Health Care Assistant - Bronte Theatres

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Bradford is seeking a Health Care Assistant to join the Bronte Theatres team. In this role, you will assist in preparing the theatres and delivering high-quality patient care. Ideal candidates will have excellent caring skills and a background in a health care setting. Opportunities for further training and professional development are provided. If you are passionate about providing outstanding care, this is your chance to advance your career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Staff gymnasiums

Excellent pension scheme

Advice on childcare

Qualifications

• Experience in care work in a care home, community care, or hospital setting is required.
• Must have an understanding of fundamental aspects of patient care.

Responsibilities

• Support in the preparation of theatre for lists and delivery of patient care.
• Complete NVQ 3 qualification in Perioperative care.

Skills

Excellent caring and people skills

Good verbal and written command of English

Numeracy skills

Education

Minimum NVQ Level 2 in health or health and social care

Care Certificate

Job description

Health Care Assistant - Bronte Theatres

The closing date is 23 December 2025

Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: commencing 29.12.25

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 05.01.26

Brief Description of the Role:

Bronte theatres are looking for Health Care Assistants to join the team working in theatres. As a Healthcare Assistant you will work as part of the theatre team to support in the preparation of theatre for lists and delivery of patient care.

You should be able to demonstrate excellent caring and people skills, gained through working in a health care setting. This experience should have given you a good understanding of the fundamental aspects of care. Knowledge and experience of the Operating theatres would be an advantage but not essential as training will be given.

Do you enjoy working in specialist areas such as ENT, MaxFax, and Ophthalmology? Do you thrive on variety and the excitement of each day being different? If yes, we'd love to welcome you to Bronte Theatres! Over the past 24 months, we've built a supportive new management team dedicated to helping our staff develop and our service to be of a high standard. We offer a strong supportive network for preceptorship, mentorship, and professional development, helping develop the leaders of the future by ensuring you obtain the best career with us. This is a chance for you to develop your skills as part of a highly talented team where you're guaranteed opportunities to learn and develop.

Main duties of the job

You must also demonstrate a good verbal and written command of English, along with excellent communication/interpersonal skills and a reasonable level of numeracy.

There will be an expectation that you complete an NVQ 3 qualification in Perioperative care.

We can offer staff gymnasiums on both hospital sites, excellent pension scheme and advice on childcare.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We are one team

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients. At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we're passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England. We're keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients.

We're a renowned teaching hospital trust at the forefront of research, education and development, with a state-of-the-art simulation and skills training centre on site.

In short, we can help you lift your career to the next level. We've received huge investment to improve patient care which means we have truly world‑class facilities including a brand new neonatal suite, state‑of‑the‑art intensive care unit, a newly refurbished A&E department, new children's unit and a welcoming, modern atrium and reception area for staff and visitors.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.

Person Specification

Experience

• Care work in a care home, community care or hospital setting
• Working with members of the public

Skills

• Good verbal and written command of English.
• Numeracy skills (demonstrated through qualifications or experience)

Qualifications

• Minimum NVQ Level 2 in health/health and social care, QCF Diploma in health, *GNVQ, *BTEC in health or health and social care (*required to do care certificate if not already achieved)
• Care Certificate (Essential for Band 2 HCA, but training may be offered)

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.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust