# Theatre Care Assistant - Main Theatres - Trauma Orthopaedics

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Poole Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 Per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekdays and weekends)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-27T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-24T12:30:42.035Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Poole/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Trauma_Theatres/Trauma_Theatres-v8250393
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8250393?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

At this exciting time, are you what we are looking for?

Are you looking for a new challenge and career progression? You will be working with multi professional colleagues, and becoming part of an exciting Trauma Orthopaedics 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. 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 settings. If you have the skills and 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: September 4th 2026

Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

### Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

### Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## 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.

## Documents

- [dbs - faqs (pdf, 102.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2417)
- [job description (pdf, 282.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10562595)
- [person specification (pdf, 279.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10562596)

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