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Healthcare Support Worker
The closing date is 14 July 2025
An opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Support Worker to join a team of experienced nurses working on ward 16 our 28 bedded Trauma and Orthpedic ward. You will be joining a team who are dedicated and professional, providing a holistic care approach to patients with minor to complex health needs. We will provide training to ensure you have the skills for the role and offer development opportunities.
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Main duties of the job
Communication with other members of the organisation and respond appropriately.
Assist with admissions, transfer and discharge of patients.
Make unoccupied beds and occupied beds.
Assist patients with diet fluids, mobilisation and with hygiene needs.
Observe patient's skin and report any concerns.
Carrying out baseline observations and reporting to the qualified members of staff.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.
About us
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 tea
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.
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
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Good general knowledge of education such as numeracy and literacy
* To hold QCF Level 2 qualifications in Health & Social Care/Clinical Health Care
Experience
* Welsh language speaking/Listening skills at Level 3 or above
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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