Trainee Maternity Theatre Support Worker – NHS Career Path

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Leave cover for emergencies

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on restaurants, shopping,交通/

Job summary

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Trainee Theatre Support Worker in the Maternity Theatre Team in York. The role is Band 2 with a pathway to Band 3 after a year of experience and completion of a Theatre Health Care Support Worker training program.

You will undergo a three-week Healthcare Support Worker Academy, followed by extensive department training, to deliver compassionate, patient‑centered care in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Band 2 post with progression to Band 3 after 1 year of theatre health care support work experience.
• Completion of the Healthcare Support Worker Academy followed by theatre department training.

Responsibilities

• Supporting patients to make choices about their care and ensure that those choices are respected.
• Collect patients from the ward and escort them to theatre, act as the 3rd person in the anaesthetic room.
• Inform the registered practitioner of any concerns regarding the patient so that they can assess the patient in a timely manner.
• Dispose of bodily fluids, soiled linen, spillages etc in accordance with Trust policy and guidelines.
• Support patients who are undergoing procedures both physically and psychologically during and after.
• Act as a messenger and porter for supplies, specimens, records and equipment or any other items required for patient care.
• Assist the registered practitioner with and support patients through admission, transfer and discharge.
• Support in assisting in the provision of basic life support skills procedures as per Trust policy.
• Assist as required in the restocking of supplies and maintenance of equipment, reporting any issues to the registered practitioner.
• Adhere to standards and procedures that ensure the effective and efficient use of resources.
• Keep areas clutter free.
• If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post.

Job description

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Trainee Theatre Support Worker in the Maternity Theatre Team in York. The role is Band 2 with a pathway to Band 3 after a year of experience and completion of a Theatre Health Care Support Worker training program.

You will undergo a three-week Healthcare Support Worker Academy, followed by extensive department training, to deliver compassionate, patient‑centered care in a fast-paced environment.