- Collection and opening of instrument trays, packs etc.
- Checking and dispensing of lotions.
- Partaking in swab counts, checking, weighing and recording swabs, needles and instruments with the scrub practitioner.
- Dispensing sterile gloves, tying gowns.
- Assisting the scrub practitioner with collection, labelling, handling and dispatch of specimens for laboratory examination, including frozen sections.
- Connecting diathermy and suction apparatus (and any other apparatus required in Theatres headlamps, power tools etc.)
- Maintaining stock levels in the operating theatre, rotating stock and checking for out of date stock.
- Ordering of certain disposable items. This may include specialised items ( feeding tubes, drains etc.
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- Previous healthcare experience
- Good communication skills both verbal and written
- Ability to work in a busy environment that requires physical and mental stamina
- Previous experience of work in a hospital or other care setting but in-house training will be given
- Welsh speaker
- Flexible and adaptable to change
- Ability to get on with people and work as part of a team
- Reliable
- Conscientious and diligent
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Theatre Assistant - Cardiff, United Kingdom - Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Description
Job summary
We are looking for a Theatre assistant that will thrive in a fast-paced operating theatre environment. The successful candidate will be supporting all stages of the patients journey through theatre and will be an asset to supporting the theatre team.
Are you dedicated, work well within a multi-disciplinary team and want to enhance and learn new skills, if so then come join us?
Prior experience is not essential but a love for operating theatres is. All training will be provided. This role will provide the successful candidate with a work life balance as this theatre suite currently runs Monday to Friday and an on-call out of hours service.
As a Theatre Assistant you will provide assistance to all members of the Theatre team by supporting the registered staff in activities undertaken in the Operating Theatre environment. As a Theatre Assistant you will contribute as part of the Operating Theatre team to deliver and maintain high standards of patient care and will maintain cleanliness inside the theatre operating suite and the ancillary areas.
Main duties of the job
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
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