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Job summary

Main area
Medicine or Urgent Care
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
Full and Part Time available
Job ref
040-BHCSW055-1024
Employer
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Royal Gwent Hospital
Town
Newport
Salary
£22,383 pa pro rata
Closing
29/10/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board logo

Health Care Support Worker - RGH

Band 2

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

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

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

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

Health Care Support Worker within ABUHB at the Royal Gwent Hospital working within the Medicine or Urgent Care Division.

An exciting opportunity has become available within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board as a Health Care Support Worker. To join our caring and professional nursing team delivering general medical, rehabilitation & palliative care to our patients.

NVQ/QCF Level 2 in Health and Social Care gained in a Health & Social Care Setting or experience for 6 months within a domiciliary setting.

Please note that this role will require you to be fully flexible so that you are able to cover rotational shifts that includes days, nights and weekends.

Please also note that we will not be providing sponsorship for this role.

Main duties of the job

We are a friendly team and welcome applications from Health Care Support Worker's who possess excellent communication skills both written and verbal and who are committed to providing high standards of care for patients, their families and carers within a hospital setting.  Ideally the candidate will have excellent computer skills and be enthusiastic about change management and supportive towards their colleagues.

There are lots of opportunities to further develop and you will be supported with training and education. 

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

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

Essential criteria
  • Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification (2)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification (2)

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification (2)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rebecca Scott
Job title
Recruitment Co-ordinator
Email address
[email protected]
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