University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 3 Theatre Support Worker

The closing date is 24 November 2025

Job summary

Theatre support assistant to work in community-based day case foot surgery unit, which operates theatre sessions two days a week, with the remaining days composed of clinical work.

Main duties of the job

Direct patient care -- including dressing clinics/pre-operative assessment clinics, including basic observations and vascular assessments. Assisting on the ward with admitting, recovering & discharging patients during the perioperative period. In theatre, roles include circulating and monitoring of the patient, including the WHO checklist and observations including NEWS2 with appropriate escalation as required.

Stock replenishment -- in clinical areas.

Ordering of general stock plus surgical equipment & consumables to ensure that all essential equipment is available for each operative case.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Date posted

10 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

7 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-9010771

Job locations

Solihull Community Nursing

Friars Gate,  1011 Stratford Road

Solihull

West Midlands

B90 4BN

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*NVQ Health and social care -- Level 3
*Computer Literate
*GCSE A* - D in English and Maths

Experience

Essential

*Theatre experience
*Be able to work as a team member
*Understanding and committed to a caring approach to patients and relatives
*Experience of time management skills and prioritising work
*Ability to take observations
*To be able to take responsibility for tasks unsupervised once training has been completed

Desirable

*Outpatient clinical knowledge
*Previous exposure to pre-operative assessment clinics
*Experience with post-operative wound care and dressing clinics

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Based at Chelmsley Wood Primary Care Centre, Crabtree Drive Chelmsley Wood, B37 5BU

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*NVQ Health and social care -- Level 3
*Computer Literate
*GCSE A* - D in English and Maths

Experience

Essential

*Theatre experience
*Be able to work as a team member
*Understanding and committed to a caring approach to patients and relatives
*Experience of time management skills and prioritising work
*Ability to take observations
*To be able to take responsibility for tasks unsupervised once training has been completed

Desirable

*Outpatient clinical knowledge
*Previous exposure to pre-operative assessment clinics
*Experience with post-operative wound care and dressing clinics

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Based at Chelmsley Wood Primary Care Centre, Crabtree Drive Chelmsley Wood, B37 5BU

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Solihull Community Nursing

Friars Gate,  1011 Stratford Road

Solihull

West Midlands

B90 4BN

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Solihull Community Nursing

Friars Gate,  1011 Stratford Road

Solihull

West Midlands

B90 4BN

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)