Theatre Orderly
Core
Support clinical staff within the Operating Suite by assisting with patient care, positioning, and transport under nursing supervision.
Role type
Theatre Orderly (clinical support staff)
Builds
Patient care and surgical support services
Domain
Healthcare / Hospital operations
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Manual handling, patient positioning, patient transport, limb holding, epidural assistance support, dignity and privacy maintenance
Preferred skills
Communication, compassion, teamwork, initiative
Responsibilities
Transport patients on trolleys and beds, Assist in positioning and transferring patients, Hold patients' limbs during preparation for surgery, Support patients during insertion of epidurals, Assist PACU caregivers with positioning patients, Participate in care of patients under supervision of nursing caregivers