Senior Health Care Assistant

NHS; Port Talbot; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Port Talbot is seeking a Health Care Support Worker to join their Children's Community Nursing Team. This role entails delivering nursing care to children and young people in various settings. The ideal candidate will possess a QCF Level 3 qualification and have experience working with children with complex health needs. The position requires effective communication skills and the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Previous relevant experience in specialty.
• Experience working with children with disabilities.
• Experience in community settings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care in a community-based setting.
• Provide delegated nursing care.
• Respond to changes in patient needs and evaluate care.

Skills

Caring, compassionate attitude

Effective communication

Ability to work as a team player

Welsh Language Skills

Education

QCF Level 3

Job description

To work as a member of the Children's Community Nursing Team at SBUHB delivering care in a community based setting that can include the homes of children & young people, educational settings or other community based environments where children & young people may be at any given time. There may also be occasions where care may need to be delivered in hospital settings.

To provide delegated nursing care to an identified group of children and young people with complex health care needs.

Upon completion of a robust training and competency process, the post holder will deliver care in accordance with agreed plans of care, respond to changes in need, evaluate care and report any changes or concerns to The Community Children's Nursing Team.

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and experienced Health Care Support Worker to join the Community Children's Nursing Team.

The applicant will become competent and confident in a wide range of clinical skills.

Main duties of the job

There is a requirement for a flexible approach to work and the ability to travel, in a timely manner, across of the whole SBUHB Children's community team to deliver care where required.

The primary working pattern for this role is night shift working, with duty times being between 22.00pm and 7:00am (exact times may vary slightly between these ranges) with rotation to day care packages of varying times as per roster requirements .The applicant will hold Level 3 NVQ/QSF Health or Child Care qualification or possess skills, knowledge and experience to equivalent level, and be prepared to commit to begin this qualification within 3 months of commencing in the role.

Please note that your application will be scored during the shortlisting process. Please take the time to read the Job Description and Person Specification, to ensure your application demonstrates your knowledge and skills that are essential for this role.

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

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.

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

Person Specification

Education and Training

• QCF level 3
• Previous relevant experience in specialty

Experience

• Working With Children With Disabilities and or Learning Disabilities
• Experience in community for school
• Previous lone worker

Aptitude and Abilities

• Caring, compassionate attitude to patients and clients, able to communicate effectively with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Able to undertake specific procedures involving physical skills commensurate with practice area emotional resilience
• Excellent Verbal and non Verbal communication
• Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team understanding of confidentiality and professional boundaries
• Able to organise self and others to achieve delegated task
• Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh

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.

Children's Community Nursing Team Manager

£25,313 to £26,999 a yearper annum pro rata