Student Nurse Health Care Support Worker - BANK

Job summary

We are looking for Student Nurses to work on the Nurse Bank as Health Care Support Workers in our 4 hospitals and within the community setting of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion & Pembrokeshire.

Bronglais General Hospital, Aberystwyth

Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen

Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli

Withybush General Hospital, Haverfordwest

Please note that prior to commencing work you will get:

• Induction to Health Board
• Manual Handling
• 2 day shadow shift

Please only apply if you have completed 7 months of study. Anyone who is not currently studying to be a nurse will not be eligible to apply. Applications will not proceed any further in the process. As part of your supporting information please include when you started your study.

Successful candidates should have a flexible approach to work, have good communication skills, be a team worker and have the ability to work on their initiative.

Hours of working are flexible, subject to availability.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of a ward based team assist in the delivery of a high standard of nursing care, acting in a professional manner at all times.

The post holder will work as part of a team of ward based nursing staff and will be required to carry out a range of assigned tasks involving direct and non-direct care for the benefit of the patient, and will be in support of and supervised by a Registered Nurse.

This post is of an evolving nature and the job description is based upon a flexible core competency framework that will enable the post holder to develop their role. This role is linked clearly to minimum training requirements providing competency to practice.

Following the completion of training and achievement of core competencies they will be expected to deliver a range of basic nursing duties to patients, ensuring that privacy, dignity and respect are maintained at all times. The post holder will be required to carry out a range of assigned tasks, participating in the delivery of basic nursing duties under the supervision of a registered nurse.

This will be following a period of training and the completion of core competencies.

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

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

48 general practices (five of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

Employer details

Employer name

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Address

Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire

Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire

SA31 2AF

Employer's website

https://hduhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Address

Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire

Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire

SA31 2AF

Employer's website

https://hduhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

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