Theatre Health Care Assistant
| Posting date: | 19 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £30,546.00 to £32,207.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £30546.00 - £32207.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 September 2025 |
| Location: | London, N19 5NF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9220-25-0566 |
Summary
Support the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of a high standard of patient care within the department, maintaining confidentiality at all times. Assist in the preparation of the operating room prior to commencement of surgery. Collect appropriate instrument trays and disposable items as directed by the Theatre Practitioner. Prepare and maintain the environment to a standard suitable for clinical procedures as required, ensuring instruments, materials and equipment are handled safely and correctly and are returned to the correct location at end of procedure. Collect and transfer patients from ward to theatre and recovery to ward in a safe and courteous manner. Assist the team with moving, handling and positioning the patient on the operating table. Transfer the patient safely, under the supervision of medical/ anaesthetic staff from anaesthetic room to theatre. Check and connect surgical equipment as directed by the Theatre Practitioner e.g. suction, diathermy and camera system. Ensure correct surgical props are available, clean and in good working order. Support patient limb during prepping and draping. Assist the scrub team with gown and gloves prior to surgery begins. Ensure maintenance of a sterile field throughout the surgical procedure. Ensure that all surgical instruments are positioned and applied only under the supervision of the surgeon. Provide surgical instrumentation and supplementary items for the surgical team, monitor and maintain sterile fields during operative procedures. Prepare and attach dressing, wound support and drain to patient at end of procedure.