Overview
Working in theatres is a unique privilege. It involves a lot of team work, preparing and cleaning the theatre environment and a commitment to support the theatre team to provide care to the patients whilst in the operating theatre. The successful candidate will be supported in practice by trained theatre and education staff to ensure the smooth running of the area they will work in, to be part of a team and to work flexibly in an environment of changing demands. This department provides 24-hour emergency cover, therefore there will be shift work, and weekends as well as an on-call commitment required. If you have experience of working in healthcare or working with people in a busy environment then we are looking for you.
Working for our organisation
We have a structured education team who will support with working with you directly to help and support new starters, we offer a supernumerary time so all competencies can be completed. There is full guidance and support with this role to smoothly transition you into your operating theatre career, there are opportunities for the future with development into apprenticeships theatre relevant upon successful interview, good literacy and numeracy skills.
Qualifications
* Evidence of the Care Certificate and understanding of the Code of Conduct for Health Care Support Workers and Adult Social care workers in England.
* Evidence of Level 2 Diploma or Apprenticeship in Health related subject or willing to work towards
Desirable criteria
* Experience of the NHS and /or health care requirements, Evidence of working in a busy and variable environment
* Evidence of working with the general public as part of a team., Good health record
* Reliable
* Good self-presentation
* Flexible approach to shift work and unit needs
About Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
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