Theatre Assistant

Nuffield Health Glasgow Hospital; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Job summary

Nuffield Health Glasgow Hospital is seeking a Healthcare Assistant in theatre to provide compassionate patient care in a dynamic surgical environment. You will support major and minor procedures, ensure patient comfort, and assist with theatre preparation and family reassurance.

The role requires an NVQ/SVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care and relevant theatre experience, with a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends as needed.

Qualifications

• NVQ/SVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care is required.
• Excellent communication and empathy are essential in theatre settings.
• Flexible approach to duties and hours in a fast-changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Create a great experience for patients undergoing surgeries.
• Take time to care for patients as people and understand individual needs.
• Support the theatre team with moving patients, theatre prep, and administration tasks.
• Assist with family reassurance and provide flexible support to the team.
• Contribute to a fast-paced theatre environment."

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Flexibility

Education

NVQ/SVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Nuffield Health Glasgow Hospital | Theatre

Permanent | Full-Time OR Part-Time (Up to 37.5 Hours) | Evenings & Weekends Included

Nuffield Health is the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity. From our innovative healthcare and leisure facilities to our community access programmes, we’re committed to building a healthier nation. Inside our award-winning hospitals, this starts with commitment to quality and the highest standards of patient care. It starts with you.

As a Healthcare Assistant in theatre at our hospital, you’ll be highly motivated and enjoy working somewhere that’s constantly and rapidly changing. You’ll show real empathy and find the challenges of theatre work fascinating. As well as great communication skills, you’ll bring a flexible approach to both your duties and hours.

You will be qualified with an NVQ/SVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care, and have relevant experience within a Theatre setting.

As a Healthcare Assistant in theatre, you will:

• Create a great experience for patients undergoing major and minor surgeries
• Have the time you need to care for patients as people
• Understand people’s individual needs
• Play a key role in a fast-paced environment, supporting the theatre team where you will assist with moving patients, theatre preparation, family reassurance, administration tasks
• Work flexibly to support our team

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.

Nuffield Health Glasgow Hospital

Located in the heart of the West End of Glasgow; you will be working at one of Scotland’s leading private hospitals. This year, we embarked on phase three of our multi-million pound refurbishment, adding state of the art equipment like our Mako robotic arm for orthopaedic surgery and a new ambulatory theatre. We have a special focus in the areas of orthopaedics, spinal surgery, ophthalmology, weight loss surgery and cosmetic treatment.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.