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Job summary

Main area
Theatres
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
225-DIV1-7392393
Employer
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Newcross Hospital
Town
Wolverhampton
Salary
£24,465 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/08/2025 23:59
Interview date
15/09/2025

Employer heading

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust logo

Theatre Support Assistant

Band 2

 

 

Job overview

We currently have vacancies for Theatre Support Assistants within our Operating Theatres at Newcross Hospital in Head and Neck Theatres. It is essential that the right candidate should be a team player with excellent communication skills and a desire to deliver high quality care to our patients. Successful candidates will also be required to have a flexible approach to working patterns.

Main duties of the job

To assist with care of patients under the appropriate supervision from the registered theatre practitioners and to keep the clinical environment tidy and well maintained.

To provide support to the Theatre Team, which will contribute positively to the continuing development of the clinical environment.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.  We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details regarding job description and main responsibilities, please see attached job description and person specification. 

Please only apply if you have the required visa and right to work in the UK.

Person specification

Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Previous theatre experience
  • Previous experience in care

Care Qualification

Desirable criteria
  • Obtained Recognised Care qualification

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerNursing Times Workforce Summit & Awards WinnerStep into health

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Charlotte Armstrong
Job title
Head and Neck Theatre Specialty Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
Ext: 82560

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Building 12
New Cross Hospital
Wolverhampton Road
Wolverhampton
WV10 0QP
Telephone
01902 481900
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