Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Theatre Assistant

The closing date is 28 July 2025

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Theatre Assistant to join the team in theatres at Ormskirk theatres

The job involves a high level of cleaning, maintenance and preparation of the theatre suite, as well as the safe and timely transport of patients to and from the Operating Theatre. The use of floor buffers and scrubbing machines is a requirement of the job, as is cleaning the staff restrooms and changing rooms.

An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post.

Main duties of the job

Assist in the collection and return of patients and their belongings to and from Theatre Department, wards, diagnostic services, post anaesthesia unit.
Collection and replacement of medical gases, transfer of blood components, linen, beds, trolleys, theatre equipment and pharmacy deliveries
Responsibility for environmental cleanliness.
Inspection of patient transportation equipment. Transfer of faulty equipment to EBME.
Dispose of clinical and non-clinical waste including dirty linen as per Trust protocols.
Stocking and cleaning areas out of housekeeping checklist (for example storage cabinets).
Assist in checking of the fire safety equipment in the department.
Adhere to Trust and Departmental Policies and Procedures
Maintain confidentiality in matters relating to patients and staff.
Specimen transportation as required.
Keep fluid store area clean and tidy, dispose of empty boxes.
Deliver on-call sheets and theatre lists as required.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Date posted

22 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

409-7322877

Job locations

Ormskirk theatre

Diccinson Way , Wigan Road

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 21st July 2025

Closing date: 28th July 2025

Shortlisting date: 29th July 2025

Proposed Interview date: 8th August 2025

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 21st July 2025

Closing date: 28th July 2025

Shortlisting date: 29th July 2025

Proposed Interview date: 8th August 2025

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to GCSE/Level 2 in Maths and English

Knowledge & Experience

Desirable

Experience in healthcare environment
Knowledge of cleaning techniques
Knowledge of COSHH principles

Skills

Essential

Motivation and initiative to work alone and within a team
Able to organise and ensure that the environment is conducive to health care
Polite, approachable with patients, staff and visitors
Excellent communication both written and verbal.
Maintain confidentiality
Ability to use information systems
High level of personal integrity
Possess the ability to manage own workload with a supervisor available at all times for support
Flexible/adaptable

Other

Essential

Ability to utilise cleaning equipment, manipulating trolleys, clean clinical equipment ensuring reduction in infection
There is a frequent requirement for lifting, pushing and pulling for substantial proportion of the working day when cleaning, stock control and bed making
Maintain high levels of focused concentration when in a busy environment.
Continue to think clearly in possible situations when talking to patients with high levels of emotions and stress.
Frequent exposure to dealing with bodily fluids as part of the role of cleaning the theatre environment
Frequent exposure to emotional and distressing circumstances whilst dealing with patient who are either mentally or physically incapacitated

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to GCSE/Level 2 in Maths and English

Knowledge & Experience

Desirable

Experience in healthcare environment
Knowledge of cleaning techniques
Knowledge of COSHH principles

Skills

Essential

Motivation and initiative to work alone and within a team
Able to organise and ensure that the environment is conducive to health care
Polite, approachable with patients, staff and visitors
Excellent communication both written and verbal.
Maintain confidentiality
Ability to use information systems
High level of personal integrity
Possess the ability to manage own workload with a supervisor available at all times for support
Flexible/adaptable

Other

Essential

Ability to utilise cleaning equipment, manipulating trolleys, clean clinical equipment ensuring reduction in infection
There is a frequent requirement for lifting, pushing and pulling for substantial proportion of the working day when cleaning, stock control and bed making
Maintain high levels of focused concentration when in a busy environment.
Continue to think clearly in possible situations when talking to patients with high levels of emotions and stress.
Frequent exposure to dealing with bodily fluids as part of the role of cleaning the theatre environment
Frequent exposure to emotional and distressing circumstances whilst dealing with patient who are either mentally or physically incapacitated

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Ormskirk theatre

Diccinson Way , Wigan Road

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Ormskirk theatre

Diccinson Way , Wigan Road

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)