Job summary
As a Theatre Orderly, you will support the clinical and non-clinical staff in providing first class health care and administration. Your role will involve many tasks to assist in the maintenance of flow of patients through the hospital, whilst ensuring an efficient service to the patients and the team. Predominantly focusing on the management and distribution of theatre consumable stocks.
Main duties of the job
This role supports the safe and efficient running of a clinical ward or theatre environment. Key responsibilities include ordering, storing, and maintaining supplies and equipment; monitoring equipment functionality and reporting repairs; and ensuring all equipment is correctly cleaned, labelled, and stored. The post holder assists nursing and ward teams with patient care tasks following instruction, including patient transfers, mobilising patients, portering duties, transporting samples, and collecting blood for transfusion. They are also responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness across patient areas, safely disposing of waste and body fluids, and ensuring equipment such as pressure-relieving mattresses is accurately logged and tracked. Overall, the role focuses on infection control, patient safety, stock management, and supporting clinical staff.
About us
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is proud to care for the communities of West Essex, delivering safe, compassionate, and high-quality services. We are part of the Neighbourhood Wave; a national programme thats changing how care is delivered by focusing on prevention, early support, and more joined-up services across health, social care, and the voluntary sector.
This means were working more closely with local partners to bring care closer to home and support people to live healthier, more independent lives.
Were a supportive and inclusive organisation that values its people. We offer development opportunities, flexible working, and a strong focus on wellbeing. As a Disability Confident and equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences.
Join us and help shape the future of care in West Essex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will be responsible for managing their own workload, prioritising tasks effectively, and ensuring deadlines are met. They will be expected to work independently as well as part of a team, demonstrating flexibility and a commitment to high standards. The role may involve working across multiple sites and requires excellent communication and organisational skills.
The post-holder is responsible for:
- Using Microsoft Office, Excel and Word for reviewing emails. Specific systems training will be given.
- Excellent Communication skills
- Experience in working with the public
- The post holder is required to have excellent interpersonal skills with senior members of staff, multi-disciplinary teams, service managers and secretaries
- To provide effective and timely communication with all staffing teams within the Trust
- To liaise with relevant clinical teams to ensure the quality of data collected is accurate
- To build good working relationships with all clinical staff and operational teams
- To deal with enquiries from all service users in a helpful, courteous and diplomatic manner
- Able to be calm and sensitive to needs of patients and relatives ·
- Able to solve problems
- Must be practical and able to prioritise workload
- Awareness of customer care & quality related issues
Knowledge/Experience: ·
- Knowledge of an administration system
- Previous clerical experience
- Keyboard skills
- Manual handling
- Good communication & interpersonal skills
- Excellent telephone communication skills
- Ability to work quickly and under pressure
- Ability to maintain absolute patient confidentiality
- Able to use own initiative
- Ability to work as part of a team
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will be responsible for managing their own workload, prioritising tasks effectively, and ensuring deadlines are met. They will be expected to work independently as well as part of a team, demonstrating flexibility and a commitment to high standards. The role may involve working across multiple sites and requires excellent communication and organisational skills.
The post-holder is responsible for:
- Using Microsoft Office, Excel and Word for reviewing emails. Specific systems training will be given.
- Excellent Communication skills
- Experience in working with the public
- The post holder is required to have excellent interpersonal skills with senior members of staff, multi-disciplinary teams, service managers and secretaries
- To provide effective and timely communication with all staffing teams within the Trust
- To liaise with relevant clinical teams to ensure the quality of data collected is accurate
- To build good working relationships with all clinical staff and operational teams
- To deal with enquiries from all service users in a helpful, courteous and diplomatic manner
- Able to be calm and sensitive to needs of patients and relatives ·
- Able to solve problems
- Must be practical and able to prioritise workload
- Awareness of customer care & quality related issues
Knowledge/Experience: ·
- Knowledge of an administration system
- Previous clerical experience
- Keyboard skills
- Manual handling
- Good communication & interpersonal skills
- Excellent telephone communication skills
- Ability to work quickly and under pressure
- Ability to maintain absolute patient confidentiality
- Able to use own initiative
- Ability to work as part of a team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To GCSE Level
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience dealing with the public
- Handling stock and equipment
Desirable
- Experience of using online electronic booking/ordering systems
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To GCSE Level
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience dealing with the public
- Handling stock and equipment
Desirable
- Experience of using online electronic booking/ordering systems
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.
