Medical Team Assistant for Surgery

at  Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

The post holder will contribute to a 24 hour a day 7 day a week provision of emergency care by providing direct support to the nursing/medical team responsible for patient care and undertake, according to guidelines, policies and procedures, specific interventions for patients as instructed by members of the medical team or the nursing team.
Works unsupervised to established standard operating procedures, supervision is available at when required. Adheres to Cwm Taf UHB Policies and Procedures.
Undertake direct and indirect patient care related tasks as trained and assessed as competent as instructed by a doctor or registered nurse for example: venepuncture, insertion and removal of intravenous cannula, record electrocardiogram (no interpretation) and other physiological measurements.
Adhere to infection control policy at all times.
Understand and practice a range of routine procedures, which require a basic theoretical level of knowledge, e.g. the principles of infection control.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
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