Theatre Orderly NOC

Overview

Theatre Orderly NOC within the NOTSSCaN operating theatre team at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The closing date is 18 June 2026.

To work as a member of the NOTSSCaN operating theatre team, and to participate in the delivery of patient care while working alongside registered staff. To provide a safe and clean environment for the patients throughout the peri-operative pathway while maintaining the agreed standards. To work towards upholding Trust Values. Working in the Nuffield Orthopaedic operating theatres you will be part of the operating theatre team providing support for the 8 theatres.

Main duties of the job

• Always maintain patient dignity and confidentiality.
• To transport conscious/unconscious patients safely between all acute care areas; to and from any area of the hospital to the anaesthetic room, theatres, or recovery room, including treatment rooms such as Radiology/ward treatment rooms and Endoscopy.
• Assisting with the safe transfer and positioning of the conscious and unconscious patients onto and off the operating table. Ensure all areas within the Operating Department are clean and tidy in line with hospital policy and that adequate stock levels are maintained.
• Undertake cleaning and tidying furniture and equipment in accordance with cleaning schedules/allocation sheet, used in theatre and associated rooms as necessary, ensuring items which need repair are reported. To take responsibility for the outside corridors ensuring that they are kept clear, clean, and tidy throughout the 24-hour period.
• Cleaning all theatres, anaesthetic rooms, floors, walls, sluice area and any other area that requires cleaning daily or as required. Movement of items stored in corridors to enable cleaning of corridor floors. Participating in Theatre wall washing (Deep Cleaning) programme as required. Removing clinical waste, linen and sharp bins within theatres prepare for collection or disposal.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for full range of required and additional duties.

Person Specification Essential and desirable attributes

• Good written and spoken English language
• Able to work in an operating theatre during surgical interventions
• Must be able to work as part of a team
• Has worked in the NHS previously would be advantageous
• Can demonstrate ability to prioritise workload

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 name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust