilst providing and maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment.
  
  

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in out of hours service as service needs demand.
  
  

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES

• Attend regular mandatory update training, fire lectures, moving and handling and resuscitation training within the requirements of the Trusts health and safety policy.
• Promote an environment within ones own work area that is conducive to learning.
• Actively develop own learning and clinical skills required to provide a high standard of Care.
• Support learners in the area as own skills develop. Assist in the training programmes developed for individuals undergoing training in your work area.
  
  

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• NVQ Level 2 in Healthcare/Operating Department Support, willing to work towards or equivalent experience
• GCSE Level or equivalent in English and Maths
  
  

Knowledge & Experience Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of the Theatre Support Worker role and responsibilities
  
  

Desirable

• Experience working in a Healthcare setting
• Experience working within a Surgical/Theatre Department
  
  

Skills Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
  
  

Other Essential

• Flexible approach to working pattern
  
  

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Whiston

Whiston

L35 5DR

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)