Band 3 Health Care Support Worker

Job summary

Are you motivated, passionate and forward thinking person who is interested in working in an innovative, Ambulatory Care chemotherapy setting?

If so we'd love to hear from you. This is an opportunity for a HCSW to develop clinically, personally and professionally in an autonomous and motivated environment. We will provide a 2 week supernumerary period and comprehensive training package, supported by our Educational facilitators. We are a friendly supportive, and well established team that provides expert cancer treatment and much needed continuity of care and support to patients.

Within Ambulatory Care we care for and deliver treatment to patients with haematological disorders who are at all stages of their cancer journey, this includes patients who are undergoing bone marrow transplantation and CAR-T Cell Therapy. We are a fast paced innovative new service that promotes independence for patients.

Ambulatory Care enables patients to receive the same life saving treatment that the inpatient setting offers but in a more relaxed setting that enables the patient to return home at the end of the day to their families. This innovative approach enables patients to maintain independence and normality during such a challenging time in their lives.

This role also comes with the opportunity to experience working between alternative areas within the directorate when required, with the main focus remaining in Ambulatory Care unit.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will develop professionally and personally within Ambulatory care, with the vast skills and knowledge they will obtain during this career.

The main clinical duties included in this role are:

• Venepuncture and Cannulation
• Dressing changes
• Basic patient monitoring
• Direct supportive patient care
• Blood glucose monitoring
• Urinalysis testing
• Pregnancy testing

Administrative duties:

• Stock management
• Patient accommodation booking
• Patient transport booking
• Patient notes management
• Undertaking audits

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is 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 focused 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 our vision 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, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.