Nursing Support Worker - Community Health Protection and Immunisation
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available within Public health as part of the health protection team. Working across Hywel Dda Health board to offer and promote vaccination and screening within varied community settings. It is expected that you will be able to travel across the Health Board area to support vaccination and health protection initiatives as well as being able to work evenings and weekends as service demands. A local base will be provided and agreed at interview.
Acting under the direction of registered nurses the Health Care Support Worker is responsible for engaging in a variety of interventions with patients. These range from direct, compensatory nursing care, monitoring physical health and engaging in psychosocial interventions in the wider community and in the patient’s own home/placement.
The Health Care Support Worker will work as part of the Health Protection and Immunisation Team in delivering a safe and effective service in testing for covid-19, outbreak sampling and delivering vaccinations. These activities will be carried out in a variety of settings including vaccination centres, patient’s homes, residential and nursing homes, clinic and hospital settings and ‘pop up’ venues.
The post-holder will work under the supervision of a registered nurse and contribute to the implementation of nursing care as assessed by the registered nurse.
Main duties of the job
Duties include:
Administer vaccines in accordance with training and local and national protocols, procedures and standards.
Carry out a range of clinical procedures e.g. throat and / or nasal swabbing for covid-19, point of care testing for covid-19, renewal of dressings, venepuncture and sending of specimens, recording of vital signs, administration of medications.
Wear adequate PPE equipment in line with national guidelines. Conduct hand hygiene before and after each vaccination.
Undertake a range of clinical and clerical activities as delegated by the registered nurse.
Respond to and raise issues or concerns with the registered nurse on complications or emergency situations.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews will be held on 20/04/2026
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.