Theatre Support Worker

The Methodist Church in Britain; Packmoor; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Band 2 NHS role in a busy Clinical Ward setting. You will support qualified staff in patient care across a five-theatre suite, including taking observations, ECGs, and basic clinical tasks. The post requires Care Certificate and prior experience in a clinical ward, with a focus on dignity, confidentiality and safe, accurate record-keeping.

Shifts include night and weekend work due to 24-hour cover. You will work under supervision, progressing skills through in-house training and adhering to the

Qualifications

• Care Certificate required.
• Knowledge or experience of a clinical ward setting.

Responsibilities

• Take vital signs (BP, pulse, temperature).
• Perform ECGs, check blood sugar, remove cannulas.
• Provide direct patient care under supervision, maintaining dignity.
• Assess patient needs with a registered practitioner.
• Communicate changes in patient condition to the practitioner.
• Support dietary needs, including cultural diets.
• Assist safe mobilisation with prescribed aids.
• Keep patient property in the correct place.
• Support safe, efficient ward operations and record care accurately.
• Maintain patient dignity, privacy and confidentiality.
• Keep skills current via in-house training and EPR training.

Education

Care Certificate

Job description

This Band 2 post sits in Women Centre Theatres at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where the post-holder supports qualified staff in patient care and the running of the suite. Duties include taking observations, performing ECGs, checking blood sugar, removing cannulas, supporting mobility and diet, and keeping accurate records. The five-theatre suite treats benign and early-stage gynaecological cancer and elective and emergency obstetric cases, and the department provides 24-hour emergency cover, so shift, night and weekend work is required. Applicants need the Care Certificate and some knowledge or experience of a clinical ward setting.

What the job involves

• Taking vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse and temperature
• Performing ECGs, checking blood sugar and removing cannulas
• Giving direct patient care under a registered practitioner's supervision, maintaining dignity and individuality
• Helping to assess patients' needs with a registered practitioner
• Feeding back care given and any changes in patients' condition to a registered practitioner
• Helping patients meet dietary needs, including special and cultural diets
• Helping patients mobilise safely using prescribed aids
• Ensuring patients' property is kept in the appropriate place
• Contributing to the safe, efficient running of the ward environment
• Keeping accurate, legible and legally sound records of care
• Maintaining patients' dignity, privacy and confidentiality
• Keeping skills current through in-house training, prioritising workload and using the EPR once trained

What’s required

Qualifications

• Care Certificate

Experience

• Knowledge or experience of a clinical ward setting

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of the Code of Conduct for Health Care Support Workers and Adult Social Care Workers in England

Nice to have

• Level 2 Diploma or Apprenticeship in a health-related subject, or willingness to work towards one
• Experience of the NHS and/or healthcare requirements