Health Care Support Worker (Schools)

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Health Care Support Worker to join our Torfaen School Nursing Team, working 30 hours per week, all year round.

This role is to work under the supervision of the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse) by contributing to the delivery of the Healthy Child Wales Programme, Child Measurement Programme, Vision Screening programme within the allocated teams/ boroughs and supporting the school based immunisation programme Gwent wide.

It is desirable that the successful candidate has experience of working in a similar role, however, full training will be given.Experience of workingwith children and /or community experience is also an advantage.

The successful candidate must be flexible to the needs of the service and able to meet the geographical defines of the role.

Main duties of the job

As a member of the school nursing service you will be required to work in a variety of community settings in order to provide both clerical support as well as assigned clinical tasks involving direct contact with and care of school age children under the direction of the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse) and other qualified staff.

For main duties please refer to the job description attached.

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

About us

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 speciality 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.