Theatre Sterile Services Stores Operative | Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust


Company:	Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust
Salary:	£25,272 per annum pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	High Wycombe, HP11 2TT
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	20 Oct 2026
Closing date:	19 Nov 2026

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Summary

Wycombe Hospital Operating Theatres are looking for a Theatres Sterile Services/Stores Operative to join our friendly team. As the elective surgery site for the Trust, we support operations across a range of specialities, including ENT, General surgery, Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Plastic surgery, Robotic surgery and Urology.

You will be supporting the care of patients undergoing operations by ensuring the provision of all sterile instruments and consumables to theatres within the agreed time. You will be joining a team of dedicated professionals who you will learn from on the job and we will provide training to ensure you have the skills for the role.

Your main job role will be ensuring all instruments and consumables are available to theatres the day before surgery, and to escalate any inability to do so in a timely manner.

Assist in the delivery of patient care

Contribute to quality improvement

Adhere to all Trust Policies and Procedure

To ensure all instruments and consumables are available for use to Theatres the day before surgery, and to escalate any shortfall to a senior person, in a timelymanner.

To ensure Surgeons’ preference cards are up to date, working in conjunction with Theatre staff.

To ensure the prompt return to CSSD of all instruments, liaison with CSSD to ensure priority is given to urgent requirements.

Why colleagues think we are"a great place to work!"

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact Pam.Daley@nhs.net (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Nov 2026

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