Health Care Assistant - Children's Community Nursing Team
Posted 2 days ago by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Summary: The Health Care Assistant role within the Children's Community Nursing Team is a fixed-term position for 9 months, primarily focused on providing care and support to children with complex health care needs in their homes or schools. The role involves direct patient care under the supervision of trained staff, requiring a compassionate and flexible approach. The position may include working unsociable hours, including nights and weekends, and the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide hands-on nursing care to children with complex health care needs.
- Work under the indirect supervision of trained staff or as a lone worker.
- Carry out designated work involving direct patient care.
- Be flexible in approach and work well both independently and within a small team.
- Work shifts that may include days, nights, and weekends.
Key Skills:
- Caring and compassionate attitude.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Flexibility in approach to work.
- Desirable: Ability to speak Welsh.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Flintshire
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job Overview THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 9 MONTHS DUE TO MATERNITY COVER. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post. As part of the Children’s Community Nursing Team, the post holder will provide care and support to children in their homes or school who have complex health care needs including life limiting/life threatening conditions. You will be responsible for carrying out designated work, much of which will involve direct patient care. This care will be delegated by trained staff. The post-holder will be expected to work under the indirect supervision of trained staff or as a lone worker. Shift patterns may involve working a mixture of days and or nights and weekends.
Main duties of the job The position holder will be responsible for caring for children with complex health care needs in the community setting either at home or school. This is an extremely rewarding area of practice caring for children with life limiting/ life threatening conditions. The post holder will provide hands on nursing care to these children following training and assessment of competence in various nursing skills. The post holder will be required to be caring, compassionate, dedicated and flexible in approach. An ability to work well on own initiative and within a small team. The post holder will be required to work shifts including unsociable hours and nights. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form. Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
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 Qualification Essential Criteria Meets all essential criteria Desirable criteria Meets all desirable criteria Skills Experience Essential Criteria Meets all essential criteria Desirable criteria Meets all desirable criteria