Theatre Support Worker

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in London is seeking a Theatre Support Worker to assist the surgical team in providing quality care and maintaining a clean environment. The ideal candidate will have healthcare experience, a good command of English, and must be willing to learn. This role involves supporting patient care and preparing equipment under nurse supervision.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated previous health care experience in a hospital setting.
• Pleasant personality with a willingness to learn and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Assist surgical team with patient care and preparation of equipment.
• Maintain infection control standards and cleanliness in theatres.
• Participate in delivery of planned care under nurse supervision.

Skills

Good verbal and written command of English

Excellent communication/interpersonal skills

Reasonable level of numeracy

Education

Basic education in maths and English

Care Certificate qualification in Perioperative care

Job description

Theatre Support Worker

The closing date is 05 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Theatre Support Worker to join the team working in theatres.

The post holder will be responsible for:

• Assisting the surgical team to provide a quality service.
• Assisting the surgical team to deliver safe patient care.
• Supporting the surgical team in the preparation of sterile and non-sterile equipment.
• Maintaining a clean and tidy environment throughout theatres.
• Maintaining a good stock levels.
• As part of the weekend and on call.

Previously applying candidates do not need to apply.

Main duties of the job

• Works as part of the team to maintain good working relationships.
• Communicates well both verbal and written.
• Is able to work under supervision.
• Able to provide and receive routine information.
• Provides information to enable the effectiveness of care to be evaluated.
• Reports any concern regarding patient care.
• Supervised by the trained nurse, records care.
• Able to make sure infection control standards are maintained by all members of the MDT.
• Able to maintain Theatres clean and tidy all the times.
• Join weekend and night rotation after competence training.

You must also demonstrate a good verbal and written command of English, along with excellent communication/ interpersonal skills and a reasonable level of numeracy equivalent to GCSE.

There will be an expectation that you complete a Care Certificate qualification in Perioperative care.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To find out more about our Trust, why not view our video we are London North West University Healthcare

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation; we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job responsibilities

As above requirements in main duties of job and as follows:

• Under the direction and supervision of the registered nurse, participates in the delivery of planned programs of care.
• Assisting in the receiving of patients.
• Assists in the collection of patients from the ward.
• Assists with the checking and preparation of instruments and equipment.
• Unpacks and records arrival of equipment.
• Supplying the surgical team with items as instructed.
• Assisting the scrub team in gowning and gloving.
• Counts swabs with a registered nurse
• Assisting in correctly dispatching specimens as instructed.
• Be aware of competence and ask for assistance as required.

Respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Education

• Basic education maths/english

Experience

• previous health care experience in hospital setting

Personal attributes

• pleasant personality / willingness to learn and reliabililty

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

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust