Healthcare Support Worker (Theatres)

Job Overview

Healthcare Support Worker – Theatre Departments at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

Main Responsibilities

• Assist the surgical team during procedures, including circulating, setting up, and ensuring availability of necessary equipment.
• Maintain the theatre environment to support safety, efficiency, and the well‑being of patients, staff, and visitors.
• Support training in the initial phase of the role, working alongside an experienced staff member and becoming independent when ready.
• Attend to a variety of theatre shifts – early, late, long days and night – and cover a minimum of 23 hours per week at full flexibility.
• Assist with the recovery and day‑surgery units, where relevant.

Working Conditions

Shifts are 24/7 and cover all theatres, including 24/7 emergency obstetric and gynaecology services and day‑surgery beds open from 7:30‑10 pm.

Essential Criteria

• Completed care certificate or ability to complete within 6 months of appointment.
• Completed secondary education.
• Ability to move and handle patients and equipment.
• Evidence of empathy, patience, and dependability.
• Ability to deal with a range of difficult situations.
• Be able to take instruction and work within the role’s confines.
• Ability to cope with fluctuating demands and pressures.
• Be aware of and adhere to the care certificate standards (https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/care-certificate).
• Capable of completing core HCSW competencies and additional specific competencies related to area of work within 12 months of appointment.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in an acute hospital setting.
• Experience as a nursing home carer.
• Experience as a teaching assistant.
• HCA experience.
• Volunteer sector experience.
• Experience in a caring role.

Other Information

This vacancy does not meet the Home Office threshold for sponsorship and requires candidates to have the right to work in the UK and at least 9 months remaining on their visa. The Trust reserves the right to close this advert early due to high volume of applications.

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