Senior Health Care Assistant

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

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Wales is seeking a dedicated District Nurse to support the district nursing service. The role involves direct patient care, maintaining documentation, and potentially rotating onto night shifts. Ideal candidates will be working towards NVQ Level III, possess organizational skills, and ideally speak Welsh. This role offers a salary between £25,313 and £26,999 per annum, pro rata.

Qualifications

• Must have obtained or be working towards NVQ Level III.
• Welsh speaking is desirable; applicants should be enthusiastic.
• Ability to travel between patients' homes in urban and rural areas.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care as allocated by a trained nurse.
• Assist and support patients in maintaining quality of life.
• Maintain accurate documentation and confidentiality.

Skills

Ability to work in a team

Welsh language skills

Organizational skills

Education

NVQ Level III or working towards it

Job description

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

An opportunity has occurred to join the highly motivated District Nursing Service in the Dwyfor and Meirionnydd Localities. The role will involve the successful candidate supporting the district nursing service with the Eifionydd District Nursing team and also the Out of Hours team to care for those living in the community who require nursing care. The role will also involve rotation onto night shifts as per rota. The post requires the successful candidate to have obtained or be working towards their NVQ Level III.

Applicants should be enthusiastic with an awareness of and committed to the modernisation of the service. They should be able to work well within a team and also alone.

You must be able to travel between patients homes both within towns and rural areas in a timely manner and Welsh speaking is desirable.

Main duties of the job

• Direct Patient Care as allocated by a trained nurse after appropriate training and within the framework of a plan of care implemented and reassessed by a registered nurse. Organising tasks in a flexible manner according to priority of needs.
• Assistance and support to the patient in maintaining an acceptable quality of life.
• Maintain accurate and legible documentation in accordance with Health Board Policy, ensuring confidentiality at all times.
• Order HSDU, stores, check delivery, ensuring efficient use of resources.
• Assist with any clerical duties as appropriate.

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

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Skills

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Experience

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

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.

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