Job Overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Please see below for a detailed job description of the role.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Support Worker to work in our Theatre departments at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS). Whether you are an experienced Healthcare Support Worker or just starting out – if you are caring, compassionate and looking for a new challenge, we’ll have a role for you! Apply to join the team at UHS and take the next steps in your healthcare career.
Working for our organisation
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations. Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. We support you to balance family, study, or wellbeing with your career. We champion individuality and are committed to a diverse, inclusive, anti‑racist, anti‑discriminatory environment that values every team member. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Southampton General Hospital – Centre Block Theatres
We cover a wide variety of specialities such as Orthopaedics, Neuro, Paediatrics, ENT, Cardiac and mixed general surgical fields. We are a regional specialist centre and perform many pioneering procedures. In the theatre, the circulating role is vital to delivery of our service and you would be directly assisting the surgical team during the operation. We support training in the initial phase of learning the role, doubling up with an experienced member of staff, and subsequently becoming independent when ready.
We encourage and assist staff through obtaining their Functional Skills Level 2 and Level 3 health care and onwards to a Nursing or Operating Department Practitioner apprenticeship.
We are looking for individuals with the ability and attitude to grow and develop into a valued member of our team. Whatever level of skill or experience you currently have, if you can demonstrate drive and potential, our comprehensive induction and in‑house training teams will help you to reach your full potential.
All applicants must be fully flexible to cover a variety of shifts, including early, late, long days and nights, as our services operate 24 hours, 365 days a year.
Princess Anne Hospital
We specialise in Obstetric & Gynaecology (benign & oncology services, fertility treatment) and breast surgeries and pride ourselves with a multi‑disciplinary team offering services to women and newborns. You will be working with a variety of teams of highly competent and reliable nurses, ODPs and HCAs, complimenting the different consultants working in the department.
We are a friendly unit with 4 operating theatres, which provide 24/7 emergency services for obstetric and gynaecology conditions and elective services for obstetric, benign and oncology gynaecology and breast surgery, including reconstruction.
There is an attached Recovery and Day Surgery Unit which has 6 recovery beds and 15 day‑surgery beds that are open from 7:30 to 10 pm.
We’re recruiting HCAs across all theatre departments at UHS and will allocate you to your department after a successful interview.
Note: This vacancy does not meet the Home Office threshold for sponsorship and requires candidates to complete a 9‑month training period. We are therefore unable to accept applications from candidates who do not have the right to work in the UK or who have less than 9 months remaining on their visa at the start date of the role.
Due to a high volume of applications, the Trust reserves the right to close this advert early.
Person specification
Trust Values
* Patients First
* Always Improving
* Working Together
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
* Completed care certificate or ability to complete within 6 months of appointment.
* Completed secondary education.
* Ability to move and handle patients and equipment.
* Evidence of empathy, patience and dependability.
* Ability to deal with a range of difficult situations.
* Be able to take instruction and work within the confines of the role.
* Ability to cope with fluctuating demands and pressures of the role.
* Requirement to be aware of and adhere to the care certificate standards; https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/care-certificate
* Capable of completing core HCSW competencies and additional specific competencies related to area of work within 12 months of appointment.
Desirable criteria
* Acute Hospital Setting experience
* Nursing home carer experience
* Teaching assistant experience
* HCA experience
* Volunteer sector experience
* Experience in a caring role
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