Job Description

The post holder is responsible to undertake their role in accordance with all procedures protocols, policies and guidelines to support the Theatre Recovery Department, to provide effective patient centred care when transporting postoperative patients back to wards and departments from theatre. That meets the needs of the patients and their families/carers in conjunction with the qualified recovery practitioner/ward nurse.
To work within the designated area (recovery), ensuring that agreed standards are achieved and participate in the preparation of theatre recovery area prior to the lists starting, ensuring equipment and the environment is clean and ready for use.
Main duties of the job

• To clean and check patients trolleys daily.
• Help prepare and maintain a clean and tidy recovery area, checking stock levels and expiry of equipment and materials daily.
• Report and escalate any faults discovered on equipment to recovery co-ordinator.
• To safely dispose of clinical waste and sharps as per Trust policy.
• To Handle and prepare specimens, ensuring correct labelling and packaging for transportation to the laboratory as per Trust policy.
• Transfer patients from wards and departments to theatre and return.
• Deliver locked drug boxes to pharmacy for completion of orders.
• Deliver specimens to pathology each morning or when required.
• Collect or return blood and blood products from pathology.
• Assist with collection and removal of rubbish and linen to appropriate collection points.
• Movement and handling of medical gas cylinders within Health and Safety guidelines

About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Details
Date posted
22 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
24,465 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
409-7286950-A
Job locations
Whiston Hospital
Warrington Road
Prescot
L35 5DR
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 22nd September 2025
Closing date: 29th September 2025
Shortlisting date: 30th September 2025
Proposed Interview date: TBC
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 22nd September 2025
Closing date: 29th September 2025
Shortlisting date: 30th September 2025
Proposed Interview date: TBC
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Educated to GCSE Level or equivalent in English and Maths

Desirable

• NVQ Level 2 in Health Care, or equivalent qualification/experience, or willing to work towards

Knowledge
Essential

• An understanding of the role Theatre Support Worker

Desirable

• Knowledge of Health and Safety principles
• Knowledge of Infection control principles
• Experience of working within healthcare environment

Skills
Essential

• Motivation and initiative to work alone and within a team
• Able to organise and ensure that the environment is conducive to health care
• Polite, approachable with patients, staff and visitors
• Excellent communication both written and verbal.
• Maintain confidentiality
• Basic IT Skills
• High level of personal integrity
• Possess the ability to manage own workload with a supervisor available at all times for support
• Flexible/adaptable

Desirable

• Ability to use information systems

Other
Essential

• There is a frequent requirement for lifting, pushing and pulling for substantial proportion of the working day when cleaning, stock control and bed making
• Maintain high levels of focused concentration when in a busy environment
• Continue to think clearly in possible situations when talking to patients with high levels of emotions and stress

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Educated to GCSE Level or equivalent in English and Maths

Desirable

• NVQ Level 2 in Health Care, or equivalent qualification/experience, or willing to work towards

Knowledge
Essential

• An understanding of the role Theatre Support Worker

Desirable

• Knowledge of Health and Safety principles
• Knowledge of Infection control principles
• Experience of working within healthcare environment

Skills
Essential

• Motivation and initiative to work alone and within a team
• Able to organise and ensure that the environment is conducive to health care
• Polite, approachable with patients, staff and visitors
• Excellent communication both written and verbal.
• Maintain confidentiality
• Basic IT Skills
• High level of personal integrity
• Possess the ability to manage own workload with a supervisor available at all times for support
• Flexible/adaptable

Desirable

• Ability to use information systems

Other
Essential

• There is a frequent requirement for lifting, pushing and pulling for substantial proportion of the working day when cleaning, stock control and bed making
• Maintain high levels of focused concentration when in a busy environment
• Continue to think clearly in possible situations when talking to patients with high levels of emotions and stress

Skills Required