Senior Theatre Care Assistant – Operating Theatres

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking three Band 3 Senior Theatre Support Workers to join the Royal Liverpool University Hospital site. The role supports theatre teams in planning, assessment, and delivery of patient care with duties including escorting patients to theatre and post-op areas and ensuring smooth theatre lists.

Internal rotation across theatres, anaesthetic, scrub and recovery allows development.

Qualifications

• NVQ3 or equivalent in care/care-related subject
• Level 3/equivalent experience in direct patient care

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of high-quality patient care
• Assist in safe standards of practice
• Support theatre team to meet service and performance targets and optimise theatre resources
• Internal rotation across theatres, anaesthetic, scrub and recovery for development
• Agree on appraisals to move to other areas of experience
• Contribute to the peri-operative care team and ensure handovers are completed

Skills

Basic IT skills

Education

NVQ3/equivalent experience in care

Level 3/equivalent experience in direct care

Job description

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking three Band 3 Senior Theatre Support Workers to join the Royal Liverpool University Hospital site. The role supports theatre teams in planning, assessment, and delivery of patient care with duties including escorting patients to theatre and post-op areas and ensuring smooth theatre lists.

Internal rotation across theatres, anaesthetic, scrub and recovery allows development.