Exciting Opportunity – Band 3 HCA Position in SDEC, YGC
We are pleased to offer a rare and exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant to join the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) team at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd.
SDEC services typically run seven days a week and are staffed by a multidisciplinary team including doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants, and allied health professionals. Patients are referred from the Emergency Department, GP, or other clinical areas and receive rapid access to diagnostics, treatment, and specialist input.
The focus is on delivering high-quality, person-centred care while improving patient flow, reducing hospital stays, and enhancing overall patient experience.
Job Overview
Main duties of the job
Patient Care & Support: Providing personal care such as dressing, oral hygiene, toileting, and mobility assistance while maintaining dignity and privacy.
Infection Prevention: Upholding high standards of infection control through effective hand hygiene, environmental cleanliness, and equipment care.
Nutrition & Hydration: Assisting patients with eating and drinking, offering appropriate choices, and supporting independence where possible.
Monitoring & Reporting: Recording vital signs (e.g. temperature, blood pressure, oxygen saturation), calculating BMI, and documenting nutrition and hydration status. All findings must be reported to the registered professional.
Diagnostic Support: Performing Point of Care testing (e.g. urinalysis, blood glucose), collecting diagnostic samples (e.g. urine, faeces, sputum, wound swabs, venous blood), and ensuring proper handling and infection control compliance.
Pressure Area Care: Providing pressure relief as directed and reporting any abnormalities in skin condition.
Compassionate Care: Demonstrating empathy and advocacy for patients, carers, and families, promoting independence and therapeutic engagement.
Documentation: Maintaining accurate and timely records in line with clinical standards.
Communications: Provide appropriate routine information effectively to patients, carers and other staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Level 3 qualification in a health care related subject
* Knowledge of the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers in Wales and All Wales Delegation Guidelines (HEIW).
* Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures within a healthcare setting for example the principles of Safeguarding adults/children to keep patients within their care safe, and confidentiality for example General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
Experience
* Experience of working within a relevant health or social care environment, providing direct patient care.
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working with patient groups relevant to area of practice
* Experience of working within the NHS
Skills And Attributes
* Good communication skills – verbal and written, with the ability to convey information clearly and sensitively
* Ability to work with minimum supervision to a high standard.
* Ability to keep calm in stressful situations
* Organisational skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise own and others workload efficiently.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and /or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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