Community 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
The post holder will work as a member of the District Nursing Service under the direction and supervision of the Team Leader (District Nursing).
The post holder will contribute to the implementation of nursing care as assessed and prescribed by the Registered Nurse. This will include working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency arena alongside the primary health care team. The post holder will perform a variety of tasks for the District Nursing teams in the geographical area.
The post holder will hold Level 3 NVQ/QSF in a health care associated certificate or possess skills, knowledge and experience to equivalent level or be willing to undertake the course.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to undertake a range of clinical and clerical activities as delegated by the Caseload holder District Nursing. These activities will be carried out in a variety of settings including patients’ homes, clinic settings, GP surgeries, Residential and Nursing Homes.
The post holder will also contribute to the maintenance of medical and surgical stock levels adhering to the agreed minimum and maximum stock levels required for the District Nursing Team.
The Community Health Care Support Worker will be responsible for providing support to the District Nursing Team in the day to day management of multi-disciplinary/multi-agency packages. These packages consist of scheduled and unscheduled care for patients with multiple, complex and palliative care needs.This will ensure that an efficient and effective service is delivered to the practice population.
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
Skills
Essential criteria- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Local knowledge of statutory and voluntary services
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience in providing care and undertaking clinical observations
- Experience in a range of clinical skills including palliative care
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Level 3 NVQ/QSF in a health care associated certificate or possess skills, knowledge and experience to equivalent level
- Level 4 Diploma in Health Care related study
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.