Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Location:
Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom EU work permit required:
Yes Job Reference:
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9 Posted:
22.01.2025 Expiry Date:
08.03.2025 Job Description:
Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dynamic team within the Colposcopy and Hysteroscopy service in Prince Charles Hospital. The role would be to support the professional practitioners, assisting in the provision of high standards of holistic care. The Health Care Assistant (HCA) should assist with creating a welcoming, caring, and safe environment. The post holder will be required to work both within the clerical and clinical environments supporting service provision. This role may require you to work across all sites within Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. Main duties of the job Work as part of a multi-disciplinary/multi-agency team fostering good communication and working relations with colleagues from all disciplines, often dealing with sensitive and emotive problems ensuring signposting to the correct medical professional/clinic for ongoing management. Be proficient in a range of clinical duties which require a basic level of knowledge recording and documenting client observations, ensuring accurate measurements and recording of blood pressure, weight, height, Body Mass Index, pregnancy testing, venepuncture, urine testing etc., reporting to qualified staff as necessary. Act as a chaperone and assist the Doctor/Nurse during clinical examinations/procedures, as appropriate and as requested, ensuring correct labelling of all samples. Ensure the availability of patient notes at all clinics (base and satellite) ensuring tracer system is maintained and updated. Be experienced in basic IT skills including Word Processing and undertake any relevant training, ensuring all ongoing training needs are met. Input data onto Patient Information systems. Ensure that all positive results from investigations are directed to the appropriate senior member of staff for action. Ensure that pathology/scan results are presented to medical/nursing staff for appropriate action and once action is completed, filed appropriately in the correct patient notes. Ensure that patient confidentiality is always maintained. 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 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve. Job 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. This post is fixed term for 12 months due to the needs of the service. Qualifications Desirable Possesses or working towards NVQ Level II. Award GCSE's or similar qualifications. Experience Essential Experience in team working/Working unsupervised. Desirable Experience of working in a hospital environment. Previous experience of caring for people. Aptitude and Abilities Essential Good Communication/interpersonal skills. Good IT skills. Flexible to meet the needs of the service. Desirable Ability to speak Welsh. Values Essential Motivated. Non-judgemental. Works well both as an individual and as part of a team. Ability to demonstrate empathy and understanding. Other Essential Ability to travel across sites. Please note that if you are NOT a passport holder of the country for the vacancy you might need a work permit. Bank or payment details should not be provided when applying for a job. Eurojobs.com is not responsible for any external website content. All applications should be made via the 'Apply now' button. Created on 22/01/2025 by TN United Kingdom
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