Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time, Part time)
- Job ref
- 040-ACS274-0724
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Nevill Hall Hospital
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Salary
- £22,720 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Ophthalmology Theatre Health Care Support Worker
Band 2
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available within the Ophthalmology Directorate for Health Care Support Workers to join a friendly and professional nursing team providing specialist ophthalmic surgical care in the post of theatre assistant.
Successful candidates will be based at the new South East Wales Regional Ophthalmology Centre, Nevill Hall Hospital but with the expectation that they may be required to work at different locations across Aneurin Bevan University Health Board to support Ophthalmology services.
The Regional Ophthalmology Centre is anticipated to provide a fully integrated pre-admission and treatment centre and will provide cataract surgery for patients from Cwm Taff, Cardiff and the Vale and Aneurin Bevan geographical areas.
Applications are invited from HCSW’s with good communication skills both written and verbal and who are committed to providing high standards of care for patients of all ages, their families and carers.
Experience of the speciality is not required and full training will be given.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the delivery of clinical health care services to adults and children attending Ophthalmic theatres and clinics within ABUHB.
Following training and achievement of competences, the post holder will contribute to the provision of Ophthalmic surgical care by providing a high-quality patient and public focussed service for children and adult patients across a variety of sub-specialties under the direction of registered nurse team
The post holder should have the ability to work closely with members of the multi-disciplinary teams and demonstrate an ability to communicate with patients, relatives and carers who may be emotionally distressed or have barriers to understanding such as learning difficulties, language, hearing or visual impairment and to younger patients.
The post holder will plan their own work alongside registered team within standard operating procedures and policies, to undertake a range of delegated clinical patient care duties.
The post holder will work within both ophthalmic theatre, day case and pre-assessment areas to meet the needs of the service on days across the whole week including weekends when required.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
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 specialty 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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
Essential criteria
- Meets essential criteria
Desirable criteria
- Meets desirable criteria
Experience
Essential criteria
- Meets essential criteria
Desirable criteria
- Meets desirable criteria
Aptitude and abilities
Essential criteria
- Meets essential criteria
Desirable criteria
- Meets desirable criteria
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stephen Haymond
- Job title
- Manager Regional Ophthalmology Centre
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07495098019
- Additional information
Nicola Neesam - Senior Nurse Ophthalmology 01633 238498
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