Senior Health Care Support Worker Positions Port Talbot, Wales
Job description
We have exciting opportunities for the right candidates to join us within Neath Port Talbot District Nursing Service as Senior Health Care Support Workers.
We have a variety of positions available within our clusters.
The members of staff will be required to function as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, assess individual patient’s care needs and escalate concerns to the correct member of the team.
The members of staff would be required to attend training to maintain mandatory skills alongside developing new skills to meet the provision of care required.
Excellent opportunities for Continued Professional Development and career progression.
The post requires excellent communication skills, the ability to work flexibly and team working to provide quality care to patients with complex health care needs within their homes. The post holder must have QCF Level 3 or equivalent in care.
The post holders will be required to work a shift pattern between the hours of 08.00 - 21.00 to meet the varying needs of the service. You will need to provide a range of skills including delivering care to patients with complex health needs within their homes, supporting patients and their families. Desirable skills include the ability to perform venepuncture, simple wound care and catheter care.
The post requires a close working relationship with the Community Nursing Service to ensure that individuals needs are met as quickly as possible to enable them to remain at home with the appropriate level of care and support required.
Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner is essential.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Swansea Bay University Health Board (formerly ABMU) was created on 1 April 2019, after responsibility for providing healthcare services in the Bridgend County Borough Council area passed from ABMU to the new Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
Swansea Bay UHB covers a population of around 390,000 in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas and we have a budget of around £1bn. The Health Board employs approximately 12,500 staff. It has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton in Swansea, and Neath Port Talbot Hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.
We also have a community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals. Mental health and learning disabilities services are provided both in hospital and community settings. Morriston also delivers one of two cardiac surgery services in Wales.
The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda University Health Board and Swansea University. ARCH is a unique collaboration project aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of South West Wales.
To find out more, please see: https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/
Our values: https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/jobs/why-work-for-us/
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