Health Care Support Worker

Job summary

Swansea Bay University Health Board are currently recruiting for HCSWs to join our team at Morriston Hospital.

If you are hard-working, caring and motivated then this may be a chance to open a new chapter in your life! in a role where you could make a big difference to patients who need our care. This role will allow you to learn new skills, and meet amazing colleagues and patients. Joining Morriston Hospital will give you a wide range of opportunities to make somebody's life better, but also has the potential to transform your life.

As you can imagine, our hospitals don't close and as such our HCSW's work a variety of shift patterns to ensure our patients get around the clock care. A typical shift pattern is a long day 7:00am -7:30pm which does mean long shifts, but less days worked each week. After a couple of weeks this will also include night duty which is 7:00pm-7.30am. Due to the nature of our rota's, please only apply to this vacancy if you are happy to work these shifts and don't have restrictions on the days you can work.

All candidates that apply for this vacancy will go through a shortlisting process, if you are shortlisted you will be required to attend a 'Meet and Greet' to meet our Matrons and ward managers, see the areas or wards you could be working and have an opportunity to ask any questions you have. Following the 'Meet and Greet' you will then be invited to an interview.

Main duties of the job

The Nursing Health Care Support Worker works as part of the multidisciplinary team delivering care to patients with support andsupervision provided by a registered health care professionalUndertakes personal care activities and tasks as delegated by a registered healthcare professional, in accordance with the HEIW AllWales Guidelines for DelegationEnsure the registered healthcare professional is regularly updated on the patients/client's condition and improvement/deteriorationMaintains high standards of cleanliness in the healthcare setting and appropriate storage of stock itemsDeliver role in accordance with Health Board/Trust Values and the Code of Conduct for HCSW's in Wales

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.