About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a Theatre Services Co-ordinator to join the Surgical Theatres team at Solihull Hospital. The role involves supporting the smooth running of theatre services and maintaining a safe, efficient environment for patients and staff. You will need strong organisational, communication, and multitasking skills, with the ability to prioritise work, solve problems independently, and work effectively as part of a team.
You will work in operating theatres supporting surgeries in Colorectal, Urology, Breast, Plastics, and Ophthalmology. The role involves:
Assisting with patient transfers to theatre
Supporting theatre staff and working with housekeeping, decontamination, and portering teams
Monitoring stock and maintaining a tidy environment
Ensuring surgical equipment and instrument kits are available
Working flexibly across the department
Please consider whether you are comfortable working in a surgical theatre environment.
All the above comes with a remuneration package of a Band 3 -- which currently stands at includes a starting salary of 25,760 rising to 27,476 along with benefits. If you'd like to join a caring and nurturing team providing the best care to our patients, we would love to hear from you. You can simply apply via this advert or drop us an email at [email protected] and we'll arrange a meeting a tour of the facilities and meeting with the Team.
Main duties of the job
Theatre Service Co-Ordinator role is part of the wider theatre team that ensures the efficient, safe delivery of care across the theatre environment. The main duty of this role includes the support, planning and co-ordination of daily theatre lists. Duties also include:
The use of I.T systems to track usage of equipment, stock and accurate records of loan kits
Management of received surgical consumables, performing stock rotation escalating any issues to procurement and surgical teams
Communicating with medical representatives, companies, sterile support services and theatre teams to ensure equipment needs for the department are dealt with
Liaising with outside areas to ensure patients are transferred to theatres in a timely manner, ensuring documentation is completed before arrival into the theatre suite, including the collection of patients
To work collaboratively and flexibly in theatres as a theatre support worker when required
Handling of specimens adhering to local policies, ensuring all are labelled correctly
Involvement in the upkeep of the department reporting of any environmental issues or damage and provide a clean and safe environment for patients and colleagues
To become knowledgeable in the use of multiple theatre surgical devices including table attachments
Competence with the collection of blood products where required for elective and emergency procedures
Upkeep of mandatory skills to perform role
Organisation of equipment transfers between surgical sites
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description Job responsibilities *Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
*Successful completion of Trust approved assessment process for Literacy and Numeracy at level 1 or Certificates for Maths / English ( E ) *Care Certificate / NVQ 3 Health & Social Care or equivalent knowledge training and experience gained through working in a clinical practice setting ( E )
Experience Essential
*Evidence of recent working in an acute hospital / relevant healthcare environment *Recent employment in a theatre setting in a hospital setting *Experience of working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (eg. Word, Excel and Outlook) *Experience of using IT systems *Experience in undertaking a range of physical observations and clinical skills relevant to the role *Evidence of, or ability to demonstrate a clear understanding of the principles of team work and communication in a theatre environment *Can demonstrate understanding or the role , knowledge of care and care related procedures associated with the practice setting *Can demonstrate and understanding of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children , young people and vulnerable adults and can relate this to the role
Additional Criteria Essential
*Good communication / customer care skills both written and verbal demonstrating sympathy and compassion *Good keyboard/ IT skills *Good organisation skills and ability to multitask *Good time management skills *Ability to deal professionally with enquiries from staff, Patients and Visitors *Ability to problem solve *Understand confidentiality and apply the principles in every day working practice *Ability to pay attention to detail where there are predictable interruptions to the work pattern *Ability to deal with stressful situations and sensitive issues *Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the services *Confident in dealing with people at all levels *Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equality and diversity *Mature open and flexible approach to work *Demonstrates care and compassion *Good inter-personal and communication skills. *Good organisational skills *Team Player *Conscientious *Demonstrates reliability, motivation and commitment
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 University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address Solihull Hospital
Lode Ln
Solihull
West Midlands
B91 2JL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)