Theatre Assistant

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 05 May 2025

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring and motivated individual who has a keen interest in developing their knowledge and skills in the surgical care of patients. If you are interested in a new challenge and embrace innovation then this could be the role for you.

We are looking for a Theatre Assistant to come and work alongside our dedicated theatre team within our new surgical hub. You will complete an in house training programme which incorporates all essential competencies required to be able to deliver safe, individualised, patient centred care.

There are a number of developmental opportunities available to those who wish to develop within the operating theatre environment. We are happy to support staff in apprenticeship programmes. Currently we offer both the Nursing and Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) Apprenticeships. We are committed to developing and supporting our staff who wish to grow within the theatre environment.

South Theatres new surgical hub delivers both Elective and Emergency surgery. The department provides a 24 hour service for Emergency surgery and comprises of 8 operating theatres.

These consist of 1 dedicated Emergency theatre, an urgent surgical Theatre and 6 Elective Theatres. The specialities include General surgery, Plastics, Breast, Laparoscopic, Urology, Colorectal, ENT and the newest innovation introduced at Ipswich Hospital, Robotic surgery using the Da Vinci Robot.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated individual who has a keen interest in patient centred care and the surgical environment.

You will:

Provide support to patients, their families and carers.
Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure we maintain the highest standards of patient care.
Be pro-active in their own learning and development.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR116-25

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Relevant work or life experience with evidence of significance to post.

Desirable

Evidence of relevant past employment record linked to health care.

Qualifications

Essential

Evidence of ability to learn.

Desirable

Relevant health care study or courses.
Evidence of level 3 study in a related subject e.g. A Levels, BTEC, NVQ, Access to health care
Interest in undertaking an apprenticeship.
Evidence of level 2 qualification in Math's and English e.g. GCSE at grade C/4 or above.

Knowledge

Essential

Evidence of an appropriate understanding of personal needs of patients.
Team Working

Desirable

Knowledge of Health Care profession
Evidence of desire to progress within a healthcare setting.

Skills

Essential

Good interpersonal and communication skill
Confident, assertive, outgoing with willingness to undertake and complete allocated tasks.

Desirable

Skilled communicator and listener
Able to demonstrate empathy, maintain a calm approach in stressful situations

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Relevant work or life experience with evidence of significance to post.

Desirable

Evidence of relevant past employment record linked to health care.

Qualifications

Essential

Evidence of ability to learn.

Desirable

Relevant health care study or courses.
Evidence of level 3 study in a related subject e.g. A Levels, BTEC, NVQ, Access to health care
Interest in undertaking an apprenticeship.
Evidence of level 2 qualification in Math's and English e.g. GCSE at grade C/4 or above.

Knowledge

Essential

Evidence of an appropriate understanding of personal needs of patients.
Team Working

Desirable

Knowledge of Health Care profession
Evidence of desire to progress within a healthcare setting.

Skills

Essential

Good interpersonal and communication skill
Confident, assertive, outgoing with willingness to undertake and complete allocated tasks.

Desirable

Skilled communicator and listener
Able to demonstrate empathy, maintain a calm approach in stressful situations

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.