Job summary
- Main area
- Theatre Support Worker
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Internal rotation, weekend, night shift or oncall)
- Job ref
- 337-NP-8867SM
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ealing Hospital
- Town
- Southall
- Salary
- £29,176 - £30,225 pa Inclusive of Outer London High Cost Area Supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Theatre Support Worker
Band 3
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and reliable individual to join and support our theatre teams in Ealing hospital. You will perform supportive roles alongside experts in the field in a busy but friendly environment using advance technology to care and serve our patients in different surgical specialties. Theatre experience will be an advantage, but in-housing training and education will be provided for suitable candidates to fulfill the role. You will also participate as part of the team to support the out of hours, weekend and night time emergency surgery after training.
Newly appointed staff have a supernumerary induction period, supported by a Practice Development Nurse using our in-house competency documents. The department offers training and career development for our support workers.
Upon successful completion of the theatre support worker competency programme, you will circulate for a range of procedures under supervision. You will also have a chance to learn to manage the instrument and stock supply for the department. As your confidence and knowledge grows you will take an active role in teaching newcomers 2 theatre support and Trainees.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for:
· Assisting the surgical team to provide a quality service.
· Assisting the surgical team to deliver safe patient care
· Supporting the surgical team in the preparation of sterile and non- sterile equipment.
· Prepare theatre prior to commencing a list in different specialties.
· Participate in circulation duties.
· Maintaining a clean and tidy environment throughout theatres to comply with Infection Prevention Requirements
· Maintaining consumable stock levels in theatres as well as in storage areas.
· Support out of hour emergency surgery as a member of the Emergency CEPOD Theatre team; rotate to weekends, nights or on call duties.
Working for our organisation
In Ealing Theatre, you will have countless opportunities to learn and develop your skills while working with medical and healthcare professionals.
And because you’ll be a part of TeamLNWH, you’ll have access to plenty of great benefits too, including fitness classes, our employee assistance programme, and some massive discounts from popular brands.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibility
Demonstration Trust HEART value at all time
· Work under the direction and supervision of the registered practitioner to deliver planned programs of care.
· Assisting in receiving patients into theatres.
· Assists in the collection of patients from the ward.
· Assists in preparation and safety check of equipment before lists start under the direction of the Registered Practitioner.
· Scan used instrument before putting into sterile service trolley ready for collection.
· Unpacks, records and put away sterile instrument arrived in the department from sterilisation service.
· Supplying the surgical team with items as instructed.
· Assisting the scrub team in gowning and gloving.
· Counts swabs with a registered nurse or registered ODP.
· Assisting in transferring patients intraoperatively with appropriate equipment/table attachments prepared beforehand.
· Dispatch specimens after checks completed by registered practitioner to laboratory as instructed.
· Participate in cleaning and disposal of waste in accordance with theatre policy before and after operation.
· Assist in general upkeep of consumable stock levels in theatre, scrub rooms and storage areas.
· Ensure adequate supply of medical gas cylinders in the department.
· Ensure adequate supply of specimen containers in the department.
· Ensure patient trolleys/ beds are cleaned, prepared and they are in good working order.
· Escalate estate issues and report to helpdesk for repair.
· Contribute to accurate documentation by input data on Electronic Patient Record and Theatre Information Management System as appropriate to job role.
· Maintains confidentiality and adhere to information governance practice.
· Comply with Trust/local policies and procedure.
Person specification
Education and Qualification
Essential criteria
- GCSEs at grades A-C or 4-9 / A* - C, including Mathematics and English (ENIC equivalent) Or Level 2 Functional Skill in English and Mathematics certificates •
- Basic computer literacy
- NVQ Level 2 Health or Social Care certificate
Desirable criteria
- A Level or Level 3 Qualification
- Undertake personal development to meet identified needs
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Literacy and numeric skills
- Understand Health and Safety
Desirable criteria
- Previously work in caring for people environment
- Experience working in a hospital environment
- Previous work in theatre environment
Skill and abilities
Essential criteria
- Reliable
- Willing to learn
- Good team player
Desirable criteria
- Ability to use electronic patient management system
Personal attributes and HEART values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate commitment to Trust HEART values
- Puncture and hard working
Desirable criteria
- Attention to details
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sandy Young
- Job title
- Clinical Theatre Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07796705831
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