Health Care Support Worker, All Wales Diabetes Prevention Programme

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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., Advise on healthy living options and behaviours for individuals, in their context
Help individuals to develop an 'action plan' to change behaviour and sustain those behaviours, leading to more healthy choices and actions
Support individual's 'action plan' over an agreed time through practical help
Help individuals to identify and access local services
Keep agreed records and monitor progress
Have a good knowledge of local services which can support clients in improving their health and well-being and reduce their diabetes risk
Support patients to access local services that will improve their health and well-being
Support individuals to recognise and change harmful behaviours
Offer one to one intervention to patients to support and motivate them to improve their health
To accurately record clinical data
This post is fixed term for 18 months due to - meet the needs of the service

Are you passionate about improving the health of patients?
If the answer is yes, we have an opportunity for Health Care Support Workers to join a team who deliver brief interventions to patients within our General Practices and other community settings to people who are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes as part of the All Wales Diabetes Prevention Programme (AWDPP) across Cwm Taf Morgannwg.
The post holder will be expected to undertake appropriate training to use the appropriate software and have excellent communication skills and possess behaviour change and motivational interviewing skills which will enable them to support and motivate patients to make positive lifestyle changes, understanding their risk factors and enable them to reduce and manage their risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
The perfect candidate would have knowledge of the Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB demographics. Candidates for this post must be able to demonstrate at interview that they have strong communication skills and be prepared to provide real-life instances of where they demonstrate the skills outlined in the person specification attached.
A package of training and support will be offered to the suitable candidate and you will joining a small supportive team who are flexible and work autonomously., 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.