Nursing Support Worker (Community)

Hywel Dda University Health Board; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in Wales is seeking a Nursing Support Worker to join their Home First Team. The role involves delivering delegated care in patients' homes, working closely with health professionals to support patient recovery and independence. Candidates should be motivated, flexible, and able to communicate effectively. Knowledge of Welsh is desirable. A comprehensive training program will be provided. Join a dedicated team aiming to enhance the quality of care for patients across Carmarthenshire.

Benefits

Support from a multidisciplinary team

Comprehensive induction and training

Qualifications

• Can do approach to work.
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members.
• Desirable to speak Welsh.

Responsibilities

• Work side-by-side with health professionals providing care for patients.
• Support patients in their own homes to achieve independence.
• Deliver delegated care as part of the Home First Team.

Skills

Motivated

Effective communication

Flexible approach

Community experience

Job description

About the role

The Acute Response Team based within Intermediate Care are pleased to be offering this exciting post as part of our Home First approach across Carmarthenshire. The Nursing Support Worker role has been developed within our Home First Team to provide short‑term, intensive rehabilitation at home for patients to enable them to return home from hospital sooner, providing access to care 24 hours a day / 7 days a week. The post will deliver delegated care across a range of disciplines as part of a team‑based approach to delivering holistic, patient‑centred care. The key aim of the role is to support people to achieve independence through the delivery of an individualised plan of care as determined by the team.

What we offer

• Support and advice from the multidisciplinary team for patients and carers.
• Identified goals to increase independence with functional activities following discharge home. This may include goals with washing, dressing, functional mobility, meals, or any goals identified by the MDT.
• Continuation and promotion of exercise programme if prescribed by a physiotherapist.
• Support to carers on initial discharge by supporting the patient with functional tasks.

Key responsibilities

As one of our Nursing Support Workers, your duties will include working side‑by‑side with OTs, Physiotherapists, Nurses, GPs, Dieticians and other health and social care professionals, undertaking delegated tasks and providing planned care and support to people that will help them to remain in their own homes.

Qualifications and skills

We are looking for an individual who is motivated to make a positive contribution to the lives of the people we support and has a “can do” approach to their work. Community experience is desirable, but not essential as full induction and training will be provided. The successful candidates will need to communicate effectively with other team members at all times across all of the integrated teams and demonstrate a flexible approach to the needs of the service across the 7 days.

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

About Hywel Dda University Health Board

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties. We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in‑hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services. We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers. Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services