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Ophthalmology Theatre Escort Porter

Job Description

This post holder will work with the Theatre team to deliver direct and indirect patient case and at all times to work under the direction of a qualified member of Nursing/ODP staff.

To escort surgical patients to and from the operating theatre and work alongside theatre staff to provide excellent patient care.

Direct Patient Care:

• To facilitate the smooth and safe transfers of patients throughout their anaesthetic, surgical and recovery and procedure periods between wards or departments and the operating theatres and recovery.
• Contribute to the ongoing support of patients and their family members during the transfer to theatre.
• Undertake standard checking procedure when collecting patients from wards and departments.
• Communicate in a manner and pace appropriate to the patients ability, personal beliefs and preferences within trust and legal constraints
• To be aware of the safeguarding guidelines for vulnerable patients

• Support, welcome and assist visitors to the department
• Liaise with other professionals as required within the boundaries of the role
• To undertake domestic duties as required e.g. cleaning floors in theatres, moving clinical rubbish and sharps bins as required and in line with current infection control guidelines.
• Assist with stocking of unit – sterile supplies and pharmacy
• Assist in stocking theatre hats, blue slide sheets, oxygen masks and oxygen tubing.
• Emptying of sterile instruments and putting away in appropriate storage place
• Assist the materials managements team in putting away stock
• To assist with putting away of IV fluid/pharmacy stock when delivered
• Transport soiled instruments and clinical rubbish to designated collection points
• To handle and transport specimens in line with trust policy

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