Overview
An Opportunity has arisen for a Band 2 Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) to work within Acute Medical Unit (AMU) in Royal Gwent Hospital. If you are a HCSW with medical experience and would like an opportunity to work in this dynamic fast paced department this is the position for you.
You will be responsible for contributing to the smooth running of the department, ensuring high quality care is provided to the patients accessing the service. The post holder will need to have excellent assessment skills and be able to deliver treatment as planned. The HCSW will work closely with Nursing staff as well as Medical Consultants, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. You will need to be proactive and work on your initiative, whilst demonstrating excellent clinical skills.
Responsibilities
Main duties of the job
* Provide an excellent quality of care to our patients.
We are committed to exploring innovative ways of working to enhance patient experience. We know that our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff and we aim to recruit and retain the best staff possible.
We aim to be an enjoyable and fulfilling place to work. We know that feeling valued at work has a positive impact on both staff and patients and our Values and Behaviours Framework highlights our commitment to this.
Additional information
Currently we are unable to provide certificates of sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the Home Office’s criteria. Anyone requiring a certificate of sponsorship is therefore unable to be shortlisted and interviewed. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly. Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Skills, Qualifications and Experience
Essential criteria
* Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Desirable criteria
* Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/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
Experience
* Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
* Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
EEO and Additional Information
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email. We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Job Advertisers and contact
If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 or email abb.vacancyrequests@wales.nhs.uk
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