The closing date is 29 January 2026
Salary: £30,546 to £32,207 a year per annum inc
Job summary
Exciting opportunities have arisen at the Royal London Hospital for Theatre Health Care Support Workers to work alongside our scrub, recovery and Anaesthetic practitioners at our state-of-the-art theatre and recovery suites in Main Theatres.
We currently have 26 state-of-the art elective and emergency theatres, covering a variety of specialties and complex procedures: Hepatobiliary, complex ENT, trauma & orthopaedics, reconstructive orthopaedics, neurosurgery, complex vascular surgery, intervention radiology, maxilla facial surgery, robotic procedures, renal transplants, plastic reconstructive surgery, neonatal surgery, shared airway ENT, ophthalmic surgery, along with providing paediatric expertise to the major trauma service in South East of England. The department also covers a diverse range of both elective and emergency work in a variety of specialties including major trauma, via the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS).
We also provide regular cover other specialities within the hospital, including our specialist dental treatment rooms, endoscopy unit, radio-interventional suite, MRI/CT Scanner suites and our specialised staff work along the Trauma Team in Emergency Department’s Resuscitation area.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Healthcare Support Worker will be an integral part of the ward/department team actively taking part in meeting the needs of patients and of the service in accordance with agreed standards under direct supervision of the registered nurses, nurse associates and midwives. The post holder will develop essential competencies though training and practice to ensure safety and quality are the priority.
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of Care Certificate or equivalent.
- Basic literacy and numeracy skills (English and Math’s GCSEs or equivalent.)
- Evidence of ongoing personal development.
Desirable
- Level 2 support worker Apprenticeship
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in a clinical healthcare setting.
- Experience of dealing with the public.
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of health and safety at work. e.g: manual handling skills, infection control measures.
- Ability to collect and exchange factual information and data to the multidisciplinary team and ensure data accuracy.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).