Theatre Orderly
- Halifax, West Yorkshire
- £24,465 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assisting in the transfer of patients to and from ward areas
- Maintaining privacy and dignity throughout
- Maintaining stock levels
- Transferring items to and from the theatres including drugs, specimens, equipment, instruments and beds.
- Attend regular team meetings
- Undertake all such reasonable other duties as may be required as part of the role
- Disposal of rubbish and clinical waste within Trust protocols.
- Collecting blood when required from Path Lab
- Answer and take telephone messages for surgeons and theatre staff.
- This role requires moving patients and heavy trays and standing for long periods of time.
- Assist in transfer of patients to and from ward areas maintaining privacy and dignity throughout.
- Collecting post-operative beds.
- Collection and organisation of patients luggage and deliver to correct ward areas if required
- Assist with transfers of patients within the department in accordance with local moving and handling protocols.
- Cleaning of theatres and other operating department areas
- Disposal of rubbish and clinical waste in accordance with appropriate policies
- Acceptance, scanning and sending of sterile instrument trays to and from off-site sterilisation.
- Handling sterilised trays and returning to appropriate location.
- Transporting of specimens to relevant location.
- Moving equipment between departments where necessary
- Check medical gas cylinders; replace as necessary (following training on cylinder identification).
- Ordering and maintenance of off-site laundry services
- Collecting drug orders from pharmacy and transferring them to the relevant staff member, maintaining stock rotation
- Collecting blood from the blood bank in accordance with Trust Policy
- Assist in transfer of patients to and from ward areas maintaining privacy and dignity throughout.
- Collecting post-operative beds.
- Collection and organisation of patients luggage and deliver to correct ward areas if required
- Assist with transfers of patients within the department in accordance with local moving and handling protocols.
- Cleaning of theatres and other operating department areas
- Disposal of rubbish and clinical waste in accordance with appropriate policies
- Acceptance, scanning and sending of sterile instrument trays to and from off-site sterilisation.
- Handling sterilised trays and returning to appropriate location.
- Transporting of specimens to relevant location.
- Moving equipment between departments where necessary
- Check medical gas cylinders; replace as necessary (following training on cylinder identification).
- Ordering and maintenance of off-site laundry services
- Collecting drug orders from pharmacy and transferring them to the relevant staff member, maintaining stock rotation
- Collecting blood from the blood bank in accordance with Trust Policy
- Willingness to undertake any training or development relevant to the role
- English & Math's GCSE grade 9-2 (A*-E) or equivalent OR a pass at pre-employment assessment
- Moving and handling training
- Infection control training
- Resuscitation training
- Experience of working in a customer service setting
- Insight into the roles and responsibilities of the post
- Demonstrate a commitment to a caring profession
- Understand the importance of record keeping
- Ability to position patients
- Ability to stand for long periods of time
- Care experience in a hospital setting
- Experience of record keeping
- Good verbal and written communication
- Ability to work as a team member
- Ability to work in a busy environment
- Able to work under direction
- Caring and Compassionate
- Able to work shifts
- Literacy skills
- Willingness to undertake any training or development relevant to the role
- English & Math's GCSE grade 9-2 (A*-E) or equivalent OR a pass at pre-employment assessment
- Moving and handling training
- Infection control training
- Resuscitation training
- Experience of working in a customer service setting
- Insight into the roles and responsibilities of the post
- Demonstrate a commitment to a caring profession
- Understand the importance of record keeping
- Ability to position patients
- Ability to stand for long periods of time
- Care experience in a hospital setting
- Experience of record keeping
- Good verbal and written communication
- Ability to work as a team member
- Ability to work in a busy environment
- Able to work under direction
- Caring and Compassionate
- Able to work shifts
- Literacy skills