Community Health Care Support Worker

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a permanent Band 3 Health Care Support worker within the Acute Clinical Team .

We are a community based, 7 day, nurse practitioner led service that provides acute care/treatment at home to patients, avoiding acute hospitaladmission and expediting hospital discharge.

The serviceaims to deliver, quality, safe and effective care at home, giving patient's choice over their place of treatment and supporting families to assist in this care. We are committed to developing the service to facilitate more interventions to be possible in the home environment.

The team consists of 38 staff, including advanced practitioners, sisters, staff nurses, business manager, Health Care Support Worker's and administration staff. The successful candidate will assist the team in undertaking nursing care/delegated tasks for patients with health needs within the local community, working closely in an integrated role supporting the team

Please note you must have the relevant Level 3 HCSW qualification to apply for this position.

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

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will function as part of the Acute Clinical Team. They will be responsible for carrying out designated work and assist in the planned provision of care to patients in the community under the guidance of the Community Senior Sister and Community Sisters. They will be expected to work under the indirect supervision of trained staff to work effectively in their role, and will work to the changing needs of the community.

You may be expected to provide cover for both Swansea and Neath Port Talbot ACT sites.

About us

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/