Trainee Surgeons Assistant
The closing date is 29 October 2025
Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic and motivated Theatre Healthcare Assistant / Practitioner to work within the Surgeons Assistant team trust wide to provide safe and efficient care to our patients within the specialist area of Orthopaedics.
You will be expected to have in-depth knowledge of theatre standards and protocols and to adhere to them on a daily basis.
If required you will have a comprehensive training package including IRMER training supported by the trusts Advanced Surgical Practitioners and Consultants .
Annex 20
This post falls within the provisions of Agenda for Change Annex 20 - Development of Professional Roles, whereby upon completion of an agreed set of competencies you may move onto the next pay band without the need for an application for a post at a higher level.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received
Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made.
Main duties of the job
Working within the surgical assistant team to provide support to the orthopaedic service trust wide.
To provide high quality care alongside theatre teams ensuring safe patient positioning , maintain skin integrity of patients , safe manipulation of surgical instruments and to deliver high standards of surgical assistant support when required.
To ensure safe and high quality preparation and monitoring of the environment and maintenance of equipment including operating tables and specialist aids.
To report incidents and escalate causes for concern through the appropriate processes.
Working with, and supporting other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
1x Vacancy for Hexham
1 x Vacancy Trust-wide
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Details
Date posted
15 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £30,162 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
319-7539728GH
Job locations
Hexham General Hospital
Corbridge Road
Hexham
NE46 1QJ
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hexham General Hospital
Corbridge Road
Hexham
NE46 1QJ
Employer's website
https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)









Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Trust Wide Lead Surgical Practitioners
Graham Dickinson
graham.dickinson@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
01916072050
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