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Healthcare Support Worker

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

West Midlands Combined Authority

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GBP 24,000

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated Health Care Support Workers to join their Trauma & Orthopaedics team at a leading hospital. This role offers the chance to provide compassionate care to patients while developing your skills in a supportive environment. With a commitment to holistic patient care and an emphasis on teamwork, you will play a vital role in improving discharge planning and patient outcomes. The organization values its staff, offering extensive training, flexible working options, and a range of benefits to support your career growth. Join a passionate team and make a difference in the lives of patients.

Benefits

Flexible Working
Paid Mandatory Training
Occupational Health Support
Wellbeing Centre of Excellence
Professional Career Pathways

Qualifications

  • Must have completed NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care.
  • Good communication skills are essential for patient care.

Responsibilities

  • Provide high standards of care for patients in a hospital setting.
  • Support Trauma and Orthopaedic patients in their recovery.

Skills

Communication Skills
Compassionate Care
Teamwork
NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care
Welsh Language Skills

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Job Summary

We currently have vacancies for Band 2 Health Care Support Workers on D7E in the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport. The posts provide a diverse range of care within General Surgery but more specifically Trauma & Orthopaedics.

Caring, compassionate, enthusiastic, dedicated and highly skilled. These are just a few words that describe the Nurses that work within our Health Board.

Are you interested in developing your skills and have a desire to care for Trauma and Orthopaedic patients at Royal Gwent Hospital?

Main duties of the job

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.

Exciting opportunities have become available within Trauma & Orthopaedics on our Stepdown and Elective Wards at RGH. We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic individuals to join our team. We strive to improve discharge planning whilst ensuring all patients are cared for holistically.

Applications are invited from Health Care Support Workers with good communication skills both written and verbal and who are committed to providing high standards of care for patients, their families and carers within a hospital setting.

Applicants must have completed their NVQ level 2 in Health and Social care.

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

About Us

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 speciality 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. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Date posted

15 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,970 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

040-ACS103-0425

Job locations

Royal Gwent Hospital

Cardiff Road

Newport

NP20 2UB

Job Description

Job 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

  • Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Desirable

  • Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Skills

Essential

  • Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Desirable

  • Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Qualification

Essential

  • Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Desirable

  • Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Employer name

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Royal Gwent Hospital

Cardiff Road

Newport

NP20 2UB

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