Senior Health Care Assistant inOxford inOxford PUBLISHED 18 JUL 2024

Churchill Theatres Band 3 Theatre Support Worker Working in theatres is a unique privilege. It involves a lot of teamwork, preparing and cleaning the theatre environment and a commitment to support the theatre team to provide care to the patients whilst in the operating theatre. The successful candidate will be supported in practice by trained theatre staff to ensure the smooth running of the area they will work in, to be part of a team and to work flexibly in an environment of changing demands. This department provides 24-hour emergency cover, therefore there will be shift work, night duty and weekends as well as an on-call commitment required. Oxford isn't just a good place to work; it's also a great place to live.

Ensuring all areas within the suite are clean, tidy and that adequate stock levels are maintained

Cleaning, preparation and positioning of theatre equipment, furniture and operating lights according to theatre schedules and local policy

Supporting registered theatre personnel by opening packs in a sterile fashion and manoeuvring equipment as required

Assisting with the moving and positioning of the conscious and unconscious patients in preparation for surgery and/or treatment, ensuring that any intravenous infusions, drains or catheters are appropriately positioned.

Supporting and re-assuring patients during local anaesthetic procedures

Remove clinical waste, linen and sharps within theatres and prepare for collection, being aware of local health and safety policies and procedures.

Clean theatres, recovery and corridors as required daily, observing the Trust Infection Control Policy and take special precautions where required. Ensure changing rooms are kept tidy.

Participate in additional weekly cleaning programme to ensure the required standards of cleanliness following infection control guidelines are maintained in the department.

Clean and check theatre patient trolleys daily and between cases.


Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Caroline Baker Job title: Theatre Sister Email address: Telephone number:

Fast track