Health Care Support Worker

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All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable., The post holder will assist in the provision of care to patients/clients by providing a range of personal care duties as designated by a Qualified Nurse.
These tasks will involve direct and indirect care for the benefit of the patient/client in accordance with agreed protocols, and include basic care duties such as :
+ Enabling patients to maintain personal hygiene through assistance with shower/ bath, washing facilities access and use of toilet facilities; promoting independence where possible.
Enabling patients to eat and drink, assisting where appropriate
+ Escorting patients/clients to other departments/hospitals.
+ Keeping up to date with mandatory training requirements.
Maintaining a good standard of cleanliness in the ward, including changing bed linen and disposing of clinical waste in accordance with organisational policies.

All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language., The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
+ We listen, learn and improve
+ We treat everyone with respect
+ We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.