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Job summary

Main area
Intermediate Care
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Full time (37.5 hours per week) or part time hours available)
Job ref
100-ACS072-0625
Employer
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Eastgate/Glangwilli Hospital
Town
Llanelli/Carmarthen
Salary
£24,433 - £26,060 per annum (pro rata if part time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/06/2025 23:59
Interview date
01/07/2025

Employer heading

Hywel Dda University Health Board logo

Nursing Support Worker (Community)

Band 3

Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.

If you are registered Health Care professional considering relocating to the Hywel Dda area in West Wales please don’t hesitate to contact our recruitment campaigns team directly via [email protected]

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Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.


Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Job overview

The Acute Response Team based within Intermediate Care are pleased to be offering this exciting post as part of our Home First approach across Carmarthenshire.  

The Nursing Support Worker role has been developed within our Home First Team to provide short-term, intensive rehabilitation at home for patients to enable them to return home from hospital sooner, providing access to care  24 hours a day / 7 days a week.

The post will deliver delegated care across a range of disciplines as part of a team-based approach to delivering holistic, patient-centred care. The key aim of the role is to support people to achieve independence through the delivery of an individualised plan of care as determined by the team. 

We are looking for an individual who is motivated to make a positive contribution to the lives of the people we support and have a “can do” approach to their work.  

Community experience is desirable, but not essential as full induction and training will be provided.   

The successful candidates will need to communicate effectively with other team members at all times across all of the integrated teams and demonstrate a flexible approach to the needs of the service across the 7 days. 

Main duties of the job

The team offers: 

Support and advice from the multidisciplinary team for patients and carers. 

Identified goals to increase independence with functional activities following discharge home. This may include goals with washing, dressing, functional mobility, meals, or any goals identified by the MDT. 

Continuation and promotion of exercise programme if prescribed by a physiotherapist. 

Support to carers on initial discharge by supporting the patient with functional tasks. 

As one of our Nursing Support Workers, your duties will include working side-by-side with OTs, Physiotherapists, Nurses, GPs, Dieticians and other health and social care professionals, undertaking delegated tasks and providing planned care and support to people that will help them to remain in their own homes. 

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Interviews to be held on 01/07/2025.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents. 

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences.  In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals. 

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us. 

Person specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Level 3 qualification in a health care related subject or equivalent experience and can evidence work based competency demonstrating theoretical knowledge, and the ability to undertake clinical care duties relevant for the role which is gained through experience and worked based training/short courses
  • Knowledge of the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers in Wales and All Wales Delegation Guidelines (HEIW)
  • Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures within a healthcare setting for example the principles of Safeguarding adults/children to keep patients within their care safe, and confidentiality for example General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working within a relevant heath or social care environment, providing direct patient care
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working with patient groups relevant to area of practice
  • Experience of working within the NHS

Language Skills

Desirable criteria
  • Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyCymraegMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into healthCarer Confident (With Welsh translation)Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldCore principlesStonewall 2023 Bronze

Applicant requirements

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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Frances Comey
Job title
Intermediate Care Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07974 870020
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