Bank Theatre Healthcare Assistant

Spire Healthcare Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a proactive Theatre Healthcare Assistant to join their theatre team in Cambridge. The role involves assisting in the preparation of theatres, ensuring patient safety, and maintaining cleanliness. Candidates should have previous healthcare experience, preferably in a theatre setting, and possess good interpersonal skills. This flexi-role offers competitive rates and various benefits, including a free onsite car park and access to a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive pay rates for bank colleagues

Free onsite car park

Access to pension scheme

Free uniform

Free DBS

Mandatory training updates

Qualifications

• Previous healthcare experience in a theatre/hospital setting is desired.
• Comfortable working in a busy environment and flexible for 1-2 weekday shifts.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of theatres and equipment.
• Ensure patient comfort, safety, and dignity.
• Transport patients to and from the theatre.
• Maintain cleanliness and infection control standards.

Skills

Good communication and interpersonal skills

Compassionate approach to patient care

Flexibility in working hours

Proactive approach to care

Education

NVQ level 2/3 in health and social care

Job description

Join our dedicated theatre team at Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital. Are you a compassionate and proactive healthcare assistant looking for flexi work in a supportive and modern environment? Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital is currently recruiting an enthusiastic and reliable Theatre HCA to support our theatre department in delivering safe, high‑quality care.

Main duties of the job

• Assistant in the preparation of theatres and equipment
• Ensuring patient comfort, safety and dignity at all times
• Transporting patients to and from the theatre
• Maintaining cleanliness and infection control standards

About us

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

Job responsibilities

• Assistant in the preparation of theatres and equipment
• Ensuring patient comfort, safety and dignity at all times
• Transporting patients to and from the theatre
• Maintaining cleanliness and infection control standards

Who we’re looking for:

• Previous healthcare experience (ideally in a theatre/hospital setting)
• NVQ level 2/3 in health and social care is desirable
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Compassionate, flexible and proactive approach to patient care
• Comfortable working in a busy, fast paced environment
• Flexible to work at least 1‑2 weekday shifts

Benefits

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly
• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
• Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Full induction, including mandatory training updates
• Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire's specialist Resourcing Team

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Person Specification

No specific additional person specification beyond the qualifications and experiences listed above.

Qualifications

• None
• NVQ level 2/3 in health and social care is desirable

Experience

• Previous healthcare experience (Ideally in a theatre/hospital setting)

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 known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.