Job summary
- Main area
- Complex Care
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 36 hours per week (Part time hours available)
- Job ref
- 040-ACS190-0725
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Portacabins Llanfrechfa Grange
- Town
- Cwmbran
- Salary
- £23,970 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Health Care Support Worker
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.
Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [email protected]
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 short listed 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.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
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.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job overview
The main duties of the posts is to care for individuals with health care needs in their own homes within the community.
Currently we are unable to provide certificates of sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the Home Office’s criteria. Anyone requiring a certificate of sponsorship is therefore unable to be shortlisted and interviewed.
Main duties of the job
Due to the continued expansion of the Complex Care at Home Team and the continued success of our Hospital-to-Home service we have vacancies for Band 2 Healthcare Support Workers. Your role will be to deliver care to patients under the supervision of a team of registered nurses within their own homes.
You need to have a good standard of education, a caring attitude, and the ability to be flexible to service needs. Also important is being able to work as part of a dedicated team, complemented by good communication skills and the enthusiasm to learn. Our service covers the whole of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board therefore it is expected that you’d be geographically mobile.
We provide a 24 hour service 365 days a year with a variety of shift patterns available including 12 and 6hr shifts.
Full UK driving licence is essential to drive patients vehicles.
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 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 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.
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
Experience
Essential criteria
- A commitment to undertaking continuing personal development and training
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a healthcare environment
- NVQ Level 2
Values
Essential criteria
- Additional demonstrable qualities e.g. care, compassion, competence, communication and commitment
- Full UK driving Licence
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jenna Cooke-Jones
- Job title
- Deputy Clinical Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01633 623357
- Additional information
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