Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Healthcare Assistant
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Job Description
We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 3 HCA. The Unit consists of 4 theatres that perform around 1,000 adult Cardiac Cases annually as well as over 500 Thoracic cases. As well as working in the 4 theatres, there are opportunities to work in the Theatre Recovery Area, Cardiology Labs and Cardiac Intensive Care. The candidate must have NVQ level 3 and ideally should have experience in theatres.
The core hours are between 07.30 and 19.00 Monday to Friday, with a 7 day, 24-hour emergency on-call service, that you will be expected to join.
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Please contact Jessy Thomas, Clinical Lead Nurse, or Alison Gray Clinical Lead (Q&G), on Blackpool 01253 953766 for further discussion or to arrange an informal visit.
Main Duties
- Working in the operating theatre as a circulating nurse, anticipating the needs of the scrub team.
- Decontamination of equipment during working hours and as part of the on-call commitment.
- Assisting in blood sampling.
- Maintaining stock levels within the theatre environment and the whole department.
- Participating in the on-call team.
- During on-call commitments, you will be working independently when called in e.g. on intensive care.
- Collecting and checking trays of surgical instruments.
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Jessy Thomas
- Job title: Clinical Lead Nurse
- Email address: jessy.antony@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07865608941
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