Care Support Worker - TheatresinColchesterinColchesterPUBLISHED MON 10 MAR 2025

By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

• Monitoring patient's conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations, and weight.
• Assisting in the delivery of patient care as directed by the Registered Nurse.
• Ensuring that the patient is the prime focus when making decisions about their care and wellbeing.
• Assisting patients with compassion when undertaking normal activities of daily living whilst ensuring that privacy, dignity, and human rights are respected.

About us

Job Title: Care Support Worker - Theatres

Trust: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Location: COLCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL

Pay Rates: £12.£22.10

Shift Patterns: Monday to Friday,07:45-17:45

About the Trust:

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provides a full range of services across 2 main hospitals, 6 community hospitals and within the local community including maternity, cardiac and major accident and emergency (A&E) services. With vibrant towns, secluded coastal retreats, and only 90 minutes away from London, you can have the best of both worlds working for ESNEFT.

Why might this job interest you?

This position allows you to make a significant impact on patients' lives by providing essential support and compassionate care, all while having the freedom to choose your own working hours. The flexibility of a bank role enables care assistants to balance your professional responsibilities with personal commitments, promoting a healthy work-life balance. The ability to contribute to patient care on a flexible schedule makes this role both rewarding and accommodating.

What you can add:

• Provide a supportive role to all members of the theatre team in the delivery of patient care
• Prepare the theatre for the operating list
• Complete forms and electronic records as appropriate to each case, ensuring that these are accurate, legible and complete.
• Assist with gowning and gloving, opening of packs/instruments/sundries and pour lotions
• Assist in the safe transfer and positioning of patients between the anaesthetic room/theatre/recover
• Perform the duties of a circulating assistant.
• Clear and clean theatre and equipment between cases
• Maintain stock levels in theatres and carry out stores management
• Maintain stocks of linen/theatre clothing
• Perform some domestic/housekeeping duties
• Contribute to the implementation of competencies, policies and procedures of the unit
• Following orientation & training act as supervisor to learner support workers and as support to other inexperienced theatre staff
• Participate in the provision of a 24-hour emergency service for trauma

The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.

What you'll need:

Experience:-

• Minimum of 6 months Acute HCSW UK (Private, NHS or Armed Forces) hospital/hospice experience within the last 2 years.

OR

• Currently studying General/Adult Nursing (Student Nurse) and completed a minimum of 12 weeks clinical placements.*

Qualifications:-

• Good level of Maths and English.
• NVQ in either Operating Department Support or General Healthcare or willing to work towards (NB the Trust has a training programme for HCAs/TSWs to achieve this)

*Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.

The benefits we can offer you in return:

• Putting People in Places to Care be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.
• Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.
• Blue Light Card NHS Discount Provider
• First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.
• Our team is always happy to help - access our support line any time.
• Working options to suit your lifestyle being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.
• Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSPs own academy.
• Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.
• Being part of the NHSP Community means youll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.

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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.