Healthcare Support Worker

Job summary

We currently have vacancies for Band 2 Health Care Support Workers on D7E in the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport. The posts provide a diverse range of care within General Surgery but more specifically Trauma & Orthopaedics.

Caring, compassionate, enthusiastic, dedicated and highly skilled. These are just a few words that describe the Nurses that work within our Health Board.

Are you interested in developing your skills and have a desire to care for Trauma and Orthopaedic patients at Royal Gwent Hospital?

Main duties of the job

Currently we are unable to provide certificates of sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the Home Office's criteria. Anyone requiring a certificate of sponsorship is therefore unable to be shortlisted and interviewed

Exciting opportunities have become available within Trauma & Orthopaedics on our Stepdown and Elective Wards at RGH. We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic individuals to join our team. We strive to improve discharge planning whilst ensuring all patients are cared for holistically.

Applications are invited from Health Care Support Worker's with good communication skills both written and verbal and who are committed to providing high standards of care for patients, their families and carers within a hospital setting.

Applicants must have completed their NVQ level 2 in Health and Social care.

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.