Job overview

A vacancy has become available, for a  highly motivated

Band 6 Scrub /ODP Practitioner , to join our  team and  work within our dynamic theatre department at  Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Hospital.  

The role is an excellent opportunity to advance your clinical leadership skills and support education for team members within the surgical setting. We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal, leadership and management skills who can empower and inspire a team. 

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to support the  Band 7  Lead and work alongside them to provide leadership within the post operative care unit in YYF.  They will work as part of the ABUHB Theatre team and be actively involved in providing high standards of quality care and promote safety within the clinical environment.  The successful candidate will have considerable Band 5 experience in working in Recovery, and must be able to act as a positive, professional, role model in promoting clinical excellence; ensuring practice is patient centred and evidence based. Full support will be provided for the successful candidate following a PADR and Individual Learning Plan. 

There may be a requirement to travel between sites as necessary, and presently YYF Theatres operate Monday – Friday.

If you thrive on a challenge and feel that you have the required leadership qualities and interpersonal skills, this will be the post for you.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020.  Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.