Health Care Support Worker

Job overview

The post holder will work as a member of the District Nursing Service under the direction and supervision of the Team Leader District Nursing.

The post holder will contribute to the implementation of nursing care as assessed and prescribed by the Registered Nurse.  This will include working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency arena alongside the primary health care team.

This post is fixed term/secondment for 24 months to cover a secondment.  If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will contribute to the implementation of nursing care as assessed and prescribed by the Registered Nurse.  This will include working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency arena alongside the primary health care team.

The post holder will hold Level 3 NVQ/QSF in a health care associated certificate or possess skills, knowledge and experience to equivalent level, and be prepared to commit to begin this qualification within 3 months of commencing in the role.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.  For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom.

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.