# Nursing Assistant - Theatres (POPPA)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Town:** Redhill
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £20,608 - £21,980 per annum plus high cost allowance
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (inclusive of weekend working)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-20T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-08T14:33:16.494Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Redhill/Surrey_Sussex_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Theatres/Theatres-v8116186
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8116186?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.surreyandsussex.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and caring Healthcare Assistant to join our pre-operative patient preparation area (POPPA). This is a fast-paced environment where you will play a key role in supporting patients as they begin their surgical journey.

As a Healthcare Assistant in our POPPA, you will be responsible for welcoming and calling patients forward for their surgery, checking them in, and helping them get ready for their procedure. You will ensure that all required documentation is complete and available, monitor patients throughout their stay, and promptly escalate any concerns to a registered practitioner.

If you are dedicated, work well within a multidisciplinary team, and are keen to develop new skills, we would love to hear from you. Previous experience is helpful but not essential—full training will be provided.

This is a part-time role with service provision covering Monday to Sunday, offering flexibility alongside the opportunity to be part of a supportive, patient-focused team.

In this role, you will be a valued member of the wider theatre service, contributing to the delivery of high-quality patient care and supporting registered staff and clinicians to ensure a smooth, safe, and reassuring experience for every patient

### Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the role please read the attached job description and person specification.

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 360.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10411870)
- [person specification (pdf, 576.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10411871)
- [our organisation values (pdf, 247.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2213)
- [trust statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 334.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2214)

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