This is an exciting time in Peri-Operative Care, with a brand-new Surgical Hub coming to Llandough Hospital. The Surgical Hub at Llandough will provide an excellent facility for both day cases and overnight cases for short stay surgical patients, including but not limited to ENT, gynae and general surgery.

We are looking for registered Nurses or ODPs that thrive in a fast-paced operating theatre environment. The successful candidates will be choosing to work as a Recovery Practitioner.

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.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the delivery of total patient care following surgery, under general Epidural spinal and local anaesthesia.

To ensure that the Recovery area is a clean and safe environment for the treatment of post-operative patients.

To ensure that all emergency equipment i.e. resuscitation trolleys, anaesthetic machine suction, defibrillator and oxygen outlets, are all functioning and ready for use.

To receive post-operative patients from theatre and receive hand over from anaesthetist and scrub practitioner as per policy.

To assess pain and ensure that patient has appropriate post-operative analgesia prescribed prior to their return to the ward.

To safely administer analgesia as required following training and assessment on use of syringe drivers, Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) and local anaesthetic infusion devices. Intravenous (IV) administration is the favoured route of administration. All qualified theatre practitioners must successfully complete the IV additive course. Analgesia can also be given via other routes however, orally, per rectum and intramuscularly .

To hand over the patient to a qualified nurse on ward as per policy, including all items in situ and medication necessary.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post English and/or Welsh 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.

Job description

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC or HPC registration
• Commitment to undertake appropriate course of study

Desirable

• Teaching / coaching qualification

Experience

Desirable

• Recent relevant experience

Skills

Essential

• Efficient use of equipment and materials

Desirable

• Teaching skills

Personal qualities

Essential

• Able to work under pressure, able to work as part of a team, good communication skills
• Innovative with a flexible and adaptable approach to change
• Able to work unsupervised following a period of training

Other

Essential

• Flexible working hours - days, nights evenings, weekends & bank holidays
• Participate in internal rotation
• Requirement to work across sites as and when required

Desirable

• Ability to speak Welsh

Employer details

Employer name

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Address

University Hospital Llandough

Penlan Road

Llandough

CF64 2XX

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

001-AHP100-0624