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 the email account you used to apply, so 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.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.
Job Overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD.
The health care support worker role in the unplanned pregnancy service is a key member of the support team. The successful post holder will support medical and nursing teams in the delivery of care across a number of settings within the Caerphilly borough. The successful candidate must possess excellent organisational skills, which are particularly important in managing stock to support the day-to-day business of the service. You will also work alongside the team to provide and undertake asymptomatic testing for patients appointed to clinics.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Manage and rotate stock
2. Ordering stock
3. Provide asymptomatic testing
4. Support medical and nursing staff
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh 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 specialty 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 have an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing 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. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential Criteria
* Ability to carry out instructions accurately and efficiently
* IT literate
* Phlebotomy skills
* Effective interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
* Awareness of confidentiality
* Ability to work as part of a team as well as alone
* Ability to complete competency-based training to meet the needs of self-triaged patients
* A good understanding of Sexual health
Experience
Essential Criteria
* Previous experience working within a Healthcare role
Qualifications
Essential Criteria
* Agored Cymru level 3 diploma and/or minimum of level 3 education and relevant CPD courses specific to role and area of work
Desirable Criteria
* Have an ability to work towards a level 4 qualification
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