Job summary
- Main area
- THEATRES
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 362-A-25-7461786
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stepping Hill Hospital
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £24,465 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Theatre Runner
Band 2
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
The post holder is responsible for the collation of patient information and the transportation of patients from wards to theatres. The post holder will be required to undertake a range of duties and work as part of the theatre team, which will contribute to the smooth and efficient running
of the peri-operative setting, and the provision of a consistently high standard of patient care.
As part of this role, you will be expected to work in theatre reception and be competent in the use of ‘TheatreMan’. Allied to this you are expected to cover all reception duties as required.
Main duties of the job
To ensure accurate/quality-controlled information is gathered for the patients’ admission to reception, upholding and maintaining patient confidentiality, including timely preparation of
elective theatre lists
On arrival to reception, ensure patients’ documentation is correct and accurate, and deal with any discrepancies in a timely manner to ensure patients are admitted without delay
To ensure that patients are sent for and collected in a timely manner to optimise the efficiency of our Operating Theatre department
Assisting in the transportation of patients to and from the wards and within the Operating Theatre department as required
Ensuring patient trolleys are safe to use and are in good working order
Ensuring patient trolleys are stocked accordingly
Daily checking and replacement of empty oxygen cylinders within theatres and under patient trolleys
Participate in routine cleaning and maintenance of patient trolleys and replacement of line.
Effective communication on the telephone, directing enquiries appropriately
Dealing with patients, the general public, relatives, carers and advocates of patients attending the reception area, giving a polite and professional service.
Responsible for keeping and maintaining a clean and tidy reception area
Distributing post, photocopying, sending, and receiving emails in a timely manner
To receive and register patients on arrival to reception, following agreed procedures and obtaining relevant and accurate information
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached detailed Job Description and person specification for further information.
Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility
Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.
We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Good general education
Desirable criteria
- IT/skills/qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Health care background desirable but not essential
Desirable criteria
- Worked as part of a team/work with the general public
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent organisational skills/Able to prioratise workloads
Desirable criteria
- A team player
Work related circumstances
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach to work and able to respond to the needs of the service
Desirable criteria
- Take instructions from colleagues and act on them with care and diligence
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natasha Luxton
- Job title
- Senior sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01614195017
- Additional information
Please contact Natasha Luxton for further details or informal visit on 01614195017
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