An exciting opportunity as arisen for a Health Care Assistant in Unit B Theatres at the Royal University hospital.

Unit B includes several specialities with a variety of specialist that are leads in their respective fields. The service provide 24hr Theatre cover for emergencies along with elective Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery and Renal surgery.

We are pioneers in the use of new technologies and innovative techniques with a specific development program for robotic surgery that is one of the most significant in the country. The Unit is a centre of excellence with one of the highest surgical volumes in Hepatobiliary surgery in United Kingdom.

We are one of the most important centres for renal transplant in the north west with life related transplants, donor kidney transplants and a participation in a national program for kidney donation (pool donation)

To assist the theatre team in the delivery of care.

To assist in the maintenance of standards.

To assist in the efficient running of theatre services.

To assist in patient care under supervision.

Internal rotation is in practice through theatres, anaesthetic, scrub and recovery to allow personal development and the smooth delivery of service. You may therefore agree on formal appraisal to move to another area for experience

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Daily cleaning of the theatre area, Scrub Room and Exit Rooms including all furniture, fittings and specialised equipment.

Daily cleaning of X-ray gowns, checking gowns still adhere to health and safety standards, deal appropriately with gowns not up to standards.

Monitor and maintain stock levels of materials and equipment in each theatre area.

Prepare packs, set up trolleys, setup theatres for scrub team. Ordering of CSSD, TSSU, stores and instruments for the lists the following day.

Act as circulating assistant during operative procedures. Deal appropriately with specimens and measurement of urine and blood loss.

Set up theatre for the following day’s list, ensuring instruments, trays etc are available, recording shortages to ensure smooth running of list.

Receive and identify patients for clinical/operative procedures and support. them whilst in the Anaesthetic Room prior to surgery.

Ensure all relevant information is recorded on the computerised patient information sheet.

Complete any documentation necessary for nursing records.

Promote and maintain safety and security of the environment by adhering to theatre protocols and policies at all times. Ensure patients dignity and religious/cultural beliefs are respected at all times. Act as patients advocate whilst in the theatre department.