Job overview

Post is not Eligible for Sponsorship : Please don't apply if you have no right to work. 

Main duties of the job

• Work as a circulating practitioner within the operating theatre, providing support to the multidisciplinary team and contributing to the safe delivery of perioperative care.
• Assist with patient positioning for surgical procedures, ensuring the correct use of operating tables, attachments, positioning aids, and manual handling equipment.
• Prepare, check, assemble, and operate theatre equipment, ensuring it is safe and fit for use, and promptly report any faults or concerns.
• Maintain aseptic technique and support the safe handling, opening, and presentation of sterile instruments, consumables, and surgical packs.
• Participate in swab, needle, instrument, and sharps counts, ensuring all checks are completed and documented in accordance with local policies.
• Complete theatre documentation accurately and maintain a high standard of record keeping.
• Assist with the receipt, handling, labelling, and documentation of clinical specimens.
• Support the cleaning, preparation, stocking, and maintenance of theatre suites, ensuring compliance with infection prevention and control standards.

Plase refer to the attached JD

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton.  Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

It is an exciting time to join Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

 

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.