Healthcare Support Worker - Trauma & Orthopaedics

Job summary

We have positions in Trauma Clinic in the University Hospital of Wales for Health Care support worker.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Trauma Clinic encompasses a wide variety of Adult and Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedic conditions. The role offers the successful applicant the opportunity to gain casting skills, through practical experience as well as formally undertaking the BOA Casting course, as well as experience in complex wound management along with general clinic duties.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, flexible in approach and interested in working within a busy Trauma Clinic. If this is you, an opportunity has arisen to take up Health Care support worker post within Trauma Clinic. The successful candidate will be required to assist the trained staff in caring for patients attending the Trauma Clinic and Plaster room.

Applicants should have good interpersonal and organisational skills and be dedicated to providing high quality nursing care to patients. The department is demanding but rewarding area to work in. You will work closely with other disciplines within Trauma and Orthopaedics team. We are friendly team open to change and new ideas.

As well as a dynamic, friendly working environment we offer a full induction programme and individual personal development plan to guide your development within the role. We have an educational pathway to support ongoing educational development to enable all staff to maximise their potential in providing safe and effective care while supporting staff in academic learning. We have specialist staff working in a wide range of advanced roles who are keen to share their knowledge and skills with those who want to follow in their footsteps. This is supported by very proactive educational teams throughout the UHB.

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 Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.