Health Care Support Worker
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Support Worker to join the team of experienced nurses working on ward 12 in Prince Charles Hospital . We are looking for HCSW with the relevant skills, a caring attitude and individuals who strive to provide high standards of care to all patients.
You will have the opportunity to develop your skills, under the supervision of qualified nurses, caring for patients who are acutely ill with medical conditions.
Experience within the specialty of Medicine is desirable but not essential. The post is rotational between day and night duty.
There are two posts available, one full time 37.5 hours per week and one part time 24 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
An opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Support Worker to join the team of experienced nurses working on ward 12 in Prince Charles Hospital . We are looking for HCSW with the relevant skills, a caring attitude and individuals who strive to provide high standards of care to all patients.
You will have the opportunity to develop your skills, under the supervision of qualified nurses, caring for patients who are acutely ill with medical conditions.
Experience within the specialty of Medicine is desirable but not essential. The post is rotational between day and night duty.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main 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
Essential criteria- Good standard of general education including numeracy and literacy skills,
- To hold QCF Level 2 qualifications in Health & Social Care/Clinical Health Care.
Experience
Essential criteria- No previous experience is required.
- Previous care responsibilities.
Personal qualities
Essential criteria- Works well both as an individual and as part of a team,
- The ability to speak Welsh
If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.