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Job overview

Wirral University Teaching Hospital is seeking to recruit two�� Clinical Support Workers to join our dynamic operating theatre team.�� Whether you have experience or are looking to start a career in the operating�� theatre, WUTH is the organisation for you.�� We need support workers to deliver and support high standards of perioperative care to our patients.��

The post holder will be required to work as part of a highly motivated team with real commitment to providing a high standard of patient care. The role requires you to support other members of the theatre team, such as scrub practitioners​, Operating Department Practitioners (ODP), surgeons and anaesthetists.�� The role will also support the management of implantable devices used in theatres and the management of loan trays and equipment, checking and providing assurance to the theatre teams that the kit is available.�� This will be a rotational role between theatre and device management.��

If you seek to work in a specialised team and wish to build an exciting and fulfilling career at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, then this is the role for you.

The post is with the Orthopaedic team based predominantly at Clatterbridge Hospital. There will be opportunity for cross site working and the role is across 7 days.

Main duties of the job

• Assist the Registered Nurse in administering direct patient care.
• Communicate clearly with patients, carers, relatives and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Communication with patients including discussion on patient comfort and safety and recording of communications on Wirral Millennium.
• ��Prioritising own workload.
• Inform qualified staff of changes in patients’ condition or observations.
• Escort and chaperone patients as appropriate.
• Communicate with patients/carers taking into consideration the needs of the individual.
• Undertake some clerical duties such as filing.
• Undertake ordering of supplies, within agreed stock levels, ensuring stored correctly.
• Ensure availability, cleanliness and maintenance of equipment.
• Assist in the safe handling of patients valuables and property.
• Adhere to Wirral Hospital objectives, policies, protocols and guidelines.
• Report any concerns or anxieties that patients disclose to the appropriate health care professional in charge of patient care.
• ��Participate in ward safety huddles and raise concerns as required.
• Actively participate in maintaining patient comfort and support patients to change position to maintain healthy skin integrity.
• Document when appropriate, position changes within Wirral Millennium and inform nurse in charge of any patient discomfort in a timely manner.
• Use Trust processes (SBAR handover and Nutritional Board) to identify patients that can safely drink fluids.

Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.