Job overview

An exciting opportunity has become available within the Ophthalmology Directorate for a Health Care Support Worker/TA to join a friendly and professional nursing team providing specialist ophthalmic surgical care.

Successful candidates will be based at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport but with the expectation that they may be required to work at different locations across Aneurin Bevan University Health Board to support Ophthalmology services. 

Experience of the speciality is not required and full training will be given.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the delivery of clinical health care services to adults and children attending Ophthalmic theatres and clinics within ABUHB.

Following training and achievement of competences, the post holder will contribute to the provision of Ophthalmic surgical care by providing a high-quality patient and public focussed service for children and adult patients across a variety of sub-specialties under the direction of registered nurse team

The post holder should have the ability to work closely with members of the multi-disciplinary teams and demonstrate an ability to communicate with patients, relatives and carers who may be emotionally distressed or have barriers to understanding such as learning difficulties, language, hearing or visual impairment and to younger patients.

The post holder will plan their own work alongside registered team within standard operating procedures and policies, to undertake a range of delegated clinical patient care duties.

The post holder will work within both ophthalmic theatre, day case and pre-assessment areas to meet the needs of the service on days across the whole week including weekends when required.

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