Main area Rehabilitation/Medical Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Full and part time hours available) Job ref 040-ACS081-0325
Employer: Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan
Town: Ebbw Vale
Salary: £23,970 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/04/2025 23:59
Health Care Support Worker YAB
Band 2
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post; therefore, please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment-related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available within Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan hospital providing care for our patients under care of Sirhowy Ward for a Health Care Support Worker to join our caring and professional nursing team delivering excellent nursing care to our patients.
Main duties of the job
Sirhowy ward is a friendly welcoming team looking to recruit individuals who have a passion for patient care and are committed to providing high standards of care for patients, their families, and carers within a hospital setting.
The successful candidate will ideally possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and good computer skills. They will be enthusiastic about change management and supportive towards their colleagues. An NVQ level 2 qualification is desirable but not essential for this post.
The ward consists of 32 beds nursing patients with a variety of medical needs focusing on rehabilitation. The shifts are 12 or 6 hours days and nights, including bank holidays.
There are lots of opportunities to further develop, and you will be supported with training and education.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow, and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary, and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications, and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work-life balance, provide occupational health support, and an ambitious plan for a Well-being Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high-quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
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.
Person specification
Skills
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Qualifications
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To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
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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.
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