Job overview
Are you a Healthcare Support Worker interested in joining a highly motivated and award-winning team? Working within the general hospitals to support patients over the age of 65 with a mental health diagnosis.
Being in a hospital can be a frightening time for most of us, which can be exacerbated by a diagnosis such as dementia.
Your role would be to provide person-centred care and meaningful activities to meet the needs of the patient.
As an award-winning team, we pride ourselves on the learning opportunities we provide. Ensuring that we encourage and support individuals to further their educational needs to develop themselves and their future development within the health care service.
This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months to July 23rd 2027 due to maternity cover. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 3 Health Care Support Worker to work within the Responsive Hospital Support Team, as part of the Older Adult Psychiatric Liaison service. The service is currently based between St Woolos Hospital and Nevill Hall Hospital site/s.
The post will involve working with patients who have both functional and organic mental health diagnosis, in a general hospital setting, under the direction of Band 6 practitioners.
The service works in every general care facility within the ABUHB trust, and applicants will be required to move between sites as part of their role.
The hours of work 8:00 - 16:00 / 12:00 - 20:00 - Monday to Friday. 9:00 - 17:00 - Saturday to Sunday
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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This advert is for Older Adult Psychiatric Liaison Support Worker with Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in Newport, Newport, Wales. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £26,813 - £27,890 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed term until July 2027 due to maternity cover). The application deadline is 12 Jul 2026.
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