Job summary
- Main area
- Theatre
- Grade
- Band 2 to Band 3 Development Opportunity
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 359-7464977-T3-C
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Tunbridge Wells Hospital
- Town
- Tunbridge Wells
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Theatre Support Worker
Band 2 to Band 3 Development Opportunity
Job overview
Tunbridge Wells Theatres are looking for a dynamic, innovative and highly motivated individual to work within our Theatre Department as a Band 3 Senior Theatre Support Worker!
The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2 years theatre experience and will have the knowledge and skills to provide care and assistance throughout the patients’ perioperative journey. You will be an important part of the multi-disciplinary team, bringing patients to theatres, checking documentation, and applying monitoring in the anaesthetic room. Inside theatre you will assist the scrub team, clean after each surgery, and ensure that the stock is kept topped-up. There will also be portering duties, taking patients on beds and trolleys to and from the wards. As a senior, you will be allocated an area of responsibility and will be heavily involved with training new staff.
If you do not currently hold a nationally recognised Care Certificate obtained in a healthcare setting from a registered provider or an NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare support, you can commence this role as a Band 2 Theatre Support Worker. Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust will assist you with on-the-job training to complete your Care Certificate within the 6-month probationary period, with a minimum completion time of 3 months. Upon successful completion of the Care Certificate, you will progress to a Band 3 Senior Theatre Support Worker.
Main duties of the job
Please note this role is currently only being advertised to staff members who are currently working within the Kent and Medway ICS
You must possess good communication skills and be highly motivated. Your rota will include day shifts, long days, weekends and nights.
Tunbridge Wells at Pembury Hospital is the Trust ‘Hot site’ and runs both an elective and emergency service. It comprises of 11 theatres covering a wide range of specialties: ENT, Gynaecology, Upper and Lower GI, Bariatrics, Paediatric Orthopaedics and Opthalmics, as well as CEPOD, Trauma and Obstetrics,
Working for our organisation
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.
We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.
Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.
Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.
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Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:
- At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
- Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
- Blue Light card eligibility
- And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.
Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s Clinical Induction Programme for Clinical Support Workers (which starts on the first day of employment). The programme is full-time (please contact the CSW Induction Programme Lead if this is going to be problematic: [email protected]), lasts for two weeks and will involve travelling to both Trust sites. The programme includes 2 supernumerary shifts in the clinical area (an early and a late shift), all of the other days are classroom-based and run from 9am to 5pm.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare support or equivalent experienced (based on skill scan)
- Care Certificate
Desirable criteria
- Functional English and Maths Level 2 or GCSE English and Maths A-C Grade
Skills
Essential criteria
- Specialist clinical skills within scope of practice for role.
- Can understand and communicate factual information accurately.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Basic information and communications technology (ICT) skills.
- Effective organisational skills.
- Able to prioritise workload.
- Able to deliver patient care under the indirect supervision of Registered Theatre Practitioners.
- Able to demonstrate practical skills to others.
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 18 months full-time equivalent experience as a Theatre Support Worker/Trainee in a Theatre Department.
- Knowledge of the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers and Adult Social Care Workers (2013).
- Demonstrates understanding of clinical issues within a Theatre Department.
- Insight into role and responsibilities of post.
- Able to describe the importance of delivering high quality care to patients.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in Health Care Settings
- Knowledge of current healthcare issues.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Lewis
- Job title
- Lead Theatre Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01892 634519
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