Senior Theatre Support Worker

Job summary

Main duties of the job

A Band 3 Senior Support Worker in theatres plays a vital role in delivering safe, efficient, and compassionate perioperative care. Their responsibilities include escorting patients to and from theatre, preparing them for anaesthesia, and providing reassurance throughout their surgical journey. In the circulating role, they act as the essential bridge between the sterile surgical team and the wider theatre. This includes preparing and positioning equipment, ensuring all necessary instruments and consumables are available, maintaining a safe environment and responding promptly to the needs of the scrub team.

They also assist in cleaning and preparing the operating theatre before and after procedures, upholding infection control and hygiene standards. Managing and replenishing stock is essential to ensure theatres are always ready for upcoming procedures. The role involves verifying patient documentation, participating in WHO surgical safety checklists, and escalating any concerns to senior staff to ensure patient safety.

Working cohesively with nurses, ODPs, anaesthetists, and surgeons is vital to support smooth and efficient theatre operations. Additionally, they may contribute to the training and supervision of junior staff, students, and new team members to help develop a skilled and confident workforce.

Job responsibilities

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.