# Health Care Support Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-care-support-worker/7d8c81ca-dfbd-4896-a412-107f727f93cd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-care-support-worker/7d8c81ca-dfbd-4896-a412-107f727f93cd.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board - **Town:** Cardiff - **Region:** Cardiff - **Country:** Wales - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £26,300 - £27,890 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (8am to 9pm, based on a 7 days a week rota/service pattern.) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T11:52:15.355Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merthyr_Tydfil/Pontypridd/Cwm_Taf_Morgannwg_University_Health_Board/Community_Care_Group/Community_Care_Group-v7838767 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7838767?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://ctmuhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you looking for a role where you can work caring for other people in their own home? We are redesigning our community services model and implementing a new Intermediate Care Team and therefore exciting opportunity has arisen to employ community health care assistants to deliver Urgent Community Response services (provides care 8am to 9pm, 7 days a week) across Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil and will play a crucial role in providing essential support and care to individuals, with a focus on promoting independence, dignity, and well-being. This is an opportunity for someone who wishes to continue to progress their career in nursing. This role will support patients to recover or rehabilitate after a period of illness or crisis by implementing planned Intermediate Care for individuals in their own home, maintaining a high standard of evidence-based practice to meet identified needs whilst being supported by a multi-disciplinary team of Doctors, Nurses, Therapists and Allied Health professionals. ### Main duties of the job Provide support for avoiding admission to hospital when clinically safe to do so, through appropriate community based care and support, which includes providing personal care to patients, performing vital observations, and venepuncture and maintaining accurate records. Follow intervention plans formulated by a Health Care Professional within agreed parameters in order to allow patients to maximise their functional independence. Utilise knowledge and understanding of common physical, mental and behavioural health conditions to recognise deterioration in service users. 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. ## Job Details Are you looking for a role where you can work caring for other people in their own home? We are redesigning our community services model and implementing a new Intermediate Care Team and therefore exciting opportunity has arisen to employ community health care assistants to deliver Urgent Community Response services (provides care 8am to 9pm, 7 days a week) across Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil and will play a crucial role in providing essential support and care to individuals, with a focus on promoting independence, dignity, and well-being. This is an opportunity for someone who wishes to continue to progress their career in nursing. This role will support patients to recover or rehabilitate after a period of illness or crisis by implementing planned Intermediate Care for individuals in their own home, maintaining a high standard of evidence-based practice to meet identified needs whilst being supported by a multi-disciplinary team of Doctors, Nurses, Therapists and Allied Health professionals. ## Job Description Provide support for avoiding admission to hospital when clinically safe to do so, through appropriate community based care and support, which includes providing personal care to patients, performing vital observations, and venepuncture and maintaining accurate records. Follow intervention plans formulated by a Health Care Professional within agreed parameters in order to allow patients to maximise their functional independence. Utilise knowledge and understanding of common physical, mental and behavioural health conditions to recognise deterioration in service users. 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. ## 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Patient related experience in a health, third sector or social care services. - Experience in providing care and/or undertaking clinical observations **Desirable** - Experience in a range of clinical skills. ### Skills and Attributes **Essential** - Excellent communication skills with patients, patients’ family and members of the multi-professional team - Ability to work independently and as part of a team, inlcuding the ability to work independently within limits of skill and knowledge and aware of when to seek advice - Ability to reflect on practice and seek areas of improvement **Desirable** - Ability to diffuse difficult/threatening situations - Welsh language skills in Speaking/Listening at Level 3 or above ### Other Role Requirements **Essential** - Post is community based so it is essential that post holder can travel flexibly in a defined area in a timely manner ### Qualifications and Knowledge **Essential** - Level 3 qualification in a health care related subject OR Equivalent experience and can evidence work based competency demonstrating theoretical knowledge, and the ability to undertake clinical care duties relevant for the role which is gained through experience and worked based training/short courses. **Desirable** - Understanding of chronic conditions and frailty - Local knowledge of statutory and voluntary services ## Documents - [oh form (docx, 106.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10109332) - [jdps - english (pdf, 512.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10109331) - [sdmp - cymraeg (pdf, 664.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10343359) - [employee benefits (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2345) - [welsh language guidance (pdf, 300.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2974) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2845) - [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 404.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1634) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.