Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Physiotherapy Healthcare Support Worker
The closing date is 27 October 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 3 to work in the Trauma and Orthopaedic Physiotherapy service. We are looking for a new team member with excellent communication and motivational skills to join our busy T&O department.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, friendly, reliable and hardworking individual who is passionate about patient care, who can work both independently and function well in a team.
Main duties of the job
In this ward based role you will primarily work under the indirect supervision of Physiotherapists; you must be able to work well both individually and as part of a team.
In this role you can look forward to a career full of development opportunities and the support from an excellent team of Chartered Physiotherapists.
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. For more information, see \'Welsh Language Guidance\' in the documents right at the bottom.
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 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
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for main duties and responsibilities. If you have any queries regarding the post please contact us at the below e-mail address/phone number.
Person Specification
Knowledge
* Appreciation of the principles of physiotherapy practice and procedures
* Understanding of the principles of manual handling
* Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above
Experience
* Experience in working as part of a team, in a busy and varied workplace
* IT literate
Qualifications
* Good standard of education; NVQ level 3 or equivalent. GCSE Maths and English
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.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
£25,313 to £26,999 a year per annum pro rata
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