CSS477 Health Care Support Worker - Nevill Hall Hospital

Job summary

The Day Surgery Unit is looking for a new member to join our team

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 2 Theatre Assistant/ Health Care Support Worker to join our team at Nevil Hall Day Surgery Unit.

The Day Surgery Unit (DSU) has a high turnover currently running 5 Theatres, specialising in a range of surgical disciplines including Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Plastics, Dermatology, Ophthalmology and Pain.

Main duties of the job

The role is an excellent opportunity to gain experience supporting team members within the surgical setting, assisting the qualified members of staff in providing safe pre and post operative care for patients by undertaking duties such as performing and recording accurate observations, assisting patients in the preparation for theatre, escorting patients to theatre, caring and treating patients post operatively and maintaining a clean, tidy and appropriately stocked ward area.

Appropriate training will be offered to the successful candidate in order to provide good quality individualised care.

Staff will be expected to support other sites within the health board if required. Therefore, the successful candidate must demonstrate flexibility within their service.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome.

Currently we are unable to provide certificates of sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the Home Office's criteria. Anyone requiring a certificate of sponsorship is therefore unable to be shortlisted and interviewed.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.