Theatre Support Worker
The closing date is 06 May 2026
An opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Theatre Support Worker to join the team in theatres at Southport theatres!
The job involves a high level of cleaning, maintenance and preparation of the theatre suite, as well as the safe and timely transport of patients to and from the Operating Theatre. The use of floor buffers and scrubbing machines is a requirement of the job, as is cleaning the staff restrooms and changing rooms.
An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post.
Due to current service demands, we are only able to consider applicants who have relevant UK experience. Candidates must also be available to commence employment immediately or within a very short timeframe. We regret that we cannot progress applications that do not meet these essential requirements.
Main duties of the job
* Assist in the collection and return of patients and their belongings to and from Theatre Department, wards, diagnostic services, post anaesthesia unit.
* Collection and replacement of medical gases, transfer of blood components, linen, beds, trolleys, theatre equipment and pharmacy deliveries
* Responsibility for environmental cleanliness.
* Inspection of patient transportation equipment. Transfer of faulty equipment to EBME.
* Dispose of clinical and non-clinical waste including dirty linen as per Trust protocols.
* Stocking and cleaning areas out of housekeeping checklist (for example storage cabinets).
* Assist in checking of the fire safety equipment in the department.
* Adhere to Trust and Departmental Policies and Procedures
* Maintain confidentiality in matters relating to patients and staff.
* Specimen transportation as required.
* Keep fluid store area clean and tidy, dispose of empty boxes.
* Deliver on-call sheets and theatre lists as required.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
* Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
* Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
* National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Proposed Interview date: TBC
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to GCSE/Level 2 in Maths and English
* NVQ Level 2 in Health Care, or equivalent qualification/experience, or willing to work towards
Knowledge & Experience
* An understanding of the role Theatre Support Worker
* Experience of working within healthcare environment
* Knowledge of Infection control principles
* Knowledge of Health and Safety principles
Skills
* Motivation and initiative to work alone and within a team
* Able to organise and ensure that the environment is conducive to health care
* Polite, approachable with patients, staff and visitorsMaintain confidentiality
* Basic IT Skills
* High level of personal integrityPossess the ability to manage own workload with a supervisor available at all times for support
* Flexible/adaptable
* Ability to use information systems
Other
* There is a frequent requirement for lifting, pushing and pulling for substantial proportion of the working day when cleaning, stock control and bed making
* Maintain high levels of focused concentration when in a busy environment.
* Continue to think clearly in possible situations when talking to patients with high levels of emotions and stress.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
£25,272 a year per annum (pro rata if part time)
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