Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Theatre Care Assistant - Whiston / St Helens Hospitals

The closing date is 20 November 2026

Job summary
Theatre Care Assistant Band 3 - Full time and Part time, Permanent vacancies available.

Candidates will be required to hold an NVQ Level 2 qualification/equivalent or demonstrable experience within a theatre setting at the time of application.

Due to current service demands, we are only able to consider applicants who have relevant UK experience. Candidates must also be available to commence employment immediately or within a very short timeframe. We regret that we cannot progress applications that do not meet these essential requirements.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

• Communicate with a range of people on a range of matters
• Develop own knowledge and skills and provide information to others to help their developments.
• Monitor and maintain Health, Safety and Security to self and others.
• Maintain quality in own work and encourage others to do so.
• Support equality and value diversities.
• Monitor and maintain environments, buildings and items.
• Monitor patients vital signs as directed by qualified members of staff.
• Complete patient documentation and care plans, ensuring clinical pathways are followed.
• To provide assistance with patient care to all members of the theatre team.
• To assist direct patient care by monitoring vital signs in the recovery room, reporting back to the registered practitioner

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.

Details
Date posted: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum (pro rata if part time)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 409-8414405-A
Job locations: Whiston Hospital, Warrington Road, Prescot, L35 5DR, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 6th November 2026
Closing date: 20th November 2026
Shortlisting date: 23rd November 2026
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: NVQ Level 2 or above in Healthcare or equivalent demonstrable experience within a Theatre setting
• Essential: GCSE Level or equivalent in English and Maths

Knowledge

• Essential: Knowledge of personal care
• Essential: Previous experience of working in a care assistant role
• Essential: Knowledge and understanding of the Theatre Care Assistant role and responsibilities
• Essential: Experience working in a Healthcare setting
• Desirable: Experience working within a Surgical/Theatre Department

Skills

• Essential: Ability to communicate both verbally and written.
• Essential: Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Essential: Good interpersonal skills.
• Essential: Able to accept direction and guidance in the role.
• Essential: Aware of own limitations.
• Essential: Flexible working hours.
• Essential: Basic IT skills
• Essential: Ability to work independently or within a multi-disciplinary team

Values

• Essential: We are kind
• Essential: We are open
• Essential: We are inclusive

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/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Operational Lead, Helen Birmingham, helen.birmingham2@merseywestlancs.nhs.uk, 01514301388

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