Theatre Support Worker | Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in High Wycombe seeks a Theatre Support Worker to assist in operating theatres for various specialties. This role involves supporting patients and theatre staff during operations. The ideal candidate will contribute to patient-focused care in a supportive environment and benefit from flexible working options and NHS perks like annual leave and pension.

Benefits

NHS benefits including annual leave and pension

Learning and development opportunities

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Ability to stand for long periods and handle patients, equipment, and instrument trays.
• Supportive role under the direction of a registered nurse or practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Participate in circulating duties under supervision.
• Collect sets and instruments for operations.
• Request necessary instruments from Sterile Services.

Job description

Overview

Wycombe Hospital Operating Theatres are looking for a Theatre Support Worker to join our friendly team. As the elective surgery site for the Trust, we support operations across a range of specialities, including ENT, General surgery, Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Plastic surgery, Robotic surgery and Urology.

You will be supporting the care of patients undergoing operations under the direction of a registered nurse or operating department practitioner and contribute to their ongoing support. Successful candidates will support theatre practitioners in the delivery of patient focused care in our varied clinical surgical teams.

Responsibilities

• Participate in circulating duties under the supervision of trained theatre staff.
• Collect sets and instruments for operating lists.
• Make requests to the Sterile Services Department for instrumentation required.
• Maintain stock levels in theatre and preparation areas.
• Work as a member of the theatre team.
• To maintain stocks of specimen containers, slides and forms from the Pathology department.
• Carry out date checks on sterile instruments and report any discrepancies.
• To assist with the calculation of blood loss for patients in theatre and report promptly to the scrub nurse excessive loss.
• Able to stand for long periods of time and engage in frequent moving and handling of patients, equipment and instrument trays.

Assessment

If shortlisted, you will be required to undertake an assessment, that should take approximately 15 minutes.

What we offer

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• Flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• Range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• We aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families

What we stand for

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

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This advert closes on Thursday 9 Oct 2025