Health Care Support Worker - Ward 3 RGH

Job summary

This post is offered Fixed Term/Secondment for 10 months to cover maternity leave.

An opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Support Worker to join the team of experienced nurses working on ward 3 in the Royal Glamorgan Hospital . We are looking for HCSW with the relevant skills, a caring attitude and individuals who strive to provide high standards of care to all patients.

You will have the opportunity to develop your skills, under the supervision of qualified nurses, caring for patients who are acutely ill with medical conditions.

Experience within the specialty of Medicine is desirable but not essential. The post is rotational between day and night duty.

Main duties of the job

The main duties will include supporting health colleagues with delivering continuing health care packages in the community.

These tasks will involve direct and indirect care for the benefit of the patient/client in accordance with agreed protocols, and include basic care duties such as :

• Enabling patients to maintain personal hygiene through assistance with shower/ bath, washing facilities access and use of toilet facilities; promoting independence where possible.
• Enabling patients to eat and drink, assisting where appropriate.
• Keeping up to date with mandatory training requirements.
• Maintaining a good standard of infection control procedures, in accordance with organisational policies

About us

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.