Job summary
To provide support to registered and qualified staff/patients during the peri operative journey. See main duties.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
- Communicate with a range of patients with differing needs, including overcoming any barriers to understanding such as deafness / language difficulties.
- Provide support/reassurance to patients referring any essential information/ questions/concerns to registered professionals.
- Communicate with other health professionals to perform delegated duties to ensure a safe service.
- Participate in Patient Safety steps for example briefs, time out, debriefs.
- Pass information to other healthcare staff to ensure patient safety and continuity of care.
- Undertake induction and competency-based programmes to perform delegated supervised duties.
- Complete statutory and mandatory training.
- Follow policies/procedures/ guidelines/protocols/safe systems of work.
- Only working within delegated duties under supervision of registered staff / following schedules of work.
- Alerting registered staff to any missing or incomplete documentation/ relevant patient safety information when performing patient checks.
- Identifying whether items are sterile /disinfected and reporting compliance to standards.
- Performing in conjunction with registered staff swab, needle, instrument and item counts alerting registered staff of any inconsistencies.
- Report to registered staff deviations or trends from baseline basic physiological monitoring of patients.
- Reporting faulty equipment and any alert hazard alarms on equipment to registered staff.
- Instigate basic resuscitation after sending for help.
- Follow schedules of work.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Perform initial safety checks and preparation of equipment
- Ensure clinical areas/equipment cleaned and items restocked in areas
- Select items and surgical trays for an operating list on instruction of registered staff
- Provide patient care following agreed procedures /on instruction of registered staff.
- Safe processing/labelling of specimens following agreed procedures.
- Work under supervision of registered staff performing acceptable delegated duties consistent with training and level of responsibility of role.
For example
- Patient care
- Swab needle, instrument and items counts
- Switching on/off and the attachment and detachment of equipment
- Moving and transporting patients/equipment.
- Assist in the positioning of patients/equipment.
- Assist with assembling and de-assembly of equipment following training.
- Attachment and detachment of equipment.
- Moving stock, items and instrumentation trays between areas.
- Provide delegated/instructed/prescribed care to patients following set procedures under the supervision/delegation of registered staff.
- Transporting and assisting in the positioning patients.
- When trained to do so attach/detach basic physiological monitoring and equipment to a patient.
- Assist patients with activities of daily living.
For example:- toileting, eating and drinking, moving, dressing or undressing.
- Assist in other areas commensurate with role to maintain service.
- Propose ideas/suggestions for service improvement to team leaders.
- Contribute to reduction of waste.
- Contribute to cost improvement ideas/suggestions.
- Maintain stock levels.
- Only use equipment trained to do so and exercise care when moving/handling equipment.
- Occasionally ensure patient possessions kept safe following Local Health Board Policy.
- Act as a buddy for new staff during induction.
- Participate in PADR process identifying own personal development to perform role.
- Following training, provide support as a trainer/coach for mandatory training consistent with role.
- Entering patient data and completion of patient documentation within confines of role.
- Processing patient information in line with data protection/ information governance/ confidentiality.
- Assist in collection of data to assist with clinical trials and service development/efficiency.
- Performs delegated duties under supervision.
- Follow clearly defined schedules of work if unsupervised.
Follow policies/procedures/ guidelines/protocols/safe systems of work.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Perform initial safety checks and preparation of equipment
- Ensure clinical areas/equipment cleaned and items restocked in areas
- Select items and surgical trays for an operating list on instruction of registered staff
- Provide patient care following agreed procedures /on instruction of registered staff.
- Safe processing/labelling of specimens following agreed procedures.
- Work under supervision of registered staff performing acceptable delegated duties consistent with training and level of responsibility of role.
For example
- Patient care
- Swab needle, instrument and items counts
- Switching on/off and the attachment and detachment of equipment
- Moving and transporting patients/equipment.
- Assist in the positioning of patients/equipment.
- Assist with assembling and de-assembly of equipment following training.
- Attachment and detachment of equipment.
- Moving stock, items and instrumentation trays between areas.
- Provide delegated/instructed/prescribed care to patients following set procedures under the supervision/delegation of registered staff.
- Transporting and assisting in the positioning patients.
- When trained to do so attach/detach basic physiological monitoring and equipment to a patient.
- Assist patients with activities of daily living.
For example:- toileting, eating and drinking, moving, dressing or undressing.
- Assist in other areas commensurate with role to maintain service.
- Propose ideas/suggestions for service improvement to team leaders.
- Contribute to reduction of waste.
- Contribute to cost improvement ideas/suggestions.
- Maintain stock levels.
- Only use equipment trained to do so and exercise care when moving/handling equipment.
- Occasionally ensure patient possessions kept safe following Local Health Board Policy.
- Act as a buddy for new staff during induction.
- Participate in PADR process identifying own personal development to perform role.
- Following training, provide support as a trainer/coach for mandatory training consistent with role.
- Entering patient data and completion of patient documentation within confines of role.
- Processing patient information in line with data protection/ information governance/ confidentiality.
- Assist in collection of data to assist with clinical trials and service development/efficiency.
- Performs delegated duties under supervision.
- Follow clearly defined schedules of work if unsupervised.
Follow policies/procedures/ guidelines/protocols/safe systems of work.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential
- Vocational qualification Level 2 or above
- IT literate
Desirable
- Knowledge of personal care and related procedures
Experience
Essential
- Worked in health or social care sector or experience of delivering care
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in the NHS Theatre/wards/critical care
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Awareness of health and safety
- Ability to follow policies and procedures
- Awareness of limitations of practice
- Working within a team
Desirable
Values
Essential
- Knowledge of the NHS Wales values
- Integrating improvement into everyday working
Other
Essential
- Flexible approach to the service
- Ability to work shifts/nights/out of hours cover
- Physically fit to undertake the demand of the role
- Able to travel to other hospitals if required
Person Specification
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential
- Vocational qualification Level 2 or above
- IT literate
Desirable
- Knowledge of personal care and related procedures
Experience
Essential
- Worked in health or social care sector or experience of delivering care
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in the NHS Theatre/wards/critical care
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Awareness of health and safety
- Ability to follow policies and procedures
- Awareness of limitations of practice
- Working within a team
Desirable
Values
Essential
- Knowledge of the NHS Wales values
- Integrating improvement into everyday working
Other
Essential
- Flexible approach to the service
- Ability to work shifts/nights/out of hours cover
- Physically fit to undertake the demand of the role
- Able to travel to other hospitals if required
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
