Senior Health Care Support Worker - Community

NHS; Caernarfon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in North Wales is looking for a Senior HCSW to support children with complex health care needs. The role involves providing practical nursing care at home, school, or in the community. Ideal candidates will be caring and ambitious, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team. The position will require flexible hours, including nights. Full training will be provided for candidates without previous experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in caring for children with complex health needs.
• Ability to deliver individualised care under supervision.
• Willingness to work unsocial hours.

Responsibilities

• Deliver individualised care to children with complex needs.
• Work unsupervised and as part of a team.
• Support parents with care requirements.

Skills

Caring and compassionate nature

Ability to work independently

Team collaboration

Experience with children requiring long-term care

Welsh language skills

Job description

Job summary

The opportunity has arisen for the recruitment of a Senior HCSW to support children with complex health care needs. You will work in the community, at home or at school to provide practical nursing care for a child with specific healthcare needs and others presenting with a range of complex healthcare conditions, including life‑limiting/life‑threatening conditions. The post holder will be caring, compassionate, committed and ambitious for the team, able to work well on their own initiative and within a small team, and will be required to work unsocial hours, including a mixture of days and nights.

Dependent on experience you may be offered to commence as band 3 and progress to band 4 once competency is achieved.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver individualised care with parents of children with complex care needs under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and support the wider team of health professionals working in continuing care.
• Work well on own initiative and within a small team, fulfilling shifts mainly in unsociable hours and overnight.
• Previous experience in caring for a child who requires long‑term care package in the community is desirable, though full training will be supported by the service.

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

About us

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales is 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.

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

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

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

Job details

Date posted: 19 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 3

Salary: Depending on experience per annum, pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time, Part‑time

Reference number: 050‑ACS803‑1225

Job locations: Bodfan Bach, Ysbyty Eryri, Caernarfon, LL55 2YE

Additional information

All applicants must undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, and the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemptions Order) 1975. A submission for Disclosure must be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Employer details

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Bodfan Bach, Ysbyty Eryri, Caernarfon, LL55 2YE

Website: https://bcuhb.nhs.wales/train-work-live/