Healthcare Support Worker

Temple B'nai Abraham; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Healthcare Support Worker within a dynamic surgical team. This role involves providing essential patient care, including monitoring vital signs and assisting with daily activities. The position is located in a vibrant community, ensuring a warm welcome and professional development opportunities. Join a dedicated team committed to improving healthcare outcomes in a supportive environment. If you have a passion for patient care and are looking to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Opportunities for professional development

Warm Welsh welcome

Living Wage Employer

Qualifications

• Good standard of general education with numeracy and literacy skills.
• QCF Level 2 qualifications in Health & Social Care are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support patient care under the supervision of registered nurses.
• Record patients' vital signs and assist with personal care.

Skills

Good written communication skills

Numeracy skills

Literacy skills

Welsh language skills

Education

Good standard of general education

QCF Level 2 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

About
On 1 April 2019 Cwm Taf University Health Board changed its name to Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board as it took responsibility for providing healthcare services for the people in the Bridgend County Borough area. Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB now provides primary, community, hospital, and mental health services to the 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Ideally situated between Wales's capital city, Cardiff, to the south, the coastal town of Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery of the Brecon Beacons to the north, we operate within a vibrant community, rich in history and heritage.

Services will continue to be delivered across a network of Community Clinics, Health Centres and Community Hospitals supported by three District General Hospitals, Princess of Wales hospital in Bridgend, Prince Charles hospital in Merthyr Tydfil, and Royal Glamorgan hospital in Llantrisant.

If you come to work in Cwm Taf Morgannwg you will be guaranteed a warm Welsh welcome, opportunities for professional development, and a clinical environment that is innovative and seeks to improve clinical outcomes.

Key details
Location:
Site: Princess of Wales Hospital
Address: Coity Road
Town: Bridgend
Postcode: CF31 1RQ
Major / Minor Region: Merthyr Tydfil

Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

• Full time
• Part time

Salary
Salary: £23,970 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 2)

Main area
Surgical
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. 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 the provision of 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, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer. Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.

Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Support Worker to work as part of the clinical team within the General Surgical environment. The successful candidate will be joining the team on Ward 9, which is a 28 bedded general surgical ward. The successful candidate will work under the direct supervision of the registered nurse and will be expected to undertake fundamental aspects of patient care including recording patients vital signs, assisting with personal care, feeding and toileting.

Due to ongoing estates issues we have temporarily relocated to Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant. We will return to Princess of Wales later this year.

Advert
The individual will be required to have good written and communication skills to be able to relate to patients, members of patients' families and the multidisciplinary team that work within the clinical area. Informal visits are encouraged. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We Live By Our Core Values

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

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Detailed Job Description And Main 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.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or a Skilled Worker visa. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Welsh language skills are desirable.

Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Good standard of general education including numeracy and literacy skills.

Desirable criteria

• To hold QCF Level 2 qualifications in Health & Social Care/Clinical Health Care.

Experience
Desirable criteria

• Previous care responsibilities.

Documents

• JD&PS (992.4) PDF KB
• OH Form (624.5) PDF KB
• NWSSP Recruitment Services Privacy Notice (696.3) PDF KB
• Employee Benefits (1.2) PDF MB
• Guidance Notes for Applicants April 2024 (278.7) PDF KB

Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Ruth Thomas
Job title: Ward Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01443443511