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Job summary

Main area
Ophthalmology Day Surgery
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 32 hours per week (Unit opening hours between 07:45-18.00hours Mon-Fri. Shifts will vary throughout the week.)
Job ref
110-NMR274-0625
Employer
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Princess of Wales Hospital
Town
Bridgend
Salary
£30,420 - £37,030 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board logo

Registered Perioperative Care Practitioner

Band 5

We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000.  We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.

Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.

We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated, registered nurse to join our busy team in the Ophthalmology Day Surgery Unit (ODSU).

If you are looking to develop and further your career then we would love to hear from you. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to work in ODSU Theatres, Princess of Wales Hospital, scrubbing  predominantly for Ophthalmic procedures.

On occasion where service needs demand there will be an expectation for you to assist in Main Theatres and Day Surgery Unit and also across the Health Board.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This means Speaking & Listening at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2). We don’t need fluency. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see the ‘Croeso Candidate’ booklet below.

English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply

Main duties of the job

The role encompasses all shift types to meet departmental needs and requires individuals who are hard working, motivated and keen to further their development within a supportive culture.


The role is a physically demanding Scrub role within the ODSU in the Princess of Wales Hospital requiring concentration and standing for long periods.


You will be expected to use your excellent clinical and evidenced based knowledge and skills to actively contribute to service development across the perioperative pathway, identifying opportunities and supporting individuals in the delivery of high quality patient care.

 

Working for our organisation

Our values and behaviours are fundamental to the way we do things at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. They are everything we stand for and aspire to. That includes the way we behave, how we perform our roles and the way we recruit new talent. We look forward to exploring how your values align with ours. This is how we work:

We listen, learn and improve

We treat everyone with respect

We all work together as one team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To contribute to the provision of health care to the people of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) with the responsibility for the assessment planning, provision, maintenance and evaluation of care for patients in the Peri-Operative care environment.

 The post holder will be expected to:

work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide safe, high-quality patient focused perioperative care to patients.

meet the care needs of patients.

participate in the setting and monitoring of quality standards in relation to clinical practice.

participate in the education and training of other staff members.

continue own personal and professional development by rotating within the Peri-Operative care environment relevant to their sphere of practice.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Registerd with NMC/HCPC
Desirable criteria
  • Welsh language skills Speaking/Listening at Level 3 or above

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • IT literate
  • Ability to demonstrate initiative
  • Prioritisation & organisational skills
  • Clear written & spoken English
  • Ability to work effectively in a team
  • Motivation & enthusiasm

Other

Essential criteria
  • Able to work flexibly
  • Knowledge / Experience of Scrub role

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Age positiveDisability confident leaderStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.hyderus o ran anableddAccredited Living Wage EmployerWelsh logo for Armed Force Bronze Award for Cym Taf UHBAccredited Living Wage EmployerCore principlesPrentisiaethau Apprenticeships

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Fiona Florence
Job title
Clinical Lead Ophthalmology
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01656754121
Additional information

Fiona Florence

Clinical Lead Ophthalmology

[email protected]

 

Monika Virag

Deputy Clinical Lead Recovery

[email protected]

01656754121

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