Theatre Porter

If you are passionate about surgery and have a desire to work in a supportive, compassionate, and dedicated team, then this is the job for you!

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Theatre Porter to join our Halton Site Theatres across Captain Sir Tom Moore and Nightingale Theatres. We welcome applications from both experienced Theatre Porters and Healthcare Assistants who are
wishing to expand their skills into the Theatre environment.

We are an elective surgical department, with a combined total of 8 Theatres, and 2 Procedure Rooms. We have recently completed our expansion, and successfully constructed our 8th Theatre and Procedure Room. In March 2023, CSTM Theatres achieved a Gold Star Accreditation for Care & Excellence. We are a CQC rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our elective surgery service is based at Halton Hospital in Runcorn and we are seeking experienced, motivated and caring individuals who share our mission to be “outstanding for our patients, our communities and each other”.

If you require a Visa to work in the UK, please be advised that the Band 2 Theatre Porter role is not eligible for a Certificate of Sponsorship. It is essential that you have unrestricted Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

As a Theatre Porter, you will be an integral part of the patient’s perioperative journey by:

• Ensure a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
• Provide a high-quality porter service primarily escorting/chaperoning patients to and from the theatre department
• General housekeeping with routine cleaning duties.
• Transport of pathological specimens.
• Transfer of items between locations
• Transport and preparation of medical gas cylinders.
• Assisting in the Recovery Unit.
• Any other requested tasks deemed appropriate to their scope of practice.
• Reporting to Team Leaders and Co-Ordinator’s.

We offer full support by all members of staff. Regular reviews will support your progress in conjunction with online E-learning, and other in-house training prospects.

You will also have opportunities to work across site at the Nightingale Building, and Warrington Hospital (based on service requirements), where we support Children’s Surgery, and patients who may require higher levels of clinical support.

Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM). They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation

Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other

Our vision is to be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn

Our approach to healthcare is founded on our four core values:

• Kind – we are caring, supporting and respectful to everyone
• Open – we are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
• Fair – we listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
• One team – we work well together and with our communities

We employ almost 6,500 people from more than 80 nationalities and are fully committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer. Our culture and values ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and that no job applicant or employee is disadvantaged at any stage of their journey.

We are also proud to be an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists and families.

Working at NCM means becoming part of a dedicated team of clinical and support staff who are passionate about keeping people well and supporting wellbeing. If you share our values and are motivated by making a difference for our patients, we'd be delighted to receive your application

Please See the Full Job Description/Person Spec/Advert Attached.

Part-Time Hours (22.5hrs p/week) to meet departmental requirements.