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Location
Salary
£24,625 - £25,674 per annum pro rata
Profession
Healthcare support worker
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
29 Jun 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
13 Jun 2025

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for individuals to join our friendly and professional team within the PACU as a PACU Support Worker. We cover a number of different specialities including General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Gynae and Obstetrics, ENT, maxillofacial, Breast, Urology and Ophthalmic.

You will have, or be willing to work towards, completion of the Care Certificate & also must complete within an 18 month period, QCF Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care. This training, if required, will enable you to assist with the preparation and cleanliness of the theatre environment for both surgery and anaesthetics, providing care to the patients throughout their journey in the operating theatre and enable you to support staff at all levels.

Good communication skills are essential.

Maths and English are required at GCSE Grade A to C, 4 to 9, or Functional Skills Level 2.

Main duties of the job

As part of the multidisciplinary team within PACU the post holder will play a vital role in the day to day operation and smooth running of the department. They will accomplish this with the provision of the highest possible standards of individualised patient care, housekeeping, portering and circulating duties. As part of their training package all post holders will be required to complete the QCF Level 2 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare Support which will enable them to meet the nationally recognised standards of competence for support workers.

The post you are applying for comes under The Protection of Children’s Act 1999, and The Care Standards Act 2000. In accordance with this legislation, successful candidates will be subject to a check by the Disclosure and Barring Service to ascertain their suitability to work with children and/or vulnerable adults.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments section on this page. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are, along with the criteria that are required for the role.

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