Job overview

                                 Operating Department Orderly - Band 2 

We are looking for a motivated, reliable, and compassionate Operating Department Orderly to join our friendly and dynamic theatre department at Croydon University Hospital. We care for a diverse patient population, and this is an exciting opportunity to become part of a highly-skilled, multi-disciplinary team within our modern theatre complex. This comprises of 12 theatre Elective Unit, a 4-theatre emergency unit and 3 Recovery units. As an operating department orderly, you will play a key role in supporting the safe, effective, and high-quality care we provide, assisting the clinical team and helping to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the theatre environment. If you share our trust values of being compassionate, professional, safe and respectful, and are passionate about making a positive difference, we would be delighted to welcome you to our team.

Interviews: 22nd September 2026

Main duties of the job

1. Collecting and returning patients between wards, associated departments and theatres,
ensuring their safety and dignity is maintained.
2. Assisting in the lifting and transferring of patients, ensuring their safety and dignity is
maintained.
3. Assisting in the positioning of patients in theatre and the anaesthetic rooms as appropriate,
ensuring their safety and dignity is maintained.
4. Collection, transportation and scanning of routine and emergency blood units into and out
of theatre.
5. Transportation and delivery of routine and emergency blood gas specimens.
6. Transportation and delivery of routine and urgent histopathology specimens, including
urgent frozen sections.
7. Collection and delivery of equipment and operating sets between departments ensuring no
damage or de-sterilization occurs.
8. Collection and delivery of property boxes from various departments.
9. Checking and changing of cylinders used for patient transfer, on patient trolleys and on
theatre equipment.
10.Cleaning and preparation of theatre trolleys, checking they are in good working order.
11.Cleaning theatre and anaesthetic room floors as required.
12.Cleaning of high areas within theatres, anaesthetic rooms and associated areas to ensure
meeting of Infection Control and Health & Safety standards.
13.Cleaning and inspection of allocated corridors and associated areas to ensure meeting of
Infection Control and Health and Safety standards.

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.

If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that’s making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for.