If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
THIS POST IS FIXED TERM FOR 4 MONTHS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE.
This is a newly designed role with responsibilities for assisting the nursing team to ensure a well organised ward, which is clutter free, clean, safe, efficient, effective and welcoming, embracing 5s methodology (organising, cleaning and reducing waste).
The Ward Assistant will ensure a sustainable workplace organisation method where all equipment and supplies are located in the most efficient and logical place, resources are perpetually stocked, labelled, charged and ready for use, the nurses’ station is clutter-free and methodical and timely patient flow is enabled by efficient bed-space cleaning and preparation.
The role has been designed to release nursing time to provide direct patient care with Registered Nurses doing only what Registered Nurses should do with the delegation of non-clinical responsibilities and tasks to the Ward Assistant.
The Ward Assistant will carrying out routine observation of the ward environment and will act to ensure a well organised ward, undertaking cleaning of clinical areas using appropriate equipment, materials and cleaning products, to the method and frequencies required, ward based catering tasks, movement of patients, stock control and administration duties.
The Ward Assistant will work closely with Facilities Colleagues, Ward Clerks, Porters & Stock Controllers complementing their roles and responsibilities with a specific focus on releasing nurses’ time to care.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Closing date 19 November 2020
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