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Theatre Support Worker

Two Theatre support workers clearing up an operating theatre

Theatre support workers support theatre staff before and during surgery. They transport patients between wards and the operating theatre and help keep patients calm while waiting to go in for surgery.

The Work

You could be:

Pay

Under NHS Agenda for Change, theatre support workers start on Band 2, £24,647 to £26,763 a year. With promotion your salary would rise to Band 3, £26,869 to £28,998 a year. The current pay scales are from April 2024.

Conditions

Workforce Employment Status

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Getting In

Workforce Education Levels (UK)

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Job Outlook Scotland

Employment

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Job Outlook Scotland and UK

  Scotland
2024
37830
1 %
RISE
2029
38211
  United Kingdom
2024
440365
3.6 %
RISE
2029
456428

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What Does it Take?

You need to be:

You should have:

Training

Getting On

Video

Courtesy of Health Careers

Contacts

The following organisations may be able to provide further information.

NHS Scotland Careers
Website: http://www.careers.nhs.scot
Website (2): https://jobs.scot.nhs.uk/
Twitter: @NHSScotCareers

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