Senior Theatre Support Worker

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a highly motivated Senior Theatre Support Worker to join their theatre department. The role involves providing patient care, supporting surgical teams, and managing responsibilities in a dynamic healthcare environment. Ideal candidates should have at least 18 months' experience and relevant qualifications.

Benefits

At least 27 days of annual leave

Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme

Blue Light card eligibility

Qualifications

• Minimum of 18 months experience as a Theatre Support Worker.
• Experience in a Healthcare Setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and assistance throughout the patients’ perioperative journey.
• Assist the scrub team, clean after surgeries, and manage stock.
• Be involved with training new staff.

Skills

Specialist clinical skills

Good interpersonal skills

Effective organisational skills

Basic ICT skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare support

Care Certificate

Functional English and Maths Level 2 or GCSE A-C

Job description

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Senior Theatre Support Worker, Royal Tunbridge Wells

Client:

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Location:

Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom

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Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

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Job overview

Tunbridge Wells Theatres are looking for a dynamic, innovative and highly motivated individual to work within our Theatre Department as a Band 3 Senior Theatre Support Worker!

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2 years theatre experience and will have the knowledge and skills to provide care and assistance throughout the patients’ perioperative journey. You will be an important part of the multi-disciplinary team, bringing patients to theatres, checking documentation, and applying monitoring in the anaesthetic room. Inside theatre, you will assist the scrub team, clean after each surgery, and ensure that the stock is kept topped-up. There will also be portering duties, taking patients on beds and trolleys to and from the wards.

As a senior, you will be allocated an area of responsibility, and will be heavily involved with training new staff.

Main duties of the job

You must possess good communication skills and be highly motivated. Your rota will include day shifts, long days, weekends, and nights.

Tunbridge Wells at Pembury Hospital is the Trust ‘Hot site’ and runs both an elective and emergency service. It comprises of 11 theatres covering a wide range of specialties: ENT, Gynaecology, Upper and Lower GI, Bariatrics, Paediatric Orthopaedics, and Ophthalmics, as well as CEPOD, Trauma, and Obstetrics.

Working for our organisation

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff, we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.

Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.

Looking for flexible working?

We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.

Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:

• At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
• Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
• Blue Light card eligibility
• And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date has been agreed.

Following your Corporate Induction, you will be expected to attend the Trust’s Clinical Induction Programme for Clinical Support Workers (which starts on the first day of employment). The programme is full-time (please contact the CSW Induction Programme Lead if this is going to be problematic), lasts for two weeks and will involve travelling to both Trust sites. The programme includes 2 supernumerary shifts in the clinical area (an early and a late shift), all of the other days are classroom-based and run from 9 am to 5 pm.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare support or equivalent experienced (based on skill scan)
• Care Certificate
• Functional English and Maths Level 2 or GCSE English and Maths A-C Grade

Skills

• Specialist clinical skills within scope of practice for role.
• Can understand and communicate factual information accurately.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Basic information and communications technology (ICT) skills.
• Effective organisational skills.
• Able to prioritise workload.
• Able to deliver patient care under the indirect supervision of Registered Theatre Practitioners.
• Able to demonstrate practical skills to others.

Experience

• Minimum of 18 months full-time equivalent experience as a Theatre Support Worker/Trainee in a Theatre Department.
• Experience working in Healthcare Settings