Working as a HCSW on the endocrine ward you will be assisting patients with all activities of daily living including washing, dressing, feeding, toileting and pressure area care. You will be working under the direction of a registered nurse and the wider Multi Disciplinary Team.
The post holder will be required to implement packages of care devised by registered Nurses/Therapists involving direct and non-direct care for the benefit of the patient on an individual or group setting. Duties include:
Provide basic nursing care to patients
Undertake routine clinical tasks, for example - dressings, catheter care, removal of cannula's
Take, record and report basic physiological investigations
Support patients and relatives through stressful situations including
care of the terminally ill patient, emergency, resuscitation, dealing with consequences of illness.
Be familiar with the online Welsh Clinical nursing documentation, including repositioning records.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click âApply nowâ to view in Trac
The post holder will be required to implement packages of care devised by qualified Nurses/Therapists involving direct and non-direct care for the benefit of the patient on an individual or group setting.
Provide basic nursing care to patients
Undertake routine clinical tasks-dressings, catheter care, removal of cannulae for example
Take, record and report basic physiological investigations
Support patients and relatives through stressful situations including care of the terminally ill patient, emergency, resuscitation, dealing with consequences of illness.