Recovery Support Worker

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Recovery Support Worker responsible for providing high-quality portering and housekeeping services in the Theatre Department. The role includes manual handling, effective communication with patients and staff, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Candidates should have GCSEs in Maths and English and an NVQ Level 2 in Health Care or equivalent qualifications. This position offers a chance to contribute significantly to patient care and support.

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE/Level 2 in Maths and English.
• NVQ Level 2 in Health Care, or equivalent qualification/experience, or willing to work towards.

Responsibilities

• Undertake role according to procedures for Theatre/Recovery Department.
• Provide a high-quality, confidential, professional portering and housekeeping service.
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers, and the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Motivation and initiative to work alone and within a team

Able to organise and ensure that the environment is conducive to health care

Polite, approachable with patients, staff and visitors

Maintain confidentiality

Basic IT Skills

High level of personal integrity

Ability to manage own workload with a supervisor

Flexible/adaptable

Ability to use information systems

Education

GCSE/Level 2 in Maths and English

NVQ Level 2 in Health Care

Job description

Recovery Support Worker

The closing date is 09 December 2025

Go back Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

The post holder is responsible to undertake their role in accordance with all procedures, protocols, policies and guidelines to support the Theatre/Recovery Department.

The post holder will provide a high quality, confidential, professional portering and housekeeping support services to the Theatre Department at Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job

The post involves a range of duties requiring manual handling, cleaning and waste management.

You will work autonomously or as part of a team.

Effective communication with patients/carers and the multidisciplinary team is essential, contributing to a positive patient experience throughout the department that meets the needs of the patients and their families/carers in conjunction with the qualified recovery practitioner/ward nurse.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.

You will be expected to undertake the Trusts' commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Proposed Interview date: TBC

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE/Level 2 in Maths and English
• NVQ Level 2 in Health Care, or equivalent qualification/experience, or willing to work towards

Knowledge

• An understanding of the role Theatre Support Worker
• Experience of working within healthcare environment
• Knowledge of Health and Safety principles
• Knowledge of Infection control principles

Skills

• Motivation and initiative to work alone and within a team
• Able to organise and ensure that the environment is conducive to health care
• Polite, approachable with patients, staff and visitors
• Maintain confidentiality
• Basic IT Skills
• High level of personal integrity
• Possess the ability to manage own workload with a supervisor available at all times for support
• Flexible/adaptable
• Ability to use information systems

Other

• There is a frequent requirement for lifting, pushing and pulling for substantial proportion of the working day when cleaning, stock control and bed making
• Maintain high levels of focused concentration when in a busy environment
• Continue to think clearly in possible situations when talking to patients with high levels of emotions and stress

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.

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust