Band 3 Healthcare Assistant - Theatres | St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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• We are looking for a Health Care Assistant to come and join our Cardiothoracic   theatres team at St. George's Hospital.

• Previous Theatre experience is essential 

• Theatre Health Care Assistant plays an important role in supporting patients and members of the multidisciplinary team. 

• Whilst supervised by qualified staff, the healthcare assistant role is invaluable in providing timely, safe and high quality care to patients within an operating theatre.

• We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated staff, preferably with operating theatre experience or exposure , who can develop additional skills to support the interesting and exciting surgical services. 

• The Healthcare Assistant  role in theatres is somewhat different to the role in other clinical areas and involves supporting the qualified staff with day to day running of theatres and crucial to the delivery of high standards of care to all patients at all times.

• The post holder will be expected to work weekends and nights to cover the services that we provide.

 

 ***Due to the high volume of interest in this role, we may need to close this vacancy before the closing date*** 

 

We are currently unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants who already hold a visa that allows them to work in the UK are welcome to apply. However, the Trust will not be able to offer sponsorship once that visa expires. For induction, training and operational reasons, applicants must also have at least 12 months remaining on their visa at the start of employment. 

 

***Applicants must either hold a valid Care Certificate or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience. Please make sure you include these details in your application.*** 

 

 

***The application process consists of the following stages:*** 

                         1. Shortlisting of applications 

                          2. Basic Maths & English Assessment  - Date TBC  (Via Ms Teams - please note that the assessment session will be recorded) 

                        3. Interview Date -  TBC (Face to Face) 

 

• Theatre Health Care Assistant plays an important role in supporting patients and members of the multidisciplinary team. 

• Whilst supervised by qualified staff, the healthcare assistant role is invaluable in providing timely, safe and high quality care to patients within an operating theatre.

• We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated staff, preferably with operating theatre experience or exposure , who can develop additional skills to support the interesting and exciting cardiothoracic specialty .

Duties amongst others are: 

• conducting theatre checks before the beginning of the operating list,

• assisting with patient positioning, cleaning and checking equipment,

• completing accurate documentation,

• stocking up theatres, implant checks, instrument management

• setting up for the next day cases and assisting registered practitioners inside the operating theatre.

You will be supported by the nursing team and the Practice Educator through:

• Regular meetings with mentor/Team Leader

• Protected teaching time 

• Competency based in house training

You will already have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and are happy to work in a busy theatre environment. 

We offer competitive staff bank rates for staff who wish to work additional hours.

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). 

 

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

***Due to the high volume of interest in this role, we may need to close this vacancy before the closing date***

We are currently unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.

Applicants who already hold a visa that allows them to work in the UK are welcome to apply. However, the Trust will not be able to offer sponsorship once that visa expires. For induction, training and operational reasons, applicants must also have at least 12 months remaining on their visa at the start of employment

 

This advert closes on Monday 16 Nov 2026