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Theatres & Anaesthetics
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Band 2
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37.5 awr yr wythnos
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188-HCSW010725
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University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
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NHS
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Southampton
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£24,169 Per annum - Pro rata
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17/07/2025 23:59

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University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust logo

Healthcare Support Worker (Theatres)

Band 2

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We have an exciting opportunity for Healthcare Support Worker to work in our Theatre departments at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS).

Whether you are an experienced Healthcare Support Worker or just starting out – if you are caring, compassionate and looking for a new challenge, then we’ll have a role for you! Apply to join the team at UHS and take the next steps in your healthcare career.

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Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting. 

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached. 

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.

Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast. 

We believe that using technology wisely shows strong time management and commitment to innovation. However, personalizing your recruitment application to highlight your unique skills and experiences is crucial. Relying too heavily on generic, AI-generated content instead of drawing from your own strengths and accomplishments may lead to your application being rejected if multiple candidates present identical or similar information.

At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.

At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.

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Southampton General Hospital - Centre block theatres 
About the team: 
We cover a wide variety of specialities such as: Orthopaedics, Neuro, Paediatrics, ENT Cardiac and mixed general surgical fields. We are a regional specialist centre and do many pioneering procedures.

We have the highest ratio of staff to patients in the hospital and team working is key to our success. The circulating role in theatre is vital to delivery of our service and you would be directly assisting the surgical team during the operation. We support training in the initial phase of learning the role doubled up with an experienced member of staff and become independent when ready.
We encourage and assist staff through obtaining their functional skills level 2, level 3 health care and onwards to a Nursing or Operating Department Practitioner apprenticeship.

We are looking for individuals with the ability and attitude to grow and develop into a valued member of our team. Whatever level of skill or experience you currently have, if you can demonstrate drive and potential, our comprehensive induction and in-house training teams will help you to reach your full potential.

We consider part time application (minimum of 23 hours per week), however all applicants MUST be fully flexible to cover a variety of shifts including early, late, long days and nights – as our services operate 24 hours, 365 days a year.

Princess Anne Hospital
About the team: 
We specialise in Obstetric & Gynaecology (benign & oncology services, fertility treatment) and breast surgeries and pride ourselves with having a multi-disciplinary team offering services to women and newborn. You will be working with a variety of teams of highly competent and reliable nurses, ODP's and HCA's, complimenting the different consultants working in the department.

We are a friendly unit with 4 operating theatres, which provide a 24/7 emergency services for obstetric and gynaecology  conditions and elective services for obstetric, benign and oncology gynaecology and breast surgery, including reconstruction.

There is an attached Recovery and Day Surgery Unit which has 6 recovery beds and and 15 day-surgery beds which are open from 7:30-10 pm.

We’re recruiting HCAs across all theatre departments at UHS and will allocate you to your department after successful interview.

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Qualifications, knowledge and experience

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • 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 / directions and work within the confines of the role
  • Ability to cope with fluctuating demands and pressures of the role.
  • Requirement to 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.
  • Patients First
  • Working Together
  • Always Improving
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Acute Hospital Setting
  • HCA Experience
  • Volunteer Sector
  • Teaching Assistant
  • Nursing home carer
  • Experience in a caring role

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