We are recruiting for Clinical Support Workers - Theatres who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You must be 18+ to undertake this post.
You will work alongside Registered Nurses and Operating Department Practitioners, get Theatre ready, making sure the correct equipment is available while maintaining a sterile environment. You will assist the registered practitioner, ensuring excellent patient care is given, that align with our trust values.
This role could see you work in any of the Theatre areas, both at the Lister or QE2. You would help in setting up your allocated Theatre, making sure all the equipment needed for the day is ready and available.
You will also be trained in the Pre-Op area, where you will take basic patient observations, and stay with them until they are called to Theatre. We also have vacancies available as CSW in Pre Op area only.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include , Respect , and Improve . We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
The role in Pre Op will include supporting the health-screening and early optimisation programme before the patient’s scheduled elective admission and surgery and working closely with the unit manager to continue to move the service forward.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to participate in a virtual information and guidance session.
We look forward to engaging with as many candidates as possible. The session will provide comprehensive details regarding the role, offer interview advice and explain the overall recruitment process.
The Maths and English assessment will take place on Monday 7th September 2026. The assessment day is in person only. Interviews will take place at a later date.
To find out further details about the role please visit our Trust Clinical Support worker page - https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/careers/roles-professions/clinical-support-workers/
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
Hertford County, Hertford
Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
