Theatre Support Worker

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in England is seeking a Theatre Support Worker to manage patient trolleys, maintain clean areas, and assist in patient transfers. Candidates should have a GCSE in English and Maths and NVQ Level 2 in Health Care. The role involves diverse responsibilities in a healthcare environment, emphasizing teamwork and patient interaction.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• To clean and check patients trolleys daily.
• Help prepare and maintain a clean recovery area.
• Safely dispose of clinical waste and sharps as per Trust policy.
• Transfer patients from wards and departments to theatre.
• Assist with the collection and removal of rubbish.

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

Flexible/adaptable

Ability to use information systems

Education

Educated to GCSE Level or equivalent in English and Maths

NVQ Level 2 in Health Care, or equivalent qualification/experience, or willing to work towards

Job description

Overview

Theatre Support Worker role at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The closing date is 29 September 2025.

Main duties of the job

• To clean and check patients trolleys daily.
• Help prepare and maintain a clean and tidy recovery area, checking stock levels and expiry of equipment and materials daily.
• Report and escalate any faults discovered on equipment to recovery co-ordinator.
• To safely dispose of clinical waste and sharps as per Trust policy.
• To Handle and prepare specimens, ensuring correct labelling and packaging for transportation to the laboratory as per Trust policy.
• Transfer patients from wards and departments to theatre and return.
• Deliver locked drug boxes to pharmacy for completion of orders.
• Deliver specimens to pathology each morning or when required.
• Collect or return blood and blood products from pathology.
• Assist with collection and removal of rubbish and linen to appropriate collection points.
• Movement and handling of medical gas cylinders within Health and Safety guidelines

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.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

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.

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

Knowledge

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

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