Theatre Care Assistant

Transformationunitgm; Poole; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Poole is seeking a Theatre Care Assistant for their Head and Neck team. The role requires effective teamwork and communication skills, and a willingness to learn. No prior experience is needed, as comprehensive training will be provided. This position offers a full-time schedule with a commitment to maintaining high standards in patient care in a supportive environment. Join a diverse team dedicated to best practices and patient wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Ability to work as part of a busy team.
• Demonstrate ability to cope under pressure.
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head and Neck team with patient care.
• Assist in various theatre activities.
• Work flexibly across all Trust locations.

Skills

Teamwork

Effective communication

Organizational skills

Education

Willingness to undertake additional training

Job description

Overview

Main area Head and Neck Theatres Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (8-6 Monday - Friday). Job ref 153-SU05605

Employer University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. Employer type NHS. Site Poole Hospital. Town Poole. Salary £24,465 per annum. Salary period Yearly. Closing 15/02/2026 23:59. Interview date 23/02/2026

Theatre Care Assistant - Main Theatres - Head and Neck

Band 2

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women’s Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.

Job overview

At this exciting time, are you what we are looking for?

Are you looking for a new challenge and career progression? Working with multi professional colleagues, and become part of an exciting Head and Neck team? Working across sites as required gaining a vast knowledge base within this speciality. Experience in theatres is desirable but not essential. The trusts offers a wider variety of specialities including – Trauma and Orthopaedics, general, head and neck, Obstetrics, day surgery, vascular, Ophthalmology, urology, anaesthetics and recovery–We encourage career progression for all our staff and training will be given to facilitate development. Your peers, surgeons and senior staff will support you to learn new skills and to expand your practice

We pride ourselves on our friendly working environment and our desire to lead on Best Practice in operating Theatre setting. If you have, skills, experience although, not essential and drive that we are looking for to join our friendly and supportive team, then University Hospitals Dorset theatres are the place for you.

Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position

Base Location: Poole Hospital

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Working for our organisation

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women’s, DEN, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person specification

Qualification

• Willingness to undertake additional training and education in relation to theatre skills
• Ability to work as a part of a busy team
• Demonstrate ability to work in a busy environment and cope when the service is under pressure
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal and non-verbal
• Good organisational skills

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

INFORMAL VISITS ARE MOST WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED