Health Care Support Worker

We are seeking highly motivated health care support workers to rise to the challenge of working on Ward 6, acute surgical division, at Prince Charles Hospital. Ward 6 is currently operating as an emergency surgical ward, with beds allocated for the Surgical Assessment Unit.

You will work alongside the Ward Manger, the Deputy Ward Manager and Registered Nurses on this busy, challenging ward. You will be responsible for supporting the registered staff in delivering high quality nursing care for all patients requiring care intervention. Experience within a care setting would be preferential but not essential.

To be successful you will possess:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• To be Self Motivated, organised and flexible in your approach
• The ability to work on your own using your initiative, whilst demonstrating good team working skills and behaviours in order to be part of an already established team
• A clear vision for best practice
• An ability to develop relationships across professional and Organisational boundaries.

You will be supported during your orientation and development. Ongoing support will be provided through team meetings and development days. You can expect to have regular contact with the Ward Manager regarding your development. You will have access to further study and opportunities to expand your role in line with service development.

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

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac