Community Health Care Support Worker

NHS; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity exists for a Community Health Care Support Worker within the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. This role is crucial in delivering care and support in a community setting, where skilled practitioners are needed to provide excellent service to patients. Ideal candidates will have NVQ qualifications and experience in healthcare, along with strong interpersonal skills to thrive in challenging situations.

Qualifications

• Experience in a hospital or healthcare environment required.
• Must be able to communicate honestly under pressure.
• Desirable to speak Welsh.

Responsibilities

• Undertake HCSW duties as required, implementing prescribed plans of care.
• Support the nursing team with patient care in various settings.
• Assist with non-nursing and clerical duties as needed.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to maintain confidentiality

Ability to deal with challenging circumstances

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Good standard of written and spoken English

Job description

Go back Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Community Health Care Support Worker

The closing date is 29 June 2025

The Community Nursing Service in the Cardiff Locality delivers highly skilled nursing care to patients in their own homes and in the community setting.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Health Care Support worker to join our team. If you are conscientious, enthusiastic and forward thinking we welcome enquiries from you. We provide a comprehensive induction programme and encourage professional development and lifelong learning.

• To undertake HCSW duties as required by clinical area reflecting theFundamental Skills, Supportive Skills and some Additional Skills as detailed in the HCSW Skills Framework.
• To implement prescribed plans of care under indirect supervision of the registered practitioner, assessing the effectiveness of the care provided and feedback the results.
• To undertake non-nursing duties and clerical duties as required in the clinical area.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity exists for a conscientious, motivated and innovative practitioner to work within the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and support the Splott District Nurse Team.

We require enthusiastic and positive practitioners who are pro-active and organised. You should work well as part of a team and take ownership and responsibility for providing a safe and excellent service to patients within your care.

We expect our staff to be professional and consistent role models who lead by example, and are committed to learning and improving to develop themselves and others. They must also take the Health Boards beliefs and values into consideration.

If you have a natural ability to put others at ease, are patient, calm and reassuring, have the ability to communicate honestly when under pressure and work well as part of a team we would like to receive your application.Must have the ability to travel between bases in a timely manner.

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

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent)
• Good standard of written and spoken English essential
• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent)

Experience

• Previous experience in hospital or health care environment

Skills

• Good interpersonal and people skills
• Able to return information and carry out instructions accurately
• Know how to / be able to deal with people in challenging circumstances
• Able to maintain confidentiality

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

£24,433 to £26,060 a yearper annum, pro rata