Generic Theatre Nursing Assistant (NHS AfC: Band 2) - Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

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As a Generic Theatre Nursing Assistant you will work as part of the theatre team to ensure the safety of theatre patients. You will do this by managing portering duties with safe efficient practices, collecting and delivering blood products in a timely manner with the appropriate understanding to its use, application and storage, process specimens and ensure the theatre team can facilitate the specimen collection process and safeguard the running of theatre by managing patient requirements pre and post operatively including the management of theatre waste.

The post holder will be expected to participate fully in their personal development and review process in order to achieve the knowledge and skills required for the post.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure patients a fully prepared for transfer to theatre, including phoning the wards if required to check patients are fully prepared.
• Provide the safe escort of patients between the wards and theatres and accompany patients into the Anaesthetic room whilst undergoing Anaesthesia and act as a chaperon.
• Assist patients in their mobility requirements, help move and position appropriately to maximise their physical comfort.
• Prepare individual patients and the environment to ensure effective movement and/or handling procedures. Participate in Moving and Handling activities.
• Actively support and assist in alleviating distress and anxiety of patients or carers, consistent with their personal beliefs and preferences
• Assist in the correct procedure of duties relating to last offices for deceased persons. Ensure that all religious and cultural wishes, obligations are adhered with.
• When necessary initiate and assist with basic cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
• At the delegation of the registered practitioner, and according to Trust Policy, transfer the patient from the waiting area/ward to the anaesthetic room. After Surgery transfer the patient back under the supervision of a registered practitioner.
• At the delegation of the registered practitioner assist with the patients in the recovery unit and extended recovery unit (ERU) delivering care including helping with hygiene needs and providing beverages and meals if required.
• Preparation of theatres for clinical procedures.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

At Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), our Nursing Assistantstake great pride in the essential work we do. That’s because we’re not just helping patients, we’re going the extra mile for them – day in, day out. But more than that, our team’s commitment to work with empathy, consideration and dignity means that we’re among the best – and most compassionate – in our field.

On joining MFT, you’ll be supported to develop your knowledge and skills through our Support Worker Development Programme for Nursing Assistants that includes completion of the Care Certificate for candidates who have not completed this previously. The great news is, the completion of the Support Worker Development Programme will give you the opportunity to progress into a Band 3 Nursing Assistantrole.

If you’re a more experienced Nursing Assistantseeking a new opportunity in a Band 3 role, you’ll undertake a skills analysis when you start to identify any gaps in your clinical skills knowledge needed for your role. You’ll then be supported to access relevant modules from the clinical skills programme to support your progression to a Band 3 post on completion.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk .

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• Holds National Care Certificate or be willing to undertake and complete within 12 weeks of starting.
• Will be required to undertake the Trust CSW Development programme and theatre competency-based programme

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience working in a healthcare, social care organisation/setting or service industry requiring people contact
• Experience of working within a theatre environment.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Evidence of communication skills (written and verbal).
• Evidence of working as a team.
• Evidence of carrying out well defined routine tasks.
• Evidence of own initiative, following direction/supervision by a Registered Healthcare Practitioner.
• Evidence of relating well with patients/relatives/visitors/ Colleagues/the multi-disciplinary team and wider Trust staff.
• Evidence of Computer skills.

ATTRIBUTES

• Committed to delivering high standards of patient care.
• Friendly, open, empathetic and compassionate.
• Professional outlook and positive attitude.
• Able to meet the flexible needs of the role and duty roster.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name David Smith Job title Team Leader for Patient Safety and Audit Email address david.smith2@mft.nhs.uk Telephone number 01617012277

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