Healthcare Assistant - Theatres

If you are committed to high standard patient care and enjoy working in a friendly, highly motivated team then Leighton Theatres could be the right career destination for you.

We have a vacancy for a HCA to join our theatre teams. There will be a rotation to multiple specialities as part of a bespoke staff development programme.

Our department has 8 ultra-modern theatres, including 2 Orthopaedic Barn style theatres and 2 integrated ‘Laparoscopic’ theatres. We also have 4 day case theatres and a Surgical Admissions unit on site.

As a department we are committed to patient safety and carry out regular Human Factors training across the multi-disciplinary teams.

The Theatre Management team are passionate about providing support and cultivating a safe and friendly environment for both staff and patients.

We work in teams by speciality/discipline including Breast/Gynaecology/Ophthalmology, General & Emergency Surgery, Urology and ENT, Anaesthetics, Recovery and Orthopaedics /Trauma. Each team has senior staff who support their team by providing duty rosters, annual leave allocation and training within the team. This allows staff members a more personal working experience and helps improve job satisfaction !

HCAs carry out multiple duties in order to promote excellent patient care. Examples are ; patient support pre operatively, supporting scrub staff during surgical procedures, ensuring equipment and supplies are available for the operating list, transferring patients between locations and other duties to support the department.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
1. Participate in the delivery of patient care, following agreed plans, policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines, carrying out tasks and activities under the direction of a qualified practitioner

1. Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team/agencies to ensure that patient needs are met

1. Involve patients, relatives/carers in the delivery of care, providing reassurance and support to assist their understanding and co-operation

1. Support patients undergoing local anaesthetic/sedation procedures and during induction of anaesthesia in conjunction with the qualified practitioner

1. Prepare the clinical area for safe practice by ensuring that cleanliness is maintained, materials and equipment are ready for use, including clearing away afterwards

1. Transfer patients to and from theatre to support the efficient use of theatre time

1. Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations

1. Provide routine information to enable the effectiveness of care to be evaluated and records maintained

1. Contribute to the recording and storing of information, ensuring it is securely held, accurate, complete and legible and can be retrieved promptly when required