Senior Health Care Support Worker - Community

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

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Wales is seeking a Senior Health Care Support Worker to support children with complex health care needs. In this role, you will deliver individualised nursing care under supervision, working primarily in community settings. Applicants should be compassionate and capable of working both independently and as part of a team. Fluency in Welsh is preferred, and opportunities for professional development are available. Join us to make a difference in children's lives.

Qualifications

• Previous experience caring for children with complex health care needs is desirable.
• Ability to work unsocial hour's shifts.
• Fluency in Welsh is desirable but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Deliver individualised care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.
• Support the wider team of health professionals in continuing care.

Skills

Compassionate care

Team collaboration

Initiative

Caring for children

Job description

Senior Health Care Support Worker - Community

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 required to be caring, compassionate, committed and ambitious to the team. The ability to work well on your own initiative and within a small team. The post holder will be required to work unsocial hour's shifts and a mixture of days and nights.

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

Main duties of the job

Deliver individualised care with parents of children with complex care needs under supervision of a Registered Nurse and support the wider team of health professionals working in continuing care.

An ability to work well on own initiative and within a small team. The post holder will be required to work shifts mainly unsociable hours and nights.

Previous experience in caring for a child who requires long term care package in the community is desirable, although 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

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.

Any applicants without the required qualifications can be considered for a B3 development post to work towards B4 on completion of the Level 4 qualification.

Person Specification

Experience

• Meets all essential criteria as observed within Person specification
• Meets all desirible criteria as observed within Person specification

Qualifications

• Meets all essential criteria as observed within Person specification

Aptitude and Abilities

• Meets all essential criteria as per personal specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per personal 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.

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