Job summary
- Main area
- Women's health
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 110-ACS175-0725
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess of Wales Hospital
- Town
- Bridgend
- Salary
- £23,970 Per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading

Maternity Health Care Support Worker
Band 2
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
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
An opportunity has arisen for various posts within our Maternity and Gynaecology Unit (antenatal clinic) in Princess of Wales Hospital, Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda and within maternity.
Main duties of the job
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, flexible and motivated Band 2 Healthcare Support Worker with an interest in patient care services to join our friendly, busy team.
The successful applicant will be based at the Maternity and Gynaecology Outpatients Department in Princess of Wales Hospital (antenatal clinic) and ysbyty Cwm Rhonnda but maybe expected to work at other sites within Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board as required.
Applicants will be employed on a permanent contract basis.
This is an exciting role for the successful applicant.
The Post Holder will undertake delegated duties, under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse or Midwife, and following a period of training and completion of core competencies.
This post does not carry managerial responsibility. They will always work under the direction and supervision of a qualified member of staff.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A permanent vacancy has become available for a HCSW within our outpatient Maternity and Gynaecology Unit in princess of wales and our antenatal clinic within Ysbyty Cwm Rhonnda . Our aim is to provide high quality, planned care for patients accessing our service. The successful candidate will work as part of a team of midwives/nurses responsible for providing, maintaining and co-ordinating a high standard of maternity and care.
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
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good general education
Desirable criteria
- NVQ 2/3
Experience
Essential criteria
- No essential experience required of working within this setting
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in a health care setting
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication- verbal and written
Desirable criteria
- IT skills including email and internet
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 not necessary
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joelene Hoskins
- Job title
- OperationalClinical Lead of Antenatal Clinics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07867372603
- Additional information
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