Theatre Support Worker
The closing date is 29 September 2025
Job summary
The post holder is responsible to undertake their role in accordance with all procedures protocols, policies and guidelines to support the Theatre Recovery Department, to provide effective patient centred care when transporting postoperative patients back to wards and departments from theatre. That meets the needs of the patients and their families/carers in conjunction with the qualified recovery practitioner/ward nurse.
To work within the designated area (recovery), ensuring that agreed standards are achieved and participate in the preparation of theatre recovery area prior to the lists starting, ensuring equipment and the environment is clean and ready for use.
Main duties of the job
- To clean and check patients trolleys daily.
- Help prepare and maintain a clean and tidy recovery area, checking stock levels and expiry of equipment and materials daily.
- Report and escalate any faults discovered on equipment to recovery co-ordinator.
- To safely dispose of clinical waste and sharps as per Trust policy.
- To Handle and prepare specimens, ensuring correct labelling and packaging for transportation to the laboratory as per Trust policy.
- Transfer patients from wards and departments to theatre and return.
- Deliver locked drug boxes to pharmacy for completion of orders.
- Deliver specimens to pathology each morning or when required.
- Collect or return blood and blood products from pathology.
- Assist with collection and removal of rubbish and linen to appropriate collection points.
- Movement and handling of medical gas cylinders within Health and Safety guidelines
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 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. 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
Details
Date posted
22 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,465 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
409-7286950-A
Job locations
Whiston Hospital
Warrington Road
Prescot
L35 5DR
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Whiston Hospital
Warrington Road
Prescot
L35 5DR
Employer's website
https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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