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Job summary

Main area
Paediatrics
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
27.5 hours per week (12 hr shift patterns night and day rota - full and part time hours available)
Job ref
110-AC450-1124
Employer
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ward 17 Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Town
Ynysmaerdy
Salary
£23,970 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board logo

Band 2 Health Care Support Worker

Band 2

We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000.  We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.

Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.

We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable. 

Job overview

 An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a friendly, motivated Paediatric team at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.

The successful candidate will be based within the Paediatric Department at The Royal Glamorgan Hospital which comprises of  Children Wards and Paediatric Outpatients. The wards care for children aged 0-16 yrs of age.

Main duties of the job

HCSW duties at band 2 include supporting and caring for children and their families. Assisting the Registered Nurses, play leader and the Medical team to ensure the smooth running of the Paediatric Unit. Duties will include ensuring the stock of equipment on the ward and general cleanliness on the unit is maintained.

You will be working with the Registered Nurses to provide general care for children and their families, and this can include preparing patients for theatre, chaperoning them to theatre and other appointments within the hospital, recording of observations and providing care to meet hygiene needs of the patients.

Enthusiastic applicants are welcome to apply and we aim to appoint people who are looking to expand their knowledge and skills within Paediatrics. 

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

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac

Person specification

Qualifications / Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • NVQ level 2 or the equivalent level of knowledge, training & experience
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ level 2 in Health & Social Care

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Have experience of caring for children within the field of health or social care
Desirable criteria
  • Previous HCSW experience in a health care environment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Age positiveDisability confident leaderStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.hyderus o ran anableddAccredited Living Wage EmployerWelsh logo for Armed Force Bronze Award for Cym Taf UHBAccredited Living Wage EmployerCore principlesPrentisiaethau Apprenticeships

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Victoria Bowler
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01443 443517
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