Senior Theatre Support Worker

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Hitchin; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Hitchin is seeking a Senior Theatre Support Worker. This role involves providing quality personalized care, assisting in patient comfort, and ensuring compliance with health standards. Candidates must have experience in a theatre environment and relevant qualifications in care. Strong teamwork skills and an understanding of health and safety issues are essential. The position offers an opportunity to work within a supportive healthcare setting, contributing to patient safety and comfort.

Qualifications

• Experience in a theatre environment is essential.
• Basic general education is required.
• GCSE maths & English grade C/4 or level 2 numeracy/literacy skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalized care according to standards.
• Assist patients with comfort and toileting needs.
• Maintain safety and comply with health regulations.

Skills

Theatre environment experience

Processing and decontamination of endoscopes

Understanding of health and safety

Teamwork

Education

GCSE maths & English grade C/4 or above

INCS/NVQ Level 3 in care

NVQ Level 2 in care

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards.

Assist patients to access and use toilet facilities or continence aids and achieve physical comfort.

Assist in the positioning of patients in theatre and in the recovery area, ensuring that pressure areas are protected adequately and that patient comfort maintained.

Be able to work within the flexibility of the theatres, i.e. working days, evenings, & weekends.

Undertake clinical duties relevant to the clinical area following achievement of competencies.

Handle and store patient specimens safely, complying with Trust policy.

Assist to maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.

Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals.

Contribute to maintaining a safe, clean and productive care environment, compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness.

Maintain and develop own competence in accordance with Trust and local policy.

Communicate and document information in a timely and appropriate manner.

Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level and report outcome to line manager.

You will need to provide evidence for your qualifications. All overseas qualifications must be proved comparable to UK standards through UK ENIC.

Person specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in the theatre environment
• Extensive experience in processing and decontamination of endoscopes
• Understanding of health and safety issues within healthcare
• Understanding of the concept and application of confidentiality
• Understanding of the role of a band 3 senior TSW
• Experience of working as a team

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

• Basic general education
• GCSE maths & English grade C/4 or above OR level 2 numeracy skills and level 2 literacy skills
• INCS/NVQ Level 3 in care or a similar care qualification (within 18 months of start date)
• NVQ Level 2 in care or BCNS

Desirable criteria

• Basic IT skills

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neuro‑diversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post.

Disclosure and Barring Service checks

If the role you've applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this on your behalf and the cost will be recovered from your salary, either as a one‑off payment, or over 3 months. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are — Basic DBS check £26.40, Standard DBS check £26.40 and Enhanced DBS check £54.40. You should be aware that if you are successful in obtaining a position that requires a DBS check but later withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check. DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions. The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Senior Theatre Support worker (PDF, 480.4KB)
• Creating your best application (PDF, 6.1MB)
• What we can offer you (PDF, 6.7MB)