Healthcare Support Worker - Trauma & Orthopaedics

Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic Healthcare support worker looking for a new challenge? Would you like to work as part of a dedicated team on a busy 26 bedded Trauma Ward, based in Llandough hospital.

Patients on this ward are cared for in both the pre and post-operative phase of their journey. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team on a mixed trauma ward, caring for casualties with many different types of orthopaedic trauma injuries that have been sustained in varying ways, from simple slips to major incidents.

Main duties of the job

Are you looking for a challenging but rewarding role in health care? We are looking to recruit warm, compassionate, caring, hard working individuals to join our friendly, motivated and dynamic team in Trauma and Orthopaedic and have posts in the University Hospital of Llandough West 1.Health care support workersare essential and valuable members ofthe multidisciplinary team supporting the Qualified Nurses and Medical staff in providing holistic care to patients.We welcome applications from those candidates who have had previous caring experience or those who have alwayswanted to work in healthcare equally.

If you aspire to be a qualified nurse then this is an opportunity for you to understand the important role that Health care Support Workers undertake in caring for patients. If this is the case , we can provide support, experience and guidance on your journey to become a registered nurse.Applicants must possess good communication skills, have a pleasant personality and be committed to patient care.Previous experience is desirable but not essential as full education, and training will be provided.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Boardis one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is"Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and ourvision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiffand the Vale offers the best of both worlds.