Health Care Assistant - Bridgend, United Kingdom - Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
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Bridgend, United Kingdom

1 month ago

Tom O´Connor

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The Emergency department is excited to give an opportunity to a Band 2 Health care assistant to join our large and friendly team.

This role includes shift work of days, night shifts and weekends.

Previous experience in health care is essential and a good level of education is desirable.

  • To ensure the Nursing team are assisted in providing care for our patients by providing basic nursing care under supervision.
  • To ensure the patients have food and drink when needed.
  • To ensure the environment is clean and tidy at all times.
  • To ensure the department is well stocked with equipment and the team have all they require.
  • To ensure that the patients are comfortable.
  • Communicate with the patients and their families in a polite and courteous manner.
  • Enable patients to meet their personal and oral hygiene.
  • Understand and practice a range of routine procedures such as documenting patient's observations.
  • Assist in the last offices of the patient with dignity and respect.
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.


Working as part of a ward based team assist in the delivery of a high standard of nursing care, acting in a professional manner at all times.

Be able to communicate in a manner that is understood and always in a polite and respectful manner.

Enable patients to meet all their personal hygiene and toileting needs in accordance with individual preferences and clinical need. Ensure that the patients comfort and dignity is respected at all times.

Assist in the adequate nutrition and hydration of individual patients as directed by the registered nurse.

Assist in the movement of patients to ensure maximum comfort and safety at all times.

Assist in ensuring that the ward area is kept clean and tidy, e.g. participating in general housekeeping, adhering guidelines in the disposal of dirty linen etc in accordance with HB Policies.


Additional contact details:

Katie Smith - Admin Support to Emergency department Sisters.
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