Overview
Job summary
This is an incredibly exciting time at St Bartholomew's Hospital as we realise a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve services for today's patients and future generations, creating world class cancer and heart services. We provide specialist Cardiovascular and Cancer surgery and with a planned theatre expansion programme we have exciting opportunities to join us as in a support worker role. We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and experienced support workers with experience in operating theatre or similar environment. There is the opportunity to develop practical skills in the operating theatre and contribute to the care of our patients. We offer a wide range of development opportunities including, Band 3 development programme, development courses and study days. There are multiple roles and reserve lists may be maintained. Due to government threshold guidelines the trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role.
Main duties of the job
The post holder provides support and facilitates high quality individualized care to patients in collaboration with the multi-professional team utilising specialist knowledge. The post holder places the patient at the centre of service delivery by having a flexible safe approach to the provision of cover for the operating theatre and other departments/areas. The post holder is responsible for identifying and implementing measures to achieve cost improvement targets whilst maintaining quality.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Details
Date posted: 29 October 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £30,546 to £32,207 a year per annum inc
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 259-7583700SBH (N)
Job locations: St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE
Job description
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Essential: NVQ 3 in Perioperative Care Support or equivalent.
* Essential: Level 2 Numeracy & Literacy (or equivalent).
* Desirable: Infection Control Training
Experience
* Essential: Experience of undertaking a role and working within a team.
* Essential: Experience of working in an operating Theatre environment
* Essential: Able to use own initiative within job description, knowledge & skills.
Knowledge
* Essential: Understands the need for confidentiality
* Essential: Knowledge of need for and actions for prevention of cross infection
* Essential: Understanding of responsibilities under the Health & Safety legislation.
* Essential: Can prove basic IT Skills.
Skills
* Essential: Clear verbal communication
* Essential: Clear written communication
* Essential: Demonstrates caring attitude
* Essential: Able to use resources efficiently & effectively
* Essential: Ability to treat everyone with dignity and respect
* Essential: Able to organise own workload
* Essential: Able to assist the Registered Practitioner in the process of perioperative patient care
* Essential: Demonstrates safe use of medical devices & supplementary items
* Essential: Ability to assist the theatre / surgical team in a non-scrubbed role
* Essential: Ability to store data/ information safely and correctly
* Essential: Ability to work flexible hours to meet service requirements
Other sections
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 CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Employer details: Barts Health NHS Trust, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE. Website: https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk
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