Health Care Support Worker

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen in the Community Mental Health (CMHT) Team Area 3, Ty Einon Centre for a Health Care Support Worker (Band 3) to join our busy team. The team operates Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm except Bank Holidays.

The CMHT consists of Psychiatrists, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Health Care Support Workers, Occupational Therapy Technicians, Psychologist, Administration staff and Medical Secretaries. The Assertive Outreach Service and Eating Disorder Service are also based at Ty Einon Centre.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a motivated individual who can work independently and as part of a team. Good communication skills are essential as well as having a positive attitude to mental health care whilst ensuring individual needs for privacy, dignity, respect and confidentiality are upheld at all times. Working as a member of the CMHT will involve working within the guidelines of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 and keeping the Recovery ethos at the forefront of nursing care.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable but not essential for this role.

Main duties include:

Supporting Service Users in Social Inclusion by supporting/empowering them to access social groups/activities

Providing support to Service Users to access Services to assist with maximising their financial entitlements

Assisting qualified nursing staff in the facilitating of Clinics at Ty Einon Centre

Supporting Service Users to attend appointments

Providing Service Users with emotional support

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.