Diabetes Health Care Support Worker Cwmbran, Wales
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of an Integrated Diabetes team at the Grange University Hospital. This role will be to support the Diabetes the inpatient care and outpatient clinics, which involves providing foot assessment and patient education under the supervision of the Diabetes Specialist Nurses. We are looking for an individual who is passionate about patient care and driven to working in collaboration with patient, carers and other services to provide an individual, holistic and patient centred approach. We value personal qualities such as compassion, kindness and the willingness to be flexible in order to meet the needs of the service. We are keen to foster support and provide in house training opportunities for personal development.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
The post holder will work as part of the Inpatient diabetes care and education team (DICE)at GUH and to support outpatient clinics at RGH, under the supervision of the Diabetes Specialist Nurses and other health care professionals by participating in the delivery of assigned tasks involving direct and indirect care for the benefit of the person with diabetes.
The post holder will be expected to be self-motivated and use their initiative where necessary. Some of the main duties are; to assess foot assessment and refer to podiatry , to provide blood glucose monitoring education for patients and their family, teaching patients regarding flash glucose monitoring, processing diabetes outpatient clinics and phlebotomy.
The post holder will also have reception and clerical duties which will support the smooth and efficient running of Diabetes service within ABUHB.
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 specialty 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 to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
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