Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience of working within a relevant heath or social care environment, providing direct patient care.
- Language Skills
Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
- Qualifications and Knowledge
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
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Knowledge of the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers in Wales and All Wales Delegation Guidelines (HEIW).
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures within a healthcare setting for example the principles of Safeguarding adults/children to keep patients within their care safe, and confidentiality for example General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Ability to be able to complete certified /accredited physical intervention training, for example Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA) during induction.
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of working with patient groups relevant to area of practice
- Experience
Experience of working within the NHS.
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Certified /accredited physical intervention training, for example Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA).
Job overview
Cwm Seren PICU is an eight-bed mixed gender Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit.
We are looking for motivated and dynamic individual who is able to work under pressure and join our dedicated team of staff, who provide aim to provide the highest standards of care and treatment to all our service users.
There is opportunity to learn new skills and develop professionally within a positive and challenging environment.
Care and treatment are provided through CTP with an emphasis on recovery, providing hope and optimism for the future, evidenced based interventions and psychological therapies, with emphasis placed on returning our service users to the least restrictive environment within an optimum and appropriate time frame.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will assist the MDT in providing holistic and person-centred care & treatment to service users experiencing complex and challenging mental health difficulties.
We are looking for individuals with a caring and empathetic approach, dedicated to providing non-judgemental and holistic care to all service users. The ability to work effectively as part of a team is essential, with the post holder requiring excellent written & verbal communication skills.
The post will entail night and day shifts dependent on the service needs.
Various full and part time hours are available.
The ability to speak Welsh is essential for this post.
Welsh Language Level 1 is essential for this role. The Level 1 requirement in our Welsh language matrix is;
- Pronounce Welsh words, place names, department names, etc.
- Greet and understand a greeting.
- Use basic everyday words and phrases, e.g. thank you, please, excuse me, etc.
- Understand / pass on simple verbal requests of a routine / familiar / predictable kind using simple language, e.g. ‘May I speak to…’.
The Language Matrix can be found in the attachments
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
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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 essential for this post. The Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you further develop your skills if necessary during the course of your employment with us.
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 essential
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This advert is for Nursing Support Worker (Mental Health) - PICU with Hywel Dda University Health Board in Carmarthen, Wales. It is listed as a Band 3 Nursing assistant role. The advertised salary is £26,813 - £27,890 per annum (pro rata if part time). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 10 Sep 2026.
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