About this role
Job summary
Full or Part time working over 6 days a week Mon - Sat
The post holder may be involved in all aspects of indirect patient care under direct supervision of the team leader. Also ensuring the tidiness and appearance of the operating theatre department at Whiston Hospital is maintained to high standard and safe working practices which is conducive for the patient.
Previous applicants need not apply
Please note the job description and person specification are subject to change as per AfC review.
Main duties of the job
- To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team undertaking household support tasks
- To accept responsibility for specifically delegated functions within theatres which the Team Leader feels are appropriate for untrained staff to undertake.
- To ensure the health and Safety of patients and staff are considered at all times
- To ensure that privacy and confidentiality of patients is paramount and is not compromised.
- To be aware and assist with maintaining stock levels in theatres for clinical and non-clinical items,
- Ensure that theatre supplies are appropriately stored and that stocks are at the levels set by the materials management tea
- All stock is to be checked against delivery note and put away when brought from logistics on a weekly/daily basis and ensure correct correspondence with purchase invoices and report any discrepancies
- To ensure stock is rotated according to their expiry dates. To ensure the theatre department including non-clinical areas are clean and tidy at all times.
- To maintain staff changing room.
- To ensure the scrubs holding area is clean and tidy at all times.
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.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 19th October 2026
Closing date: 2nd November 2026
Shortlisting date: TBC
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
- Food/Hygiene Certificate
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience working within a Health Care setting
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary Team
- Ability to use own initiative
- Effective communication skills
- Computer literate
Other
Essential
- Flexible approach to working
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
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Whiston Hospital
Warrington Road
Prescot
L35 5DR
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)