The role
What a theatre assistant actually does, day to day.
As a theatre assistant, you work in an operating theatre helping the team who perform surgery. Before every operation you prepare the theatre - washing the instruments, checking they are sterile, and making sure everything the surgeon needs is in the right place. During the operation you pass tools to the surgical team, keep the area clean, help position patients safely, and watch for anything the team needs.
The job is fast-paced and you must be alert and organised. You see people at difficult moments in their lives, so you need to be kind and respectful as well as accurate and quick. You wear special protective clothing, follow strict rules to keep everything sterile so patients do not get infections, and communicate quietly with the surgical team. Some operations are routine, others are emergency, and you adapt to whatever comes.
Day to day
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