Cardiology Orderly

Calderdale Royal Hospital has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our caring, supportive, and compassionate teams as a Cardiology Orderly. This is an amazing opportunity to support patients through their journey; working within the Cardiology teams to ensure the patient experience is positive, safe, quality focused and individualised.
At Calderdale Royal Hospital we have a 9 bedded day case unit our focus is on Elective and inpatient Cardiology intervention 5 days a week Monday to Friday with potential scope of 7 day a week running
In this post you will support the Nursing staff and multidisciplinary teams in making the cath lab and pacing suite run efficiently and a pleasant environment for our patients and staff.
We are committed to developing our staff and this exciting position offers opportunity for ongoing professional development.
- Assist in transfer of patients to and from ward areas maintaining privacy and dignitythroughout
- Taking andCollecting inpatients and elective patients post procedure.
- Collection of patients luggage and removal to correct ward areas
- Assist with transfer of patients within the department in accordance with local moving andhandling protocols.
- Cleaning of theatres and other operating department areas
- Disposal of rubbish and clinical waste in accordance with appropriate policies
- Acceptance and sending of sterile instrument trays to and from off-site sterilisation
- Handling sterilised trays and returning to appropriate location.
- Transporting of specimens to relevant location
- Moving equipment between departments where necessary
- Check medical gas cylinders. Replace as necessary, [following training on cylinderIdentification].
- Ordering and maintenance of off-site laundry services
- Collecting drug orders from pharmacy and transferring them to the relevant staff member
- Ensuring stock levels are maintained,maintaining stock rotation
- Assisting with admin
- Providing patients with refreshments
- Collecting blood from the blood bank in accordance with Trust Policy

Managing Self
Participate in regular supervision
Attend all mandatory training
Participate annually identifying, developing and agreeing your own development plan withyour Line Manager using the Trust Appraisal
Comply with all Trust policies, procedures and protocols
- Carry out duties with due regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunity Policy
- Seek advice and support from Line Manager whenever necessary
- Maintain professional conduct including appearance at all times
- Undertake all such reasonable other duties as may be required as part of the role.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Personal responsibilities
- At all times treat patients, visitors and colleagues with dignity and respect, exercising
- discretion and behaving in a manner consistent with the CHFT standards of behaviour.
- To maintain confidentiality in all aspects of work
- Work in a collaborative and co-operative manner with other members of the care team.
- To maintain Trust policy regarding Control of Infections
- To undertake training re Manual Handling and adhere to principals taught
- To follow Health and Safety policies relevant to working environment and attend mandatoryupdates in accordance with Trust policy
- Undertake duties that you have received appropriate training for and have been deemedcompetent
- To adhere to Trust policies and procedures
- To establish and maintain effective communication and relationships with multi-disciplinaryteam
- Contribute to the development of clinical area, through contribution of new ideas to improvepatient care/experience