Theatre Support Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a permanent, full-time Theatre Support Worker role at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will assist the clinical team in providing patient care and housekeeping duties, rotating through various specialities. Training will be provided, though theatre experience is desirable. Applicants must have GCSE Grade C/4 or above in Mathematics and English Language.
Key responsibilities
- Assist the clinical team to provide a standard of patient care in accordance with agreed nursing practice and Trust Policy.
- Provide basic nursing care and housekeeping duties.
- Rotate through all specialities to meet service needs.
Essential criteria
- Previous experience as NHS Support Worker
- Knowledge of Theatre
Desirable criteria
- Current experience of Theatre
- Awareness of Theatre procedure
- Knowledge of Theatre area and processes
- GCSE Grade C/4 or above in Mathematics and English Language
- NVQ Level 2 in operating department support or care or equivalent.
- NVQ level 3 in operating department support work or care
- Previous experience as NHS Support Worker
- Knowledge of Theatre
- Current experience of Theatre
- Awareness of Theatre procedure
- Knowledge of Theatre area and processes
- GCSE Grade C/4 or above in Mathematics and English Language
- NVQ Level 2 in operating department support or care or equivalent.
- NVQ level 3 in operating department support work or care
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 2d ago · Closes in 13d
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Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Theatre Support Worker
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
Full time 37.5 hours per week. Permanent post.
We are currently looking to recruit a Theatre Support Worker. This is a great opportunity to widen your existing theatre knowledge and skills, working more closely with the scrub and anaesthetic teams. Experience of working in Theatres is desirable but training would be given to the right candidate.
If your application is successful you will need to provide sight of your GCSE qualifications (or equivalent) showing you have attained Grade C/4 or above in Mathematics and English Language.
Main duties of the job
To assist the clinical team to provide a standard of patient care which is inaccordance with agreed nursing practice and Trust Policy, through the provision of basic nursing care and housekeeping duties.
To rotate through all specialities to meet service needs.
About us
As an organisation we are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do and in the provision of safe, effective patient care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit staff who share the organisation's values and beliefs. The department has an excellent recruitment and retention rate, which reinforces the supportive team approach to our staff.
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