Health Care Support Worker, Trauma and Orthopaedic Ward

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board; Pontyclun; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A health organization in South Wales is seeking a health care support worker to assist qualified nurses in delivering basic patient care. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include meeting hygiene needs, taking vital signs, and ensuring patient safety. Training is provided, and candidates with a good standard of literacy and numeracy are preferred. A warm bedside manner is essential.

Qualifications

• Must have a good standard of literacy and numeracy for documentation.
• Basic life support training provided.
• Desirable to have Welsh speaking skills.

Responsibilities

• Meet patients' hygiene and toileting needs.
• Serve meals and assist patients to eat and drink.
• Take and record vital observations and blood glucose levels.
• Manage stock levels and PPE.
• Assist with wound dressings.
• Document in patients' notes.

Skills

Good standard of literacy and numeracy

Teamwork

Warm bedside manner

Education

Basic life support training

Welsh Skills (Desirable: Level 3)

Job description

Overview

The successful candidates will be responsible for assisting the qualified nurses to meet the basic nursing needs of the patients in their care, as well as working from their own initiative and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced working environment. You will be part of a team including fellow HCSWs, physician's assistants, qualified nurses and nurse practitioners, junior Doctors and consultants. You will liaise with ward clerks on admissions, transfers and discharges.

Responsibilities

• Meet patients' hygiene and toileting needs


• Serve meals and assist patients to eat and drink


• Take and record vital observations and blood glucose levels


• Maintain stock levels and PPE


• Assist with wound dressings


• Dispose of hazardous waste safely and correctly


• Document in patients' notes

You will be expected to have a good standard of literacy and numeracy due to documenting about patients' skin and the taking and recording of vital signs.

Training and Qualifications

• There is opportunity to develop with training and education; basic life support training is provided


• There are opportunities to train to take blood glucose levels


• Welsh Skills (Desirable): Speaking & Listening at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. This is not essential; it is an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates.

Full job description and person specification are attached in supporting documents or viewable by applying.

Work Environment and Recruitment Notes

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applications from individuals within protected groups as outlined in the Equality Act 2010. This includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity, and marriage and civil partnership. We also warmly welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community.

Applicants not UK or Republic of Ireland nationals will require sponsorship to obtain a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa unless they already have permission to work via another route. Prospective applicants should self-assess eligibility for sponsorship by visiting the UK Government's Work in the UK guidance. For eligible candidates, the Health and Care Visa offers reduced application costs and exempts payment of the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Please check your email regularly, as all recruitment correspondence will be sent to the address provided on your application form. Applications may be accepted in Welsh or English, with no language preference.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement to accommodate redeployment of internal staff into suitable roles. All posts are subject to checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and, where required, Professional Registration verification. We are proud to be a Living Wage Employer.

Ward Context

The Trauma and Orthopaedic (T+O) Ward are looking for an enthusiastic health care support worker who wants to make a difference. The T+O ward admits from the Emergency Department and the major trauma unit in Cardiff; it is an extremely busy unit comprising the Trauma Assessment Unit. Exceptional teamwork and a warm bedside manner are essential in a high-pressure environment. Previous hospital/acute setting experience is beneficial, but applications from those without hospital care experience are welcome.

If you’re ready to take on a new challenge and make a real difference in patients’ lives, we’d love to hear from you.

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Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people across Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. Our core values are: we listen, learn and improve; we treat everyone with respect; we all work together as one team. We are a proud local employer with a large workforce that reflects the communities we serve.