Theatre Support Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Theatre Support Worker to join the surgical team. The role involves assisting the surgical team in providing quality service and safe patient care, including preparing equipment and maintaining a clean environment. The post holder will also be responsible for stock levels and participating in night and weekend CEPOD teams. A Care Certificate qualification in Perioperative care will be expected.
Essential criteria
- Basic education maths/english
Desirable criteria
- previous health care experience in hospital setting
- Personal attributes
- pleasant personality / willingness to learn and reliabililty
- Education
- Basic education maths/english
- previous health care experience in hospital setting
- Personal attributes
- pleasant personality / willingness to learn and reliabililty
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £30,630 – £32,346 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Theatre Support Worker
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Theatre Support Worker to join the team working in theatres.
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.
- Maintaining a clean and tidy environment throughout theatres.
- Maintaining a good stock levels
- As part of the nights and weekends CEPOD team
Previous applicants need not apply. Please note that we are unable to provide Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for this position.
Main duties of the job
- Works as part of the team to maintain good working relationships.
- Communicates well both verbal and written.
- Is able to work under supervision.
- Able to provide and receive routine information.
- Provides information to enable the effectiveness of care to be evaluated.
- Reports any concern regarding patient care.
- Maintains confidentiality.
- Supervised by the trained nurse, records care.
- Able to make sure infection control standards are maintained by all members of the MDT
- Able to maintain Theatres clean and tidy all the times
- Join weekend and night rotation after competence
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