# Nursing Support Worker (Mental Health) - PICU > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hywel Dda University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nursing-support-worker-mental-health-picu/de3301c7-f5f9-47ca-95ff-0183d6680951 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nursing-support-worker-mental-health-picu/de3301c7-f5f9-47ca-95ff-0183d6680951.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hywel Dda University Health Board - **Location:** Ystwyth Building - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nursing assistant - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £26,813 - £27,890 per annum (pro rata if part time) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 11.5 hour shifts, days, nights and weekends - **Closing date:** 2026-09-10T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-03T13:03:01.874Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Carmarthenshire/Carmarthen/Hywel_Dda_University_Health_Board/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8271648 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8271648?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://hduhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### 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. - https://youtu.be/RUMDpjtu1sY - https://youtu.be/wq-HIOThZtc - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgt03XPT6RQ 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 ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working within a relevant heath or social care environment, providing direct patient care. **Desirable** - Experience of working with patient groups relevant to area of practice - Experience of working within the NHS. ### Language Skills **Essential** - Welsh Speaker (Level 1) ### 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 - Knowledge of the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers in Wales and All Wales Delegation Guidelines (HEIW). - 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). - Ability to be able to complete certified /accredited physical intervention training, for example Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA) during induction. **Desirable** - Certified /accredited physical intervention training, for example Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA). ## Documents - [oh form (pdf, 728.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10586886) - [jdps - english (pdf, 520.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10586887) - [jdps – welsh (pdf, 600.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10586888) - [privacy notice (pdf, 808.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2373) - [skills matrix- welsh (pdf, 418.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10586889) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 278.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2383) - [welsh language matrix - english (pdf, 73.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10586890) ## 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.