* Work as part of the multidisciplinary team delivering care to patients with support and supervision provided by a registered health care professional.
* Undertake personal care activities and tasks as delegated by a registered healthcare professional, in accordance with the HEIW All Wales Guidelines for Delegation.
* Ensure the registered healthcare professional is regularly updated on the patient's/client's condition and improvement/deterioration.
* Maintain high standards of cleanliness in the healthcare setting and appropriate storage of stock items
* Deliver role in accordance with Health Board/Trust Values and the Code of Conduct for HCSW's in Wales
Main duties of the job
Undertake care as directed by the registered healthcare professional, following agreed care plans, providing information to the registered healthcare professional that will enable the monitoring and amendment of care plans.
Undertake high standards of infection prevention control in the healthcare setting, through effective hand hygiene practices, maintaining a clean environment and cleaning of equipment
Obtain informed consent prior to providing care, understanding the actions required if care is declined.
Demonstrate care and compassion to patients, carers and relatives to help ensure high-quality person-centered patient care is delivered at all times.
Provide personal care to patients/clients, including using the shower or bath, washing facilities, dressing, supporting oral hygiene needs, enabling patients to meet their hygiene needs, accessing, and using toilets, collecting, and disposing of bodily waste, ensuring that privacy, dignity, and security is maintained. This may involve using hoists, wheelchairs or other mobility aids.
Support people to eat and drink through choosing appropriate food and drinks and enabling them to prepare for eating and drinking, assisting them where appropriate.
Do everything possible to ensure comfort, dignity and safety of patients, clients, family and friends, and to relate with kindness and empathy to all concerned.
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Level 2 in care OR the ability to undertake a period of Induction and on the job training to include theoretical knowledge of care and a range of work-related procedures, for example completion of a competency-based workbook equivalent to Level 2 vocational qualification;
* The ability to understand and comply with mandatory induction standards and Code of Conduct for Health Care Support Workers in Wales
* Level 2 vocational qualification in a relevant health care related subject
Experience
* Experience of working as part of a team
* Previous experience working with people in a caring capacity
Skills and Attributes
* Good communication skills - verbal and written, with the ability to convey information clearly and sensitively.
* Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
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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