Job summary
Are you passionate about helping create a safe, clean and well-maintained environment for patients and staff? Do you take pride in high standards, teamwork, and making a real difference behind the scenes? If so, we'd love you to join our Main Theatre team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals as an Environmental Support Worker.
If you have the following we'd love to hear from you:
- Good organisational and communication skills
- Ability to use initiative and work as part of a team
- Basic general education
- Flexible, enthusiastic and committed to high standards
- Understanding of confidentiality
You'll be joining a friendly, supportive team where your work makes a genuine difference every single day. You'll help ensure our theatres run safely and efficiently, supporting high-quality patient care.
Main duties of the job
Environmental Support Worker are part of our operating team who support the theatre staff. In this role, you will:
- Maintain Theatre Cleanliness & Standards
- Support a Safe Environment
- Equipment & Ancillary Area Cleaning
- Suction & Gas Cylinder Checks
- Waste Management
- Communication & Team Support
- Training & Personal Development
There will be a rotation of shifts, including weekends.
About us
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You'llhave access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meetfabpeople & do thingsyou'dnever have done.You'lllearn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from alldifferent rolesto build skills & enhance your career path.
You'llmake an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In this role, you will:
Maintain Theatre Cleanliness & Standards
- Carry out cleaning of theatres and associated areas in line with Trust policies and infection control standards.
- Complete and record cleaning schedules accurately.
- Inspect areas to ensure standards are met and escalate any issues to the Theatre Coordinator.
- Support HCIA audits and contribute to continuous improvement.
Support a Safe Environment
- Monitor theatre areas for environmental or safety issues and ensure faults are recorded and escalated.
- Complete Datix reports where required.
- Adhere to Health & Safety and infection control guidelines at all times.
Equipment & Ancillary Area Cleaning
- Clean medical equipment according to manufacturers instructions and Trust procedures.
- Maintain cleanliness of storerooms, kitchens, and nonclinical fridges.
- Ensure all documentation and checklists are completed.
Suction & Gas Cylinder Checks
- Replace and dispose of suction canisters safely.
- Check, store and replenish gas cylinders, ensuring adequate supply for daily theatre use.
- Report any irregularities or safety concerns promptly.
Waste Management
- Work with portering and ancillary teams to ensure correct waste segregation and disposal.
- Support inspections of dirty returns areas and escalate concerns.
- Follow Trust protocols for sharps, needlestick incidents and body fluid contamination.
Communication & Team Support
- Communicate effectively with theatre staff about cleanliness, safety, and environmental issues.
- Ensure concerns are escalated appropriately through the Theatre Coordinator.
Training & Personal Development
- Participate in appraisal and maintain a personal development plan.
- Complete mandatory training and maintain competency with relevant equipment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In this role, you will:
Maintain Theatre Cleanliness & Standards
- Carry out cleaning of theatres and associated areas in line with Trust policies and infection control standards.
- Complete and record cleaning schedules accurately.
- Inspect areas to ensure standards are met and escalate any issues to the Theatre Coordinator.
- Support HCIA audits and contribute to continuous improvement.
Support a Safe Environment
- Monitor theatre areas for environmental or safety issues and ensure faults are recorded and escalated.
- Complete Datix reports where required.
- Adhere to Health & Safety and infection control guidelines at all times.
Equipment & Ancillary Area Cleaning
- Clean medical equipment according to manufacturers instructions and Trust procedures.
- Maintain cleanliness of storerooms, kitchens, and nonclinical fridges.
- Ensure all documentation and checklists are completed.
Suction & Gas Cylinder Checks
- Replace and dispose of suction canisters safely.
- Check, store and replenish gas cylinders, ensuring adequate supply for daily theatre use.
- Report any irregularities or safety concerns promptly.
Waste Management
- Work with portering and ancillary teams to ensure correct waste segregation and disposal.
- Support inspections of dirty returns areas and escalate concerns.
- Follow Trust protocols for sharps, needlestick incidents and body fluid contamination.
Communication & Team Support
- Communicate effectively with theatre staff about cleanliness, safety, and environmental issues.
- Ensure concerns are escalated appropriately through the Theatre Coordinator.
Training & Personal Development
- Participate in appraisal and maintain a personal development plan.
- Complete mandatory training and maintain competency with relevant equipment.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
Desirable
- Basic IT Skills
- GCSE Maths & English grade C/4 or above OR Functional/Key skills level 2 in Maths and English
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the concept and application of confidentiality
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in a theatre setting
- Basic understanding of infection control principles
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
Desirable
- Basic IT Skills
- GCSE Maths & English grade C/4 or above OR Functional/Key skills level 2 in Maths and English
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the concept and application of confidentiality
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in a theatre setting
- Basic understanding of infection control principles
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.
