Theatre Healthcare Assistant (HCA) - #192239

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Theatre Support Assistant to join our Halton Site Theatres across Captain Sir Tom Moore and Nightingale Theatres.

This post is recruited at the Band 2 Pay bracket, with progression to the Band 3 bracket upon achieving full competency. Regular reviews will support your progress, in conjunction with online e-learning, and other in-house training modules.

We welcome applications from both experienced Theatre Support Assistants and Healthcare Assistants who are wishing to expand their skills into the Theatre environment.

We are an elective surgical department, with a combined total of 8 Theatres, and 2 Procedure Rooms. We have recently completed our expansion, and successfully constructed our 8 th Theatre and Procedure Room.

In March 2023, CSTM Theatres achieved a Gold Star Accreditation for Care & Excellence. We are a CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our elective surgery service is based at Halton Hospital in Runcorn and we are seeking experienced, motivated and caring individuals who share our mission to be “outstanding for our patients, our communities and each other”.

If you require a Visa to work in the UK, please be advised that Band 2 is not eligible for a Certificate of Sponsorship. It is essential that you have unrestricted Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

As a Theatre Support Assistant, you will be an integral part of the patient’s perioperative journey by:

Working within Theatres to support the care of our patients.
Working within the sterile services hub.
Supporting the interprofessional team in the patient’s perioperative journey.
Working within the multi-professional team.
Using excellent communication skills to enhance care and efficiency.
Opening sterile packs to ensure Infection Prevention and Control.
Assisting counting Instruments, Swabs and Sharps.
Completing designated theatre documentation, digital and paper formats.
Assisting with the setup of a Theatre Suite.
Maintaining a clean and usable department.
Completing E-Learning and regularly organised training.
Having the willingness to learn and grow.
Reporting to the Team Leaders to complete daily theatre orientated tasks.

We offer full support by all members of staff. Regular reviews will support your progress in conjunction with online E-learning, and other in-house training prospects.

You will also have opportunities to work across site at the Nightingale Building, and Warrington Hospital (based on service requirements), where we support Children’s Surgery, and patients who may require higher levels of clinical support.

Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM). They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation

Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other

Our vision is to be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn

Our approach to healthcare is founded on our four core values :

• Kind – we are caring, supporting and respectful to everyone
• Open – we are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
• Fair – we listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
• One team – we work well together and with our communities

We employ almost 6,500 people from more than 80 nationalities and are fully committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer. Our culture and values ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and that no job applicant or employee is disadvantaged at any stage of their journey.

We are also proud to be an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists and families.

Working at NCM means becoming part of a dedicated team of clinical and support staff who are passionate about keeping people well and supporting wellbeing. If you share our values and are motivated by making a difference for our patients, we'd be delighted to receive your application

Please see the attached Job Description, Person Specification and Job Advert for further details.

Full Time:
1 x 08:00 -19:00
3 x 08:00 -17:30

***Currently working Monday to Friday with a potential of expanding to weekend working in the future***