Nursing Support Worker - Surgical SDEC

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for Band 3  Nursing Support Workers to work as part of the clinical team within Ward 9 in the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.

Ward 9 has a Surgical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) area,  a 24 hour trolley bay and a 9 bedded 72 hour Surgical Assessment Unit.

The successful candidate will be required to have had past surgical experience and  work under the direct supervision of the registered nurse and will be expected to undertake fundamental aspects of patient care at Band 3 criteria including undertaking patient’s vital signs of surgical patients.

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen for  Band 3 Nursing Support Workers to work as part of the clinical team within the Ward 9 team.

The successful candidate will work under the direct supervision of the registered nurse and will be expected to undertake fundamental aspects of patient care  at Band 3 criteria including undertaking patient’s vital signs.  The individual will be required to have good communication skills to be able to relate to patients, members of patients families and the multi-disciplinary team that work within the clinical area.  Informal visits are encouraged.

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.

The Health Board currently operate a number of different shift systems. The most common are a 12.5 hour shift, inclusive of either one 30 minute or two 30-minute unpaid breaks. These shift patterns are subject to review and the Health Board reserves the right to change working arrangements. CTM is a Health Board committed to meaningful consultation with staff and to making balanced decisions that consider all aspects of our service and workforce.