Job overview
At this exciting time, are you what we are looking for?
Are you looking for a new challenge and career progression? Working with multi professional colleagues, and become part of an exciting Gynaecology team? working across sites as required gaining a vast knowledge base within this speciality. Experience in theatres is desirable but not essential. The trusts offers a wider variety of specialities including – Trauma and Orthopaedics, general, head and neck, Obstetrics, day surgery, vascular, Ophthalmology, urology, anaesthetics and recovery–We encourage career progression for all our staff and training will be given to facilitate development. Your peers, surgeons and senior staff will support you to learn new skills and to expand your practice
We pride ourselves on our friendly working environment and our desire to lead on Best Practice in operating Theatre setting. If you have , skills, experience although, not essential and drive that we are looking for to join our friendly and supportive team, then University Hospitals Dorset theatres are the place for you.
Base Location: UHD - Poole Hospital
Interview date: August 5th 2026
Main duties of the job
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential
- Willingness to undertake additional training and education in relation to theatre skills
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential
- Ability to work as a part of a busy team
- Demonstrate ability to work in a busy environment and cope when the service is under pressure
- Effective communication skills both written and verbal and non-verbal
- Good organisational skills
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate an insight into personal care needs.
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This advert is for Theatre Care Assistant - Main Theatres - Gynaecology with University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust in Poole, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is Per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 26 Jul 2026.
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