Role Overview
We are looking for Theatre Support workers to join our team at Royal Preston Hospital in the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust. Theatre support workers play an essential role in the smooth running of our theatres, helping maintain high-quality patient care in a clean and safe environment.
Responsibilities
* Participate as a member of the circulating team to assist the scrub practitioner during surgery.
* Assist the movement of clean and dirty instrumentation throughout the theatre complex.
* Support the team in achieving the highest standards of patient care and demonstrate commitment to the role.
* Provide personalised care throughout the peri‑operative journey in accordance with local and national standards.
* Assist in the positioning of patients in theatre before surgery and in the recovery area, ensuring pressure areas are protected and patient comfort maintained.
* Handle and store patient specimens safely, complying with Trust policy.
* Assist in maintaining patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
* Proactively engage in the Trust safety agenda.
* Contribute to maintaining a safe, clean and productive care environment, compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness.
* Communicate and document information in a timely and appropriate manner.
Benefits
We offer in‑house training, a friendly and supportive environment, and opportunities for development within one of the largest and highest performing Trusts in the country.
Equality and Diversity
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination. All individuals are encouraged to apply for this post regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status.
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