Health Care Support Worker

Job Summary

Main area: Surgery
Grade: Band 2
Contract: Permanent - Days, nights, weekends including bank holidays
Hours: Part time - 34.5 hours per week (Shift working)
Job ref: 110-ACS069-0325
Employer: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: Princess of Wales Hospital
Town: Bridgend
Salary: £23,970 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing date: 16/03/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Band 2

We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales's capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the Brecon Beacons.

Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services, and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through strengthened home, primary, and community care.

We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, including age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity, marriage, and civil partnership.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.

Please check your email regularly. Successful applicants will receive recruitment correspondence via the email registered on the application form. Applications are accepted in Welsh or English, with no preference given to either language.

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and dedicated Healthcare Support Worker to work with the surgical team on Ward 21 at the Princess of Wales Hospital.

There is potential to work across Ward 21 and Bridgend Clinic.

The successful candidate will work under the supervision of a registered nurse and undertake fundamental aspects of surgical patient care.

Main duties of the job

• Work under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Undertake fundamental patient care, including vital signs
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team
• Welsh language skills are desirable; applications from Welsh and English speakers are equally welcome

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of NHS Wales, providing primary, secondary, and community health services to around 450,000 people in three County Boroughs.

Our Core Values

• We listen, learn, and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We work together as one team

Approximately 80% of our 15,000 staff live within the region, making our staff integral to the communities we serve.

Detailed Job Description and Person Specification

Full details are available in the attached documents or by clicking 'Apply now' to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Education

• Essential: Good standard of general education
• Desirable: Well-written application, additional relevant training

Experience

• Essential: Care experience
• Desirable: Acute hospital experience, surgical ward experience

Additional Information

Applicants from outside the UK or RoI require sponsorship for a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa. Please self-assess eligibility for sponsorship.

Employer Certification

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required.